Sorbee–Sugar-Free Cookies, Maybe Not

Sorbee sugar-free crunchy Chocolate Fudge Cookies. Sugar-free has to be good for someone with diabetes, right?

Chocolate Fudge Cookies

First ingredient: enriched white flour, this is refined flour with all the brown husk removed. Any food with white flour as the main ingredient breaks down immediately in your blood stream causing glucose levels to rise.

Look for whole grain foods with at least 3 grams of fiber per serving

Sugar Alcohols: Will not cause the blood glucose levels to rise as high as regular sugar but it is still wise to limit these. They will cause bloating and diarrhea if eaten in large quantities.

Partially Hydrogenated Soy and/or Cottonseed Oil: This is a Trans-fat known to lead to heart disease.  A diabetic is already at high risk for heart diesease.

One Cookie

Carbohydrates: 15 grams, which is 3 3/4 teaspoons sugar per cookie 

Calories: 110  calories and 6 grams of fat per cookie. 

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