Halloween Candy Carb Counts
October 18, 2012 at 2:25 pm 3 comments
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Kathy J | October 18, 2012 at 3:08 pm
Reblogged this on What Do You Mean I Can't Eat Red Vines? and commented:
Halloween Candy Carb Counts … choose carefully!
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rundadrun | October 25, 2012 at 8:42 pm
I am actually looking forward to the battle I will be waging in a few days! I am a total candy addict, and I have had a small treat twice in 3 weeks. Bring it on Milk Duds! Thanks for posting this.
3. Halloween Prep: It’s Scary Out There! | our healthy (diabetic) life | October 29, 2012 at 7:51 pm
[…] What to do? One mom saves the 15-gm carb candies to treat low-blood sugars (Skittles are tastier than glucose tablets!) and cuts out a few parties. Read her great ideas here. It also helps to be prepared with carbohydrate counts. Paradoxically, fun-sized candies aren’t required to have Nutrition Facts labels, which makes bolusing a real challenge. How many carbs do you suppose that Charleston Chew has? Arming yourself with the relevant numbers is key: here’s a good chart. And another one here and here. […]