Carb Commando - Low Carb Candy

Low Carb Candy

How on earth can candy be low carb? We'll tell you.

How Sweet it Is

Most low carb candy is sweetened with polyols, which are sugar alcohols. The most widely used and well-known polyol is maltitol, but there are others:

Sorbitol - Too much of this one can cause cell damage in your eyes and nerves.
Lactitol
Xylitol - This one actually prevents tooth decay!
Mannitol

Although polyols have carbs, they are good for people on a low carb diet because they can sweeten food without those carbs being absorbed, and carb absorption generally leads to fat. The downside to polyols is that they do have sort of a laxative effect.

Now for the fun part....

Where to Find Low Carb Candy

When you've been on your low carbd diet for awhile, you probably miss sweets. That's why low carb foods like low carb candy is a nice treat. Probably the best low carb candy out there is Russell Stover. They offer low carb candy in so many flavors. And it's actually good! Here are some of their current low carb candy offerings:

Low carb peanut butter santas
Low carb marshmallow sants
Low carb milk chocolate and almond miniatures
Low carb French mint miniatures
Low carb milk chocolate miniatures
Low carb peanut butter cups
Low carb white toffee squares
Low carb jelly beans
Low carb pecan delights
Low carb mint patties

We could go on and on, but you get the idea. Besides, they aren't the only ones who make low carb candy. In fact, Godiva makes some, and on carbs.com you can even find a box of sugar-free Belgian chocolates! Chocolate.com also offers a wide variety of sugar free and low carb candy. Perfect for the chocolate lover on a low carb diet!

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