tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post3687104516118540959..comments2023-11-07T11:27:28.658-05:00Comments on Diabetesaliciousness © 2007 - 2024: Fully Loaded Cocoa k2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-71332648968220382432013-02-25T11:17:56.403-05:002013-02-25T11:17:56.403-05:00Haha I love this sentence, "...there's a ...Haha I love this sentence, "...there's a good chance I have more artificial fillers running through my veins then most of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." <br /><br />I put artificial sweetener in my coffee, only drink diet pops, and I love the sugar free pudding cups, but everything else I'll go for the real stuff. If you're going to eat it, might as well enjoy it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030541247542879407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-14278966912258648222013-02-24T09:40:32.394-05:002013-02-24T09:40:32.394-05:00I find that if I don't set something as comple...I find that if I <i>don't</i> set something as completely off-limits, I'll go more and more for it until I grossly overdo it every time I come into contact with it. This is why I prefer to keep a home without ANY white flour/white-flour products, vegetable shortening, chocolate bars, chips, snack foods, etc. (thus forcing me to eat <i>real</i> foods for snacks, etc.) Unfortunately, I'm outvoted and foods have been purchased behind my back for so long that I'm once again a guilty co-conspirator and -enabler.<br /><br />That said, I've grown sensitive to the tastes of all the artificial sweeteners and pretty much hate all of them except saccharine (which I grew up with). My carbonated beverages are seltzer, seltzer with a twist of lemon, seltzer with a spritz of orange juice (if low)... <br /><br />I bake with whole-grain flour, granulated sugar, real butter, and real eggs, though we tend to use skim milk rather than whole milk and I'll only buy cream if a recipe calls for it and I can't substitute evaporated milk...Brenda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687718956610704894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-29763328357971804142013-02-22T18:04:51.082-05:002013-02-22T18:04:51.082-05:00I'm with Stephen - when it comes to desserts, ...I'm with Stephen - when it comes to desserts, I'll take the real stuff (though, in my case, real may include HFCS). The fake desserts taste lousy and aren't even bolus-worthy in the low-carb versions; not to mention they all contain "sugar alcohols" which make carb counting virtually impossible.<br /><br />I do put a packet of the blue stuff in my coffee every day - often more than once - or 1 1/2 packs for Starbucks which needs a little extra because its so strong. Lately I've been wondering if that might not be such a good choice and if I should just use regular sugar and bolus for it - but that just seems so...WRONG. Something won't let me believe it's healthier that way. (How many carbs in a pack of sugar anyway?). I can't give up my Diet Coke though; that would be nearly impossible.Scott Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259475635753627498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-39617935743987421102013-02-22T15:10:50.433-05:002013-02-22T15:10:50.433-05:00For Elise, it's always the fully loaded versio...For Elise, it's always the fully loaded version. We try to stay away from artificial anything here. She loves hot chocolate, and I find that using half the amount suits her taste buds just fineJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-50955428534130578972013-02-22T14:14:40.967-05:002013-02-22T14:14:40.967-05:00Pretty much anything in the baking/pastry realm. ...Pretty much anything in the baking/pastry realm. Including my favorite, pie. I can do diet everything else, but if you're talking dessert, give me the real stuff.StephenShttp://www.happy-medium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-68392943809265440152013-02-22T13:58:01.589-05:002013-02-22T13:58:01.589-05:00Pretty much the only "diet" things I do ...Pretty much the only "diet" things I do are drinks and jello. Everything else, give me fully loaded. Much like you, I've gotten tired of artificial stuff (though I still haven't been able to part with my diet drinks). I don't eat sweets a lot, and because of my sweet tooth, I rarely keep stuff like that in my house. But on occasions (like yesterday's reese's pieces I had at lunch), I do have some. It's just too good to pass up. Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.com