Comments on: The Case for Real Chocolate http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:09:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Learn How to Improve Your Diabetes by Choosing Low Sugar Foods | Common Diseases | Your Personal Health Care Blog http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-430986 Learn How to Improve Your Diabetes by Choosing Low Sugar Foods | Common Diseases | Your Personal Health Care Blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:38:25 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-430986 [...] The Case for Real Chocolate (diabetesmine.com) [...] [...] The Case for Real Chocolate (diabetesmine.com) [...]

]]> By: Traci Wennerholm http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-412886 Traci Wennerholm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:11:42 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-412886 As a child who had parents that spent my entire childhood trying to convince me that healthy carob was really chocolate, let me just say--there is NO substitute for real chocolate. Not sugar free, not anything. Now you've got me craving a Hershey's! As a child who had parents that spent my entire childhood trying to convince me that healthy carob was really chocolate, let me just say–there is NO substitute for real chocolate. Not sugar free, not anything. Now you’ve got me craving a Hershey’s!

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-412792 Suzanne Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:49:10 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-412792 I just wanted to point out in this season of sweets that while xylitol seems to be a relatively good thing for humans it can be very very bad (read: deadly) to our pets! Just make sure you keep it out of their reach. See more here: http://www.dolittler.com/2008/02/14/pet.vet.dog.cat.xylitol.toxic.poison.veterinary.veterinarian.html I just wanted to point out in this season of sweets that while xylitol seems to be a relatively good thing for humans it can be very very bad (read: deadly) to our pets! Just make sure you keep it out of their reach.
See more here:
http://www.dolittler.com/2008/02/14/pet.vet.dog.cat.xylitol.toxic.poison.veterinary.veterinarian.html

]]> By: June S. http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-411311 June S. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:36:53 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-411311 RE: Chocolate I really despised DARK chocolate, until two weeks ago. I was walking around the mall (for exercise - it was raining outside) and walked into a Lindt chocolate shop. They were giving out samples (slivers!) of a new chocolate: INTENSE ORANGE dark chocolate. Yum! I got hooked, right there and then. Chocolate has always been my favorite snack before intensive exercise. Years ago I attended a sports/exercise camp for Type I's in Switzerland. I went with the "test group" that was supposed to be testing the efficacy of chocolate bars as a snack to prevent hypoglycemia during intensive exercise. My test group had the best BG's of all, for the duration of the camp (about 1 week.) Oh - and whoever wrote about Diet Dr. Pepper - I'm with you. It is delicious. I only allow myself one can per month, because when I was in college I used to drink 2 per day. For me, it's addicting, and I do not like to put that much junk in my body on a regular basis! RE: Chocolate
I really despised DARK chocolate, until two weeks ago. I was walking around the mall (for exercise – it was raining outside) and walked into a Lindt chocolate shop. They were giving out samples (slivers!) of a new chocolate:
INTENSE ORANGE dark chocolate. Yum! I got hooked, right there and then. Chocolate has always been my favorite snack before intensive exercise. Years ago I attended a sports/exercise camp for Type I’s in Switzerland. I went with the “test group” that was supposed to be testing the efficacy of chocolate bars as a snack to prevent hypoglycemia during intensive exercise. My test group had the best BG’s of all, for the duration of the camp (about 1 week.)

Oh – and whoever wrote about Diet Dr. Pepper – I’m with you. It is delicious. I only allow myself one can per month, because when I was in college I used to drink 2 per day. For me, it’s addicting, and I do not like to put that much junk in my body on a regular basis!

]]> By: Joe http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-411023 Joe Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:58:03 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-411023 Hey Chocolate lovers. I'm a type II diabetic and gave up on chocolate because I couldn't fine the real goods. However, I found a great diabetes coach who turned me onto the best I've ever tried with absolutly no bad effects on my sugars. It's called Xocai and is not only delicious dark chocolate but was developed by a type II diabetic. As I understand it, it is cold processed which allows it to maintain all of it's antioxidants and has no additives that you find in all the others that I have tried. It gets it's sweetness from blueberries and acai berries. Any way, if you want info on it you can get in touch with my coach at janet.sanders@earthlink.net or her website www.diabetescoaching.com. She has helped me a lot and I have to admit that the chocolate that she turned me onto is the real deal. Best, Joe Hey Chocolate lovers. I’m a type II diabetic and gave up on chocolate because I couldn’t fine the real goods. However, I found a great diabetes coach who turned me onto the best I’ve ever tried with absolutly no bad effects on my sugars. It’s called Xocai and is not only delicious dark chocolate but was developed by a type II diabetic. As I understand it, it is cold processed which allows it to maintain all of it’s antioxidants and has no additives that you find in all the others that I have tried. It gets it’s sweetness from blueberries and acai berries. Any way, if you want info on it you can get in touch with my coach at janet.sanders@earthlink.net or her website http://www.diabetescoaching.com. She has helped me a lot and I have to admit that the chocolate that she turned me onto is the real deal.
Best,
Joe

]]> By: Robert http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-410988 Robert Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:40:00 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-410988 I'm not diabetic. I just wanted to reduce my sugar intake and still enjoy my afternoon treat. The Simply Lite dark chocolate from Trader Joe's is sooooooooo delicious, ESPECIALLY when paired with Smart Balance Chunky Natural Peanut Butter. I have invited numerous colleagues into my office to partake, and everyone finds the pairing wholly satisfying. No one's missing the sugar, either. I enjoy sugary treats elsewhere on occasion, but for a daily sugar-free snack, I just don't think you can beat my 4:00 treat. By the way, VALOR is the name of a sugar-free dark chocolate from France; it's the BEST sugar-free chocolate I've tried thus far, but each bar costs like $7 to $8... and that's CRAZY talk! ;-) I’m not diabetic. I just wanted to reduce my sugar intake and still enjoy my afternoon treat. The Simply Lite dark chocolate from Trader Joe’s is sooooooooo delicious, ESPECIALLY when paired with Smart Balance Chunky Natural Peanut Butter. I have invited numerous colleagues into my office to partake, and everyone finds the pairing wholly satisfying. No one’s missing the sugar, either. I enjoy sugary treats elsewhere on occasion, but for a daily sugar-free snack, I just don’t think you can beat my 4:00 treat. By the way, VALOR is the name of a sugar-free dark chocolate from France; it’s the BEST sugar-free chocolate I’ve tried thus far, but each bar costs like $7 to $8… and that’s CRAZY talk! ;-)

]]> By: George http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-410940 George Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:17:23 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-410940 Its really good for our good health. I learned that it cholesterol-lowering benefits of real chocolate given by our health. Thanks for sharing it. Its really good for our good health. I learned that it cholesterol-lowering benefits of real chocolate given by our health.
Thanks for sharing it.

]]> By: Pam http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-410112 Pam Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:02:03 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-410112 I second the Lindt 85% chocolate! And I sure hope they don't find out health probs with stevia -- seems like I eat a lot of that.... even before LADA diagnosis....!! :) I second the Lindt 85% chocolate! And I sure hope they don’t find out health probs with stevia — seems like I eat a lot of that…. even before LADA diagnosis….!! :)

]]> By: Beth http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-409646 Beth Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:34:45 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-409646 I love the Lindt chocolate bar, 85% cocoa, extra dark. Each square (1.5" x 1.5", 8 squares to a big 3.5 oz bar) is only 2 grams Carb! 1 square a day doesn't raise my glucose. Unless it's really warm weather, I prefer to eat it with a hot drink to help it "melt"...so delish! I haven't found any other chocolate that comes even near to being that low carb. It can be found almost anywhere - the cheapest price is usually at Target or Rite-Aid when on sale. I love the Lindt chocolate bar, 85% cocoa, extra dark. Each square (1.5″ x 1.5″, 8 squares to a big 3.5 oz bar) is only 2 grams Carb! 1 square a day doesn’t raise my glucose. Unless it’s really warm weather, I prefer to eat it with a hot drink to help it “melt”…so delish! I haven’t found any other chocolate that comes even near to being that low carb. It can be found almost anywhere – the cheapest price is usually at Target or Rite-Aid when on sale.

]]> By: Hannah http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/the-case-for-real-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-409482 Hannah Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:44:20 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10806#comment-409482 I made the mistake of eating an entire package of sugar-free red licorice in middle school one day. Uggghhh, never again! (FYI, readers, I'm 27 now.) Let's just say your gastrointestinal system MUCH prefers the real thing. Also, Sweet 'n' Low candy has been on the market for YEARS, as far as I know. At least it has been in Pennsylvania. And as far as sugar-free candies go, it's definitely not one of my faves. I made the mistake of eating an entire package of sugar-free red licorice in middle school one day. Uggghhh, never again! (FYI, readers, I’m 27 now.) Let’s just say your gastrointestinal system MUCH prefers the real thing.

Also, Sweet ‘n’ Low candy has been on the market for YEARS, as far as I know. At least it has been in Pennsylvania. And as far as sugar-free candies go, it’s definitely not one of my faves.

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