[Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from Joslin

Fri Feb 15 05:28:43 UTC 2013

I have to be in a mood for ice cream; I can't just eat it whenever, but
when the mood strikes, Skinny Cow is really good.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Joy Stigile
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:02 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from Joslin

Ditto for me, too!  Ice cream is my treat of choice.

Joy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from Joslin

> Skinny Cow ice cream treats are amazing and a fraction of calories, 
> fat and carbs. Not had their chocolate bars, but love their ice cream 
> treats especially ice cream sandwhiches and ice cream bars.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Julie Kline
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:10 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from Joslin
>
>
> The chocolate I have really gotten to like are the Hershy's Simple 
> Pleasures.  I get the bag that are made of dark chocolate.  They are 
> small, kind of like a mini peanut butter cup; they are individually 
> rapped, and usually having just one does it for me, and after one I 
> just walk away.  The taste is really intense.  I can eat one of those 
> and not feel like I have undone my whole day.  If you're looking for 
> other ideas, Skinny cow is supposed to make bars too that are good 
> portions; I've never had one though so I couldn't tell you anything 
> about them. If anyone's familiar with HungryGirl (AKA Lisa Lillian), 
> she has lots of articles on her site with candy suggestions.  I go to 
> www.weightwatchers.com and put in HungryGirl in the search, or 
> something else if I'm looking for it, and there are lots of articles 
> that you can look at that talk about different topics.  You don't have

> to be a member to read the articles either, they're there for the 
> reading.
>
> Happy V day.
> Julie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:54 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from Joslin
>
> I do like cheesecake. If insulin dependent though, really as long as 
> you properly calculate for your dessert of choice, it typically won't 
> affect BG's much. I love to bake because, one Of many reasons, when I 
> bake I tend to not eat what I make. I prefer to make food for other 
> people, smile. course portion control is recommended for anyone. I 
> find the thinking that, "Oh, man, I can't eat an entire whatever," is 
> flawed and detremental especially when we do get to enjoy a treat. I 
> say be positive and change our thinking to, "Oh, man, I get to enjoy 
> this whatever." Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. Enjoy those treats,

> grin.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of d m gina
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:53 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from Joslin
>
>
> OK I will have to go find those, I didn't know they were out there. 
> they are not in a mixed bag of candy are they? Just dark chocolate?
>
> Original message:
>> I've really taken a liking to the "Dark Chocolate M-N-M's.  If we're 
>> talking desserts on the other hand, my favorite things in the world 
>> are Mexican Food, (The real McCoy), Cheesecake, and lemon desserts of

>> any and every shape, form, and size.  First, though, we must begin 
>> with about an extra 50 units of Humolog R???  Then we simply have at 
>> every last bit of it???  LOL!!  Don't have a coronary folks!!  I'm 
>> really not serious!!!  Nice dreaming about it though.  Huh??
>
>> Bern
>
>> On 2/14/13, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm not a big chocolate fan, but it doesn't affect my BG;s along as 
>>> I
>
>>> take insulin. When getting sweet tooth, I prefer York Peppermint 
>>> Patties minis.
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf Of d m gina
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 8:32 PM
>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from 
>>> Joslin
>
>
>>> I love my dark chocolate.
>>> Get the small squares, eating two when I eat them.
>>> then they last quite aspell.
>>> I can't have peanut butter chocolate to often, that I love way to 
>>> much. I will get my peanutbutter bunny for Easter, as well as my 
>>> peanut butter egg. yes I do this every year.
>
>>> Original message:
>>>> From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org 
>>>> [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Matulis
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 4:38 PM
>>>> To: acb-diabetics at acb.org
>>>> Subject: [acb-diabetics] Chocolate from Joslin
>
>
>
>>>> Let's stop pretending that diabetics don't eat chocolate. Come on,
>>> it's
>>>> right there on the Hierarchy of Human Needs, somewhere between 
>>>> Safety and Love. But it's a complex mix of fat and sugar, so dosing

>>>> for it takes some training.
>
>>>> Here we stand right before Valentine's Day, with sweethearts
>>> everywhere
>>>> tying bows on bundles of forbidden treats, so this is a good time 
>>>> to
>
>>>> share strategies. Usually, I inject 20 to 30 minutes after eating 
>>>> chocolate, since it absorbs slowly. This works pretty well -
>>> especially
>>>> when I read carefully the carb count on the label in relation to 
>>>> the
>
>>>> actual amount of chocolate I am gobbling up.
>
>>>> My CDE says: "Everyone is different, but the high fat content of 
>>>> chocolate slows the absorption of the carbs, so the shot after 
>>>> makes
>
>>>> sense. If what you are doing works, keep it up." Hooray!
>
>>>> Lest you begin to cringe with guilt at the very thought, be aware 
>>>> that
>
>>>> chocolate is not all bad for you. Chocolate contains flavonoids, or

>>>> plant-based compounds, that are medically proven to promote heart 
>>>> health. Yes, 
>>>> <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/01/020118075002.htm>
>>> Science
>>>> Daily has documented at least 66 studies confirming it!
>
>>>> Notably for us diabetics, one study found that a chocolate bar had 
>>>> no greater effect on blood sugar than another "more traditionally 
>>>> recommended snack," when calories are equal. Researchers attribute
>>> this
>>>> to the slow absorption of sugar when eaten with fat. (Which we 
>>>> knew.
>>> Thanks!).
>
>>>> A one-ounce chocolate bar has been found to contain about the same 
>>>> amount of phenolic acid (a phytochemical) as a five-ounce glass of 
>>>> red
>
>>>> wine. Laboratory evidence now suggests that these phenolic 
>>>> substances can act as antioxidants, which may offer some protection

>>>> from both heart disease and cancer. Cheers!
>
>>>> More chocolate bennies
>
>>>> Researchers in Italy seem to have heard my prayers. They have
>>> uncovered
>>>> further evidence that chocolate promotes good health - even better,

>>>> that eating dark chocolate improves regularly 
>>>> <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050324/cgth030_4.html> insulin 
>>>> response. Results published in the 
>>>> <http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/81/3/541> March 2005 issue of
>>> the
>>>> American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that study 
>>>> participants'
>
>>>> blood pressure decreased and the participants showed improvements 
>>>> in
>
>>>> insulin sensitivity - meaning they were better able to metabolize 
>>>> glucose (sugar). Fab!
>
>>>> Now for the disclaimers: The University of L'Aquila, Italy, study 
>>>> consisted of just 15 participants - and these were all healthy 
>>>> people,
>
>>>> e.g. no diabetics on board.
>
>
>
>>> <http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article
>>> &
>>> sid
>>> =2593>
>>>> Diabetes in Control, a site for health-care professionals, also 
>>>> warns that it is dark chocolate - not white chocolate - that 
>>>> contains the health-promoting flavanols and procyanidins. I can 
>>>> live
>
>>>> with that.
>>> They
>>>> also state that the findings are no excuse to gorge on chocolate.
>
>>>> Okay, okay, duly noted. But it sure is nice to know that that some
>>> good
>>>> things are also good for you!
>
>>>> Perhaps the most interesting tidbit came from the 
>>>> <http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/> World Cocoa Foundation, 
>>>> whose
>
>>>> mission is "encouraging sustainable, responsible cocoa growing." 
>>>> The
>
>>>> Foundation, which has been studying the health benefits of 
>>>> chocolate
>
>>>> for many years, has developed a method to determine the amount and
>>> type
>>>> of flavanols found in various foods. The Foundation has also built 
>>>> a
>
>>>> database to store this information, which features a special table 
>>>> comparing different cocoas and chocolates.
>
>>>> Happily for Mars, Inc., their CocoaViaR Bar, DoveR Dark Chocolate 
>>>> and CocoaproR cocoa powder rank apparently much higher in flavanol 
>>>> content
>
>>>> than most competitors. That, they state, is because they're using 
>>>> "patented and proprietary methods of processing cocoa beans to 
>>>> retain as much of their naturally occurring flavanols as possible."

>>>> Really!
>
>
>
>>>> Nancy Matulis
>
>>>> ACB Maine Secretary
>
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