Sugar Alcohol and Russell Stover

For the first couple of days I was low-carbing (Monday and Tuesday) I ate the Russell Stover sugar-free chocolates. These things are really quite good, however I don't think they were a good choice. The problem is that they are sweetened with a sugar alcohol known as maltitol. Now, a lot of people (mostly low-carb food manufacturers) will tell you that sugar alcohols don't count, but as it turns out the story is a good bit more complicated–some count more than others. (See http://www.mendosa.com/netcarbs.htm) Unfortunately, maltitol is one of the worst, and these chocolates are absolutely loaded with them--like 15g per serving.

I'd suggest we all look elsewhere for our chocolate fix. Like here.