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SWEET DOs

 

SWEET DON’Ts  

SWEETNERS

SWEETNERS
  • Equal, Sweet n Low, Sweet One, Sweet Thing, Sugar Twin, Splenda, Stevia, Truvia
  • Sugar free syrup
  • Sugar free jams and jellies
  • Fruit spreads
  • Sugar: white, brown, powdered
  • Honey, corn syrup, maple syrup, sorghum, molasses
  • Regular jams and jellies
  • Fructose (fruit sugar)
  • Mannitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol (look at labels on cans and boxes)

CEREALS

CEREALS
  • Plain without nuts, fruits or chocolate
  • Corn or rice cereals: Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Special K, Cheerios, Product 19, Puffed Rice
  • Hot cereals: (oatmeal, cream of wheat, cream of rice)
  • Filled with fruits or nuts
  • Frosted, sugar coated or honey coated
  • Raisin Bran or other bran cereals
  • Whole grains
  • Granola, granola bars or Nutrigrain bars

CANDY

CANDY
  • Sugar-free Certs, Breathsavers, Velamints
  • Sugar- free hard candies
  • Sugar- free gum
  • Hard candy: peppermints, sourballs, butterscotch, Lifesavers, sweetened Certs or chewing gum
  • Chocolates or candy bars

DRINKS

DRINKS
  • Sugar-free clear soft drinks (no cola or pepper-type)
  • Crystal Light
  • Unsweetened coffee or tea
  • Sugar-free Kool Aid, lemonade
  • Water
  • Club soda, tonic water, seltzer
  • Regular soft drinks
  • Punch, fruit drinks (Gatorade, Hi-C, Hawaiian Punch, Lemonade, Tang, Five Alive, Sunny D)
  • Fruit and vegetable juices
  • Milkshakes

DESSERTS

DESSERTS
  • Low calorie:
    • Sugar-free Jell-O
    • Sugar-free popsicles
  • Higher calorie:
    • Plain graham crackers
    • Angel food cake
    • Sugar-free pudding made with non-dairy creamer
  • Chocolate or cinnamon coated graham crackers, whole wheat crackers
  • Pies, cakes, cookies
  • Caramel and fudge
  • Doughnuts, honey buns, sweet rolls, sweet muffins, snack cakes, pancakes, waffles, pop tarts
  • Ice cream, condensed sweet milk, milk shakes, regular fruit flavored yogurt
  • Sorbet, sherbet
  • Regular gelatin desserts, puddings

FRUITS

FRUITS
  • Low potassium fruit or juice with meals
  • Canned fruit packed in its own juice
  • Fruit or juice as a snack or between meals
  • More than ½ cup juice at a time
  • More than ½ cup or 1 piece of fruit at a time
  • Fruit and fruit juice at the same meal
  • Canned fruit in heavy syrup

OTHER

OTHER
  • Cranberry relish made without sugar
  • Melba toast
  • Homemade corn bread (2 inch cube)
  • Rice cakes
  • Crackers and pretzels (unsalted)
  • Cranberry sauce
  • Corn bread mix
  • Nut bread, cheese bread, oatmeal bread, whole wheat bread


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