September 21, 2021
Day 69
Another snack bar masquerading as a health food appeared on my horizon yesterday. I told a fellow golfer about my sugar free year and she took a “Built” bar out of her bag to examine. The label showed 4 g added sugar, and 8 g of sugar alcohols which of course is added sugar. Sugar alcohols are not alcohol as they do not contain any ethanol, but they are sugars. The difference with sugar alcohols is the lower glycemic index so they raise blood sugar more slowly than other forms of sugar. They also contain fewer calories by weight. Some people find it hard to tolerate sugar alcohols (me), as it can cause bloating and diarrhea.
How did the golf outing reception go? Well, I sure am glad I packed a few healthy snacks! After golf appetizers and drinks were served and as I suspected, there wouldn’t be many no-sugar healthy choices. I had few blackberries and a seltzer with lemon. When I got home, I had some garden vegetable soup with seed crackers and hummus on the side.
Par for the course!
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