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posted June 25, 2007 02:25 PM         

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Just wanted to share, with those who can't have sugar, like me.

See's Candies now makes/sells sugar free dark chocolate walnut clusters, and peanut brittle. They use maltitol as the sweetener. I just bought the chocolate walnut and it's really, really good! Yippee!

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posted June 28, 2007 12:09 AM         

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Wow! Hey! What great news!

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posted June 28, 2007 06:46 PM         

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Are you talking to yourself?

I love See's Candy! Good deal, Nep!!

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posted June 28, 2007 07:04 PM         

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posted June 28, 2007 08:38 PM         

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YUM!! YUM!!

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posted June 28, 2007 09:59 PM         

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Why in the heck do you do that to me!? Don't you know that I am a Taurus?! LOL!

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posted June 29, 2007 11:51 AM         

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Sorry, did you have to go out and buy yourself some candy?? My man is a bull also. He is diabetic, He may like those candies also.

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posted June 29, 2007 02:06 PM         

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Yeah, but hopefully he won't eat his in 2 days like I did mine! LOL!

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posted June 29, 2007 07:06 PM         

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I don't think he would be able to last 2 days. He has to eat candy the minute he gets it.

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posted July 06, 2007 12:24 PM         

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a whole package? That is soooooo Taurus!!! LOLOL!

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posted July 06, 2007 02:06 PM         

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Yes Nep! He is so bad. He is diabetic also. I always find piles of candy wrappers and snack wrappers where he has left them. He will eat a whole package of the mini candy bars in a sitting.

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posted July 06, 2007 05:40 PM         

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OMG I Love Reeses!!! I actually am not supposed to have peanuts because I have Candida, and peanuts are universally contaminated with mold, but every once in awhile I buy ThinkThin Creamy Peanut Butter Protein bars. They taste almost as good as a Reeses (for someone like me who can't have sugar)........You might want to try some for him! Why is he eating sugar when he's diabetic? They make a lot of sugar free things these days.

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posted July 06, 2007 05:45 PM         

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Nep, he just eats whatever he wants. He will not listen to me. He won't even take his meds. at least he drinks diet soda.

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posted July 06, 2007 06:16 PM         

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!!!!!!

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posted July 06, 2007 06:26 PM         

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I know, it is soooo frustrating.

he is a VERY stubburn man.

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posted July 06, 2007 07:32 PM         

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On the old, old, OLD LG site, Linda used to "recite" about each sign. About Taurus, she said, "Stubbon Taurus will dig in their heels....." I'll never forget that! LOL!

It's true! We just can't help it.

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posted July 07, 2007 10:25 AM         

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I know all about bulls. My dad was also a bull. and I have many bovine friends. Loyal and STUBBORN!!

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posted July 13, 2007 04:18 PM         

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I think I'm gonna go buy some See's today as a reward for the end of my work week! .......And how long will it last?

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posted July 14, 2007 09:30 AM         

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Be stubborn and make it last a long time!!!

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posted July 14, 2007 12:58 PM         

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posted July 14, 2007 07:28 PM         

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Hi ArtlovesDawn ~

First, did you see my reply to you at Pilgrims Progress? I am so sorry about that!

Anyhow, I think glycemic index is how it affects your blood sugar levels.

The thing is, I buy Joseph's Sugar Free Maple Syrup and on it, it says "safe for diabetics". So I figure anything that is safe for diabetics, is safe for me (from a sugar free standpoint). It uses maltitol.

Anything ending in "ol" is an alcohol.

So these are sugar alcohols. I really haven't had any bad effect other than gas from eating them. Yep, if you eat too much, you get gas. LOL!

I like Xylitol better than Stevia. I just don't like Stevia any more. It is too sweet, it doesn't work well in baking, and it has a funny kind of bitter after taste (sometimes I notice it, sometimes I don't).

So I buy Xylitol to sprinkle on hot cereal, or use in baking, or in my protein shakes. It is expensive, but hey! WE don't have a whole lot of choices here!

BlueMoon ~ That's hilarious! Well I already ate over 1/2 the bag. Today we went to Trader Joe's and they have a sugar free chocolate bar there, so I bought 2 bars. It is only $1.99 each compared to $8.25 for the See's!!! So I can buy their's instead. (they use maltitol too). Now maybe I can make some Choc. Chip cookies with it!! Cool!

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posted July 14, 2007 08:18 PM         

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hey artlovesdawn ~ here's one of my discoveries ~ try sprinkling salt on your grapefruit rather than sweetener. for some reason, the salt brings out the sweetness of the fruit. it's way better than sugar!

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