Comments on: Warning: Explosive contents inside

By: Robyn Miller

Robyn Miller — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:08:02 +0000

Agree about the fact that it's the maltitol, not the splenda. Sugar alcohols are the 'movers' of the diet food world. Sugar-free jelly beans are the usual candidates for 'most. evil. candy. evar'. Robyn Millers last blog post..Want to Know the Real Reason Why You Write? — Copyblogger

By: Blogger Dad

Blogger Dad — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:59:31 +0000

Nicki – Thanks for stopping by. Glad my poo story didn’t scare you away. Yeah, make sure your dad doesn’t overindulge by eating a whopping four pieces of chocolate!

Betsy – Hi there! Yeah, it’s hard to blog from the toilet. As for cabbage, the mere smell of it would cause me to vomit. If I recall, Alli had (or has) a warning on their product “not to wear light colored pants”. Which has to be the BEST product warning EVER!

Turf Dad – Hey, that’s a good idea!

Snowbody – Mmmm, malitol. Sounds like the next Zima.

Lisa Newton – Thanks for the comment. Maybe the folks at the company will use my toilet image warnings.

By: Blogger Dad

Blogger Dad — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:50:52 +0000

Tara – Yeah, and to make matters worse, I left the post up for nearly a whole week!

Marc – My apologies for forcing so much poo on you. And yes, that does seem to be the secret.

Writer Dad – …and readers.

Patricia – At least misery has company.

Urban Panther – OUTRAGED! LOL. I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to eat anymore! And yes, I am with you on the real thing. Well, except soda. I can’t drink “real” soda or I will weigh 9,000 pounds.

Kool Aid – Perfect plan, so long as you don’t need to be anywhere for the next several hours.

GreenJello – Well, if the honorable FDA says so….

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:15:32 +0000

One of my daughters doesn't do Splenda well either, so she no longer does it at all. I've never had any trouble with it, but for those people who do, I think the label should definitely be larger. As someone who regularly needs reading glasses, I think I'd have trouble reading this label even with my glasses on. LisaNewtons last blog post..Life’s a Beach

By: Snowbody

Snowbody — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:00:56 +0000

It’s more likely that it was the maltitol — this is an alcohol (it actually occurs in nature) that is a relative of maltose tastes 90% as sweet as sugar but is somewhat indigestible. Some people don’t tolerate it.

It’s the maltitol that generates the “could cause a laxative effect” warning, not the sucralose/splenda.

By: GreenJello

GreenJello — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:17:58 +0000

I, too, hate that manufacturers don’t have to label that they have Splenda in a product. I have become very, very good at reading labels to find it– look for “sucralose”.

Apparently, because it’s modified real sugar, the FDA didn’t think it merited additional labeling beyond a listing in the ingredients.

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By: Kool Aid

Kool Aid — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:37:44 +0000

Now you know why it's "diet" candy. If you crap out all the food/candy you've eaten, then you don't gain weight from it! It's the perfect plan!! Oh, and I'm with Urban Panther on this one. You can't eat just one piece of chocolate - that's sacrilege! I always check ingredients when they say "low-fat" or "fat-free". There's always some kind of imitation sweetener and I can't stand that stuff. I'd rather have the real thing in moderation (and four counts as "in moderation" for me). Kool Aids last blog post..He stole a pancake

By: Turf Dad

Turf Dad — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:46:44 +0000

I think you have some on Monday or Tuesday before Wednesday Weigh In. Turf Dads last blog post..Wednesday Weigh In Week 12

By: Urban Panther

Urban Panther — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:07:48 +0000

Four?! This occured after just FOUR pieces?! That is not excessive. Who the heck eats just one piece of chocolate? Or two even? If you are going to have chocolate HAVE chocolate. Which means at least three if not FOUR!

Okay, I was NEVER an advocate of artifical sweeteners. Eat the real thing in moderation is my motto. But a laxative after just FOUR pieces?!

I am outraged! OUTRAGED I tell you!!

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:33:52 +0000

I know the feeling....it is awful....I got fooled years ago with a diet fudge ice cream bar...It did feel like - 5 days later....recovery... ugh Patricias last blog post..Diva Model on the Runway – Heads Up!