Who doesn’t love ice cream? But wait, what if you’re on a diet? Then you are not allowed to eat any ice cream because we all know that it is fattening. The good news is that there is a way for you to still eat your favorite with sugar free ice cream. However, before you indulge yourself on this ice cream, it is very important that you know some facts about it for you to come up with an educated decision.
Sugar free ice cream is a guilt-free way of enjoying an otherwise calorie-laden treat but it is still far from being healthy. In most cases, this particular ice cream has only 25% fewer calories than regular ice cream while the other 25% is a significant calorie cut. In fact, research has shown that people who eat food labeled as sugar-free tend to eat considerably more than they do when they believe they are eating food with the regular amount of sugar. So, if you treat yourself two scoops of sugar free ice cream rather than the one scoop of regular ice cream you typically eat, you could end up eating almost 200 calories instead of the 130 you would eat with regular ice cream. Weight loss is determined by the amount of calories one can take in and the amount of calories you burn, sugar free ice cream could cause you to gain weight instead of losing it.
Since there is no sugar in sugar free ice cream, it must taste sweet. While in most cases, the sweet flavor comes from sugar alcohols. Such alcohol is used in a lot of foods that are labeled as sugar free like gum, ice cream and other sweet treats. Since these are targeted towards diabetics, it is honestly tempting to think that they are safe for diabetics to eat. Sugar alcohols, however, still contain a fair amount of carbohydrates. It can be very dangerous if a diabetic doesn’t check the nutrition label. So, before you buy sugar free ice cream, make sure to read the label first before you assume that it is free of carbohydrates and if you have a diabetes diet plan, make sure that you consult it first.
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