Benefits of keeping a food record Food records can give you great insight into your own eating patterns and habits. Are you a snacker? Is there a time of day you tend to overindulge. Is there a place you go to when you overeat? Are your days of the week different than your weekends? Are you an evening snacker? Grazer? You can learn so much about yourself by spending a few moments each day to reflect on what you are eating! Food records will help you learn about food intolerances…
What are sugar alcohols? Sugar alcohols are found in many “sugar free” foods and low sugar or low calorie foods and beverages. These products include sugar-free gum and candy, no sugar added ice creams, yogurts, and puddings, and some baked goods. Their chemical structure consists of a simple carbohydrate attached to an alcohol group. Some examples include lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, and erythritol. You can identify them by the -ol at the end of their name on the food label. There has been a recent increase in the consumption…
