Tag Archives: Sugar-Free

No Sugar Added Chocolate Covered Cherries, 8 oz. bag by Marich Confectionery

Dried cherries drenched in cherry flavored sugar free milk chocolate coating. No Sugar Added Chocolate Covered Cherries make a special gift for people with diabetes or people watching their sugar or carb intake. The natural fruit sugar in the cherries slightly raise the carbohydrate count of this product.

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Jarrow Lo Han Sweet Powder 2.8 oz. Low Carb Sugar Substitute

Use Jarrow Lo Han Sweet to enhance taste and substitute for sugar. Mix with tea, coffee or other beverages, desserts and foods as desired. Lo Han Kuo is the fruit of Momordica grosvenorii, a plant cultivated in the mountains of southern China. Mogrosides, which are water extracted from the Lo Han fruit, offer a pleasant taste, without elevating blood sugar.

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Review: Davidson’s Dessert Teas by Amy Dungan

When I think of tea, I think of iced tea on a hot summer day. To be honest, I've never been much of a hot tea person. Despite that, I decided to give Davidson's Dessert Teas a try. When I drink coffee, I like a little heavy cream and some sweetener, so I did the same with the Davidson's Vanilla Cream Spice flavor.

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day Guilt-Free by Amy Dungan

For some people, Valentine's Day conjures up images of cupids, conversation hearts and chocolate. Others envision candle lit dinners, flowers and quiet retreats. My husband and I prefer to celebrate with a nice dinner out. We both get a juicy steak and I don't have to clean up afterwards. It doesn't get any better than that.

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Review: Xlear XyloSweet All Natural Xylitol Sweetener by Amy Dungan

Sweeteners are a matter of personal preference. The spectrum of opinions on this topic range from "anything is better than sugar" to "you should never eat anything sweet again". I fall more in the middle. I think a little sweet here and there can be beneficial if it keeps you on course. Keeping that in mind, I do have my favorites and not-so-favorites. Sugar alcohols tend to fall in the latter category, although I realize some are worse than others.

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