My lovely thyroid has given me blood sugar issues. I'm not the only person I've met like this, though the first time I spoke with a doctor about my glucose tolerance test, I was told I was pre-diabetic. What works for my wonky thyroid will work for those who diabetic issues, too.
Be that as it may, I have a sweet tooth. I can control it more now than in the past. The cravings don't become a raving monster in my head anymore, but I do enjoy sweets as much as the next human being. However, how does one do this? Well, here are some of my solutions that do not include baking or preparing anything. I've located these products at HEB, Walmart, and Walgreen's.
Murray's Sugar Free Products
It's a toss up on whether or not the lemon cookies or the fudge wafers are my favorite (though they have considerable more choices than that!). Murray's uses Splenda, which my body tolerates quite well. This is a product I have to either hide from the sticky fingers in residence or I buy several containers knowing I'll be forced to share if I want any.
Breyer's No Sugar Added Ice Cream
My Daddy may be a vegan, but he buys 3 or 4 large Bluebell Ice Cream containers at a time. He's kept his weight in check for years and years, but that sweet tooth didn't miss his daughter any. I grew up on ice cream. Here is an alternative ice cream my body can handle. This product also uses Splenda.
Blue Bunny Ice Cream
Blue Bunny offers a line of No Sugar Added and Sweet Freedom ice creams and Popsicles. Again, sticky fingers will make off with these treats. There's even ice cream sandwiches!
Hershey's
Hershey's hasn't missed the Sugar Free bandwagon. I have an affinity for dark chocolate, so I tend to gravitate towards those choices. The site even offers nutritional information and gluten free choices, in case you weren't aware. I wouldn't mind in the stores in town had more options. I usually see just two products.
Sugar Free Jello
HEB's deli often offers sugar free jello, but you can also find the individual servings 4-pack or, for those hard-core in the kitchen types, make your own from a package. In fact, I've taken some of Jello's sugar-free products and used them to revamp baking recipes. Maybe I should post my sugar-free, wheat-free pistachio muffins in the near future (they were so good!).
Russel Stover's Sugar Free Products
Russel Stover's has won me over. The toffee clusters and birthday cake flavors make me purr. Russel Stovers not only offers sugar free chocolates, they also offer hard candies.
The Sugarless Shop
Online shopping is a friend of mine. When you're frustrated with finding sugar-free, tasty treats, online shopping can solve that dilemma.
Sprouts
Sprouts is always one of my favorites stops. I always cruise by the aisles that offer sugar-free dark chocolate almonds or sugar-free dark chocolate almond bark and stock up. If I want to visit Sprouts, I have to travel out of town, so I know stocking up is smart. These are my ultimate favorite sugar-free treat.
Certainly, there are other shops I've missed. I've only been sugar-free eating for almost 18 months. I'm still uncovering many nuggets. Just because I have diet restrictions does not mean I need to be miserable. I don't eat sweets every day and I certainly don't allow myself to start before evening. If I want fruit, it's best in the evening because it'll trigger my sweet tooth. If I eat more fruit to satisfy the sweet cravings, my health will start spiraling asap. That's not pleasant, so I stick to my eating guidelines.
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