Ideas for a no carb snack to ease sugar cravings

[C~Q]

This is a quote from an article in Aus Womens Health

Food Standards Australia New Zealand established the amount of sugar substitutes you can have over a lifetime without any appreciable health risk. "To reach the Accetable Daily Intake for aspartame someone weighing 70KG would need to consume 2.8g a day - equal to about 20 cans of diet soft drink or more than 100 standard 1g packets of sweetner"

But it also says a 2004 study in the International Journal of Obesity that when we offer our bodies sweet diet drinks without the KJ's, they crave real sugar even more.

So I suppose that although artificial sweetners have a real place in todays overweight, diabetic society we should always eat things in "moderation".

[Inanna]

I agreee Combagt Queen. That's nteresting though...

[Astrid]

Artificial sweeteners do have their place, but I do think they are part of the weight problem these days. I think it is much better to give up soft drink or limit it to occasional, rather than just do a direct swap. If you are drinking a 1.25 litre bottle per day it can't be good no matter what is making it sweet. Just swapping to the artificial or low version of something, does not really address the problems behind a weight problem in the first place.

Artificial sweeteners are a good tool in the transition of changing ones eating habits.

[haleyscomet]

I am so new to this myself, I tried the no sugar peters icecream and I hate to say but it was pretty revolting stuff. I am wondering though (I am not at home right now), the WW choc desserts are low in carbs, I would imagine they are. They are BRILLIANT and even though its WW it tastes rich and like 'naughty' food. I will have to check how high in carbs it is though.

Sorry no definitive advice but I am all ears