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Z-bars (was Can anyone recommand a good tasting cereal?
Jenny wrote:
Jean, There were two 7-11s in a town I drove through yesterday, Sunderland MA. One had them, the other didn't. I tried a second piece of the Zcarb bar last night and had pretty much the same experience. Something about that "cooling" taste that comes with sugar alcohols sparks off a hunger response in me and makes me want to eat more. I've noticed this before with the Ross chocolates. Since I really don't need 180 calories of extra stuff in my daily plan right now (I'm balancing out the excesses of Christmas week by eating very modestly) the carbs aren't as much as an issue for me as the calories so the Lindt 70% square is a better treat value for me. Needless to say if you wanted to eat three square of chocolate rather than one, and could handle the 180 calories, the Zcarb bar would be useful. As advertised it doesn't seem to cause a sugar spike. The carbs in the Lindt are higher--about 4 grams and only allow for eating one square. But for some reason I find the Lindt 70% extremely satisfying in a way no other chocolate is. And after eating it I don't feel like I need to eat any more chocolate which is rarely the case with other chocolates. (Don't ask me the details of the Christmas week excesses but the "Chocolate" played a major part in them. g) I guess I have to figure out the trade-offs, assuming I find the things. I looked for the Z-bars Sunday before last, so maybe they have come in since then. Maybe it is good that I can only have chocolate once a week at the very most (otherwise, I get headaches). I like a pretty dark chocolate, which can be good from a carb point of view--if I go with the real thing. I guess the things that have to be considered a flavor and mouthfeel (which = satisfaction) carbs calories I wonder why that cooling effect causes you to want more? Do you sense that with ALL sugar alcohols? The only one I've seen people comment on in that regard is erythritol. -- Jean B. |
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