Hey Ladies... It's me again... Trying to figure out this program... When reading Nutritional Labels, I see "Sugars" and "Sugar Alcohols". I was wondering if anyone has a simple explanation about the difference between these two?

Thanks for the info...

You guys are a FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE!!!

First of all, for South Beach, read the ingredients rather than the nutritional label. Sugar is naturally present in many foods such as yoghurt and will show on the nutritional label - in yogurt (allowed) it shows up because of the lactose. The same is true for other allowable things like tinned tomatoes.

What you want to check is the INGREDIENTS and try to avoid added sugar in things like beans and tomatoes. (I checked out another type of V8 - VGO - and discovered grape juice had been added. Not OK for Phase I!)

Sugar alcohols are a problem for some people - thing gastro-intestinal distress. Sugar alcohols usually have the suffix "-ol" - I call them the OL Family.

I hope this helps.

Ruth...I'm sure the -ol ending is for "Oh Lord..I have to go again!"

I better go to bed. I'm getting punchy! Night! -Liz