In alt.support.diabetes Alan wrote:
: On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:47:08 GMT, "Ol' Bab"
: > wrote:

: >Alan wrote:
: >> Blue Bunny makes a fat-free, no added sugar ice cream that tastes
: >> pretty good.
: >
: >But did you compare the carbs with ordinary ice cream?
: >
: >The trouble with "fat free" ice cream is the fat replacement stuff
: >(absolutely
: >required or you end up with something more like ice milk!). This stuff is
: >high carb. Avoid fat free, look for low total usable carbs.
: >
: >But I haven't looked lately, perhaps they have found an exotic new chemical
: >that's low carb AND adds that wonderful butterfat feel. "Better living
: >through
: >chemistry." Makes ME nervous.
: >
: >Ol' Bab
: >

: I understand your concern.

: For example, I bought some "lower fat" Jif Peanut Butter, and found it
: had more carbs than the regular stuff. They added SUGAR!


: However, the Blue Bunny FAT-FREE, NO ADDED SUGAR
: (That means NO FAT, and it means NO ADDED SUGAR) ice cream has to be
: much better than regular ice cream, don't you think?

: What that means is NO FAT (compared to a lot of fat in regular ice
: cream.)

: AND NO ADDED SUGAR -- which means that the only carbs in it are from
: the milk/dairy products in the ice cream. All the sweeteners would be
: artificial, see. NOT sugar.

There well may be carbohydrate starch fillers added to improve the texure
of the no fat ice cream. Als ther are probably some of the "ols", the
sugar alcohol sweeteners that for many work l8ike carbs, but a bit slower.
I know the Atkins people subtract all the sugar alsohols, but if they are
not upsetting your stomach, they are being absorbed as slower acting
carbs. Sheck the nutritional labels. I have found that low fat rather
than no fat have lower total carbs. This is the same with items like no
fat mayo.


Wendy