Safe chocolate for diabetics?
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Topic: Safe chocolate for diabetics?
Posted By: Treen
Subject: Safe chocolate for diabetics?
Date Posted: 25 October 2009 at 9:23pm
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I was hoping to bake a chocolate cake for my grandmother this Xmas who has type 2 diabetes. I was wondering if there is such a thing as a chocolate that is safe for diabetics?
At Huckleberry Farms, they have these blocks of chocolate with "no added sugar." They're a lot lower in calories but I am assuming there's still some amount of sugar in them. Do you think they would be okay for her? I know she has sugar sometimes. There's also cocoa in the recipe. Is this safe? I'm replacing the sugar in the recipe with xylitol, which I use regularly and I know that it's safe for diabetics but I'm unsure about the chocolate and cocoa. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 25 October 2009 at 9:35pm
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My DPs brother is diabetic and has a certain type of chocolate he is able to eat, I'm not sure of the brand but I know they sell it at the supermarket in bar size not blocks, not sure of the brand/name but if you're interested I can find out the name for you?
Not sure about the cocoa part though sorry! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 25 October 2009 at 9:54pm
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Ooh, that would be awesome if you could find out. Thanks hon! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 25 October 2009 at 11:35pm
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Ok DPs mum told me its Nice & Natural Sugar Free Chocolate bars and that they only come in 35g bars, so not a whole lot. She also said you can get them at Woolworths and can usually find them next to the checkouts where they keep all the chocolate/candy bars. Hope that helps! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 26 October 2009 at 8:45am
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Brilliant! Thanks so much for that. xx ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Turtle
Date Posted: 27 October 2009 at 11:28am
| Depending on your recipe you might not need to use chocolate at all? Just a high quality cocoa (which will have no sugar at all) and then just your sugar substitute. |
Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 27 October 2009 at 2:34pm
Thanks Turtle, but it definitely needs chocolate. It's a flourless chocolate mud cake.  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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