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Dr. Nic

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Hi,

My husband is type 1 and is really strict with his diet. I generally eat the same as him as I don't like eating bad foods infront of him knowing he won't allow himself that.
Anyway, I love jam on my toast in the morning!! I generally only eat it when I'm away from home as my husband won't touch it, but now I've discovered a fantastic little product.....

Clearspring Organic Apple & Blackberry Puree

They are 100% pureed fruit and actually look set like jam. I got them from Tesco but you can order them direct from their website. They come in various varieties, apple & apricot, apple & blueberry etc. They are obviously low in carbs as they contain no added ingredients nor sugar. Apparently you can also freeze them to make sorbets!! But at the moment we're just sticking to adding them to sugar free cakes as topping and mixing with natural yogurt for a lovely fresh yogurrt!!

Just thought I share my find with you all. Enjoy!
 
Hi Dr Nic,
You are absolutely right that the Clearspring organic products have no added sugar, but you need to be aware they are still quite high in carbohydrate at 17.8g per 100g. Sugar is only one form of carbohydrate and all carbs cause blood sugar to rise. The Clearspring carbohydrate will be derived from the natural sugar in the fruit content and will raise blood sugar exactly the same way as the same amount of table sugar would. Rather than use it as a flavouring for yogurt, you would be better just buying the fruit yogurts. The Muller Light yogurts for example contain around a third of the carbs that the Clearspring products have, but of course are not organic.
 
can i just say something? By no way am i undermining you Dennis... but 17g CHO per 100g of JAM is nothing to worry about?

WHO puts 100g Jam on their toast? lol

i doubt most even put 5g of jam on their toast? even at 5g it's less than 1g CHO!?
 
Fair point Dennis. If you eat a strict no carb diet then maybe these products aren't for you.

But if you, like my husband eat reduced carbs (ie wholewheat pasta, brown rice etc) then these are a real treat for your sunday toast!!
 
Stuboy,
No offence taken and you are quite right. I was assuming that the whole 100g pot was being used, which may not be the case. But the point is worth making to those that may be less aware than you and Dr Nic, that its not just the sugar content that diabetics need to watch for but the carbohydrate content. Unfortunately there are still too many out there who see diabetes only as a need to cut down sugar without realising that sugar is only a small part of the problem.
 
good point.

You know when i was diagnosed i was told not to worry about the sugar content of food, obviously cut out sugary drinks and sweets etc, but to concentrate on the carbs.

I think i've been quite lucky it seems on the educational front. My local diabetes clinic is very good with that stuff... i've seen a few awards on the wall for patient care and educational awards.
 
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