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A life without the taste of chocolate? If you are struggling with an issue that has forced you to reduce your sugar intake, such as diabetes or weight control, you may think you will never again experience the pleasure sweets can bring.
Well good news to all chocoholics out there you do not have to eliminate these foods from your life forever.Sugar free chocolate can provides the taste and satisfaction of the experience without the sugar.
At the very beginning of its history, chocolate was sugar free. The Mayas and Aztecs drank unsweetened cocoa drinks for over 500 years. It was a luxury reserved for the elite and it was all unsweetened. The Europeans, however, found they desired a richer taste. Two thousand years later, it seems we are headed back where we began.
With the problem of obesity growing worse every day and so many people suffering from diabetes, many people are beginning to turn to sugar free chocolate as a desirable alternative to the fat and calories in the regular form. Diabetics also need a version that is safe for them to eat.
You are right in believing that chocolate makes you feel better when you are down. Eating it causes the brain to release endorphins, a chemical that makes us feel good. Everyone likes the little lift that it can give, even those that are watching their sugar intake. Sugar free chocolate makes it possible. Sugar alcohols are the key ingredient. Sugar alcohols are naturally occurring sweeteners. Sugar alcohols function much like sugar and give a rich creamy taste.
Although the taste is remarkably similar, the sugar free version has fewer calories and less fat than that made with sugar. Virtually any kind of regular chocolate you can think of can be found in a sugar free version. Milk, dark and white can all be found in a sugar free form. Most any sweet treat can be made with sugar free chocolate.
Sugar free products for baking are available for those who want to try their hand at home baking. Sugar free versions of favorite candies are now carried by many drug stores, supermarkets and candy stores. Quality does vary, however. The kind you pick up at the drug store may indeed taste quite different than that made by a quality, experienced candy maker.