Splenda has carbs? I keep seeing this -
Coffee = 2.1 gm
2 Pks Splenda = 1.6 gm
on the daily thread. So coffee, black coffee has 2.1 carbs? And a pack of Splenda has .8 carbs?
Oh holy crud.
If this is true, I think I know why I haven't been losing weight.
I switched to Splenda a few months ago and I love it!!! It does not raise your blood sugar level...I use it in my coffee and it's popping up in a lot of other products.
Every morning I have a big mug of coffee with 2-3 packs of Splenda and several tbls. of N/F creamer. I use Splenda on my fruit sometimes. I honestly feel that using Splenda helps curb my cravings for "real" sugar.
I honestly would not worry too much about using a couple of packets of Splenda throughout the day as long as you're eating your fruits, veggies and lean meats...it's actually a welcome dieting tool.
Yes splenda has carbs, the packs say >1 gm
I wrote the company to find out exactly how much is in each packet but haven't heard back from them yet. So basically I count it as either .7 or .8 gms just to have something to go by. I'm hoping its less but I'd rather be safe when counting carbs then sorry.
I wish I could say I'm just having a couple of packs throughout the day. Let's see - 2 in my morning coffee, 2 in my afternoon hot tea, and oh yeah, about 2 in each of the 10 - 15 big glasses of (weak) iced caffine free iced green tea. So that's like 25 little packets at a minimum...and possibly many MANY more. That's nearly more carbs than you're allowed for a whole day on induction. Man. I feel like a ding bat!
RFP, you might want to cruise the menu threads for your answer...I THINK it was regular and my hunch is that decaf would be the same, but I can't swear to it. Would hate to tell you the wrong thing.
I still have morning coffee and a Diet Coke every now and then - giving up caffine just isn't very important to me at this point.
It also took me a while to realize that even coffee had carbs - go figure!
I drink decaf now...but an 8 oz mug has about 1 carb, and each packet of Splenda has one carb...these of course should be counted into your daily totals.
Furthermore, if you are doing Atkins, you are only supposed to have 3 "servings" of splenda per day.....!!!
Yes, I know that now. And I even remember eading it somewhere on the Atkins website but I thought it was like the "no caffine" thing - kind of optional, depending on how you tolerate it. Didn't realize Spelenda had actual carbs.
Dr. A of SBD says that coffee can stimulate the appetite in some people and might best be avoided by them. He also says regular or decaf is optional. I find coffee actually suppresses my appetite! If I have two cups before breakfast I need to force myself to eat - and that doesn't happen too darn often!
However, Dr. A of Atkins (RIP) says to avoid caffeine and to drink decaf only if you must. When I was on Atkins, I drank regular coffee and didn't find it screwed me up.
I didn't realize that coffee had carbs. Over the past few years I've cut down to just one cup of half decaff a day but lately I've been drinking two or three cups daily. For me, the few extra carbs are worth it because the coffee gives me an energy boost I really missed. I find that I don't sit around as much when I've had two or three cups of coffee. It also stimulates my bladder so I'm not retaining as much fluid. I just have to remember that I still need to drink water as well.
Urgent Splenda Question
but I'd rather be safe when counting carbs then sorry.
