Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Hi, I have not had any candy or sweets since diagnoses last Nov. (until tonight!). Well, hubby is out of town and I stopped at a local Italian grocery store after work to pick up some dinner for me. I shop there now and then as a treat (they are expensive, but have great meats, cheeses, wines, etc.). Anyway, next to the checkout place they always have special chocolates from around the world. I saw a bar from Brussels that said extra dark 77% cocao mass. Even though sugar was the 2nd ingredient I thought, what the heck, I deserve a treat. After dinner I ate 1 piece and...yummmmmmmmmm. Dark, rich chocolate that wasn't too sweet so I had a 2nd piece. I just did a test (1 1/2 hours later) and I'm at 130!!! Before dinner I was at 95. I'm guessing there is enough fat and little enough sugar in the chocolate bar that it worked ok for me. I'm so happy!! Thanks for listening (or reading as the case may be). Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 oh ! first tell me you are in the USA second tell me the name of that chocolate bar! JUDITH > I have not had any candy or sweets since diagnoses last Nov. (until > tonight!). Well, hubby is out of town and I stopped at a local Italian > grocery store after work to pick up some dinner for me. I shop there > now and then as a treat (they are expensive, but have great meats, > cheeses, wines, etc.). Anyway, next to the checkout place they always > have special chocolates from around the world. I saw a bar from > Brussels that said extra dark 77% cocao mass. Even though sugar was -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/401 - Release Date: 7/26/06 Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Thanks for reminding me that I bought myself some good dark chocolate yesterday =) LOL I put it in the freezer, and forgot about it. Nice, cold, DARK chocolate sounds sooo yummy right now! Angelia in OR who has had one of those days. ----- Original Message ----- From: britalks Hi, I have not had any candy or sweets since diagnoses last Nov. (until tonight!). Well, hubby is out of town and I stopped at a local Italian grocery store after work to pick up some dinner for me. I shop there now and then as a treat (they are expensive, but have great meats, cheeses, wines, etc.). Anyway, next to the checkout place they always have special chocolates from around the world. I saw a bar from Brussels that said extra dark 77% cocao mass. Even though sugar was the 2nd ingredient I thought, what the heck, I deserve a treat. After dinner I ate 1 piece and...yummmmmmmmmm. Dark, rich chocolate that wasn't too sweet so I had a 2nd piece. I just did a test (1 1/2 hours later) and I'm at 130!!! Before dinner I was at 95. I'm guessing there is enough fat and little enough sugar in the chocolate bar that it worked ok for me. I'm so happy!! Thanks for listening (or reading as the case may be). Quote
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 > > Brussels that said extra dark 77% cocao mass. Even though sugar was > the 2nd ingredient I thought, what the heck, I deserve a treat. After > dinner I ate 1 piece and...yummmmmmmmmm. We all deserve a treat from time to time. Having diabetes does not mean you can never have (fill in the name of the food you like) again. It means we need to eat in moderation, and pay attention to the types of foods we are eating. I frequently have a little dark chocolate. I usually get individually wrapped items (Dove dark chocolate is one I get), or Godiva has a 70% or better individually wrapped dark chocolate. When you get over 72% it's supposed to actually be good for you as it's loaded in antioxidents (and if you are going to buy into the value of various nutritional supplements etc... I'd pick one you like!!) ;-) Our lives are to LIVE and occasionally having a treat is part of living. Don't get me wrong, I like turkey and broccoli, but I don't plan on living my life limited to such a strict diet. Food is part of our lives, it's part of our socialization, our celebrations and our passions. We bond over meals, we share our lives and our stories around a table. I intend on celebrating my life, not mourning the things people think a diabetic can't eat. There are very few things that are off limits for me. They may be in much smaller quantities, but they are't things I will sit around and wish I could have. Mike Quote
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 Mike, You are soooo right:) Marie > > > > Brussels that said extra dark 77% cocao mass. Even though sugar was > > the 2nd ingredient I thought, what the heck, I deserve a treat. After > > dinner I ate 1 piece and...yummmmmmmmmm. > > > > We all deserve a treat from time to time. Having diabetes does not mean you > can never have (fill in the name of the food you like) again. It means we > need to eat in moderation, and pay attention to the types of foods we are > eating. > > I frequently have a little dark chocolate. I usually get individually > wrapped items (Dove dark chocolate is one I get), or Godiva has a 70% or > better individually wrapped dark chocolate. When you get over 72% it's > supposed to actually be good for you as it's loaded in antioxidents (and if > you are going to buy into the value of various nutritional supplements > etc... I'd pick one you like!!) ;-) > > Our lives are to LIVE and occasionally having a treat is part of living. > > Don't get me wrong, I like turkey and broccoli, but I don't plan on living > my life limited to such a strict diet. Food is part of our lives, it's part > of our socialization, our celebrations and our passions. We bond over > meals, we share our lives and our stories around a table. I intend on > celebrating my life, not mourning the things people think a diabetic can't > eat. There are very few things that are off limits for me. They may be in > much smaller quantities, but they are't things I will sit around and wish I > could have. > > Mike > > > Quote
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