SlimFast & Maltitol: At Stop & Shop
 

As promised, I checked out the story on the SlimFast low carb shake. I
thought I'd remembered seeing that the first ingredient was maltitol and
that the actual carb count was 18 gm.

When I went to Stop & Shop today, the only SlimFast shakes they had were the
non-low carb ones, however, they did have the Slim Fast Meal Replacement low
carb bar.

The first ingredient in the Slim Fast low carb bar, was "Maltitol syrup."
The total carb count was 17 of which 14 grams was maltitol.

So I feel a bit better about my memory! There definitely was a SlimFast low
carb product on our shelves where maltitol was the primary ingredient. I
hadn't made that up. Whether they ever had the low carb SlimFast shakes and
what had been in them, there was no one around to tell me.

BTW, on this visit the diet stuff was all in the pharmacy as the seasonal
"January Diet" section in the middle of the store had been replaced with the
Feburary "To hell with the diet, let's eat chips and soda" SuperBowl shelf.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
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SlimFast & Maltitol: At Stop & Shop
 

"Jenny" wrote in message

As promised, I checked out the story on the SlimFast low carb shake. I
thought I'd remembered seeing that the first ingredient was maltitol and
that the actual carb count was 18 gm.

When I went to Stop & Shop today, the only SlimFast shakes they had were
the
non-low carb ones, however, they did have the Slim Fast Meal Replacement
low
carb bar.

The first ingredient in the Slim Fast low carb bar, was "Maltitol syrup."
The total carb count was 17 of which 14 grams was maltitol.

So I feel a bit better about my memory! There definitely was a SlimFast
low
carb product on our shelves where maltitol was the primary ingredient. I
hadn't made that up. Whether they ever had the low carb SlimFast shakes
and
what had been in them, there was no one around to tell me.

BTW, on this visit the diet stuff was all in the pharmacy as the seasonal
"January Diet" section in the middle of the store had been replaced with
the
Feburary "To hell with the diet, let's eat chips and soda" SuperBowl
shelf.



No maltitol here.

Reading from the label on my LC SlimFast choc. shake...

Ingredients-
Water, Milk protein concentrate, Calcium caseinate, Canola oil, Cocoa,
Maltodextrin, Potassium phosphate, Mono & diglycerides, Cellulose gel,
Cellulose gum, Soybean lecithin, Artificial flavor, Guar gum, Salt,
Carrageenan, Sucralose & Citric acid. Plus a long list of viatmins &
minerals.

Nutritional Facts-
Calories 190
Total Fat 9g
Cholesterol 15 mg
Sodium 200 mg
Potassium 550 mg
Total Carbohydrate 8g
Dietary Fiber 6g
Sugars 2g
Protein 20g

Teresa

SlimFast & Maltitol: At Stop & Shop
 

On 30-Jan-2004, "Jenny" wrote:

As promised, I checked out the story on the SlimFast low carb shake.
I thought I'd remembered seeing that the first ingredient was
maltitol
and that the actual carb count was 18 gm.

When I went to Stop & Shop today, the only SlimFast shakes they had
were the non-low carb ones, however, they did have the Slim Fast
Meal
Replacement low carb bar.

The first ingredient in the Slim Fast low carb bar, was "Maltitol
syrup." The total carb count was 17 of which 14 grams was maltitol.

So I feel a bit better about my memory! There definitely was a
SlimFast low carb product on our shelves where maltitol was the
primary
ingredient. I hadn't made that up. Whether they ever had the low
carb SlimFast
shakes and what had been in them, there was no one around to tell
me.

Huh? No one said you made anything up. I said you were probably
mistaken. You said the *shakes* had maltitol in them, not a Slim Fast
product in general. Your memory was faulty, it happens to everyone
once in a while.
I did find one brand of shake that had sugar alcohols in them -
Glucerna, for diabetics. They each had 7 grams of sugar alcohols.

Carmen

SlimFast & Maltitol: At Stop & Shop
 

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 02:11:26 GMT, "Carmen"
wrote:

I did find one brand of shake that had sugar alcohols in them -
Glucerna, for diabetics. They each had 7 grams of sugar alcohols.

How ironic...! Kalish

SlimFast & Maltitol: At Stop & Shop
 

Hello,
On 31-Jan-2004, Kalish wrote:

I did find one brand of shake that had sugar alcohols in them -
Glucerna, for diabetics. They each had 7 grams of sugar alcohols.

How ironic...! Kalish

I couldn't help wondering *why* it had to contain sugar alcohol at
all. In the bars and candies they provide bulk and they keep the
product moist, so there's a reason for their presence, but in the
shakes they are truly unnecessary. Odd.

Take care,
Carmen