Sugar Free Easter Eggs for Diabetes and Blood Sugar, But What's Inside? The opinion of the nutritionist

Does anyone with diabetes or high blood sugar have to give up the Easter egg? It's not for sure. There are some sugar-free solutions on the market. We asked the nutritionist what he thinks and if they are really suitable for those who need to limit their sugar intake

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Easter is approaching and on our tables there will be the classic chocolate egg, whether it is milk or dark. There are several people, however, who will have to limit their consumption to a minimum (if not completely avoid it), for health reasons.

For example, those who suffer from diabetes or have to keep blood sugar at bay are certainly not advised to consume commercial Easter eggs rich in sugar. But what can be the alternative?

Some companies have thought of making sugar-free Easter eggs, in a milk or dark version. Among these, for example, the Bernardi brand which is artisanal but there are many others, some of which are also available in the most well-stocked supermarkets.

You may be wondering how these chocolate eggs keep their sweet taste at their best. The answer is simple, they come sweetened with stevia and maltitol or other sweeteners.

But let's see in detail the ingredients with which they are prepared, taking as an example the Bernardi eggs of which we found the specifications online.

Index

Ingredients

Cocoa Paste, Dietary Fibers (Dextrin, Inulin, Oligofructose). Sweetener: Maltitol. Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Powder. Emulsifier: Soy Lecithin. Sweetener: Steviolic Glycosides. Natural Vanilla Aroma.

Furthermore, the manufacturer specifies that:

The product is GMO FREE AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ALLERGENS IN ADDITION TO THOSE INDICATED IN THE INGREDIENTS MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS

Nutritional table

These are the nutritional values for 100 grams of product:

energia	465kcal /1945 Kj
Grassi	Gr 38
Of Which Saturated Fatty Acids	Gr 23
Carbohydrates	Gr 53
Of which sugars	Gr 3
Protein	Gr 5
Sale	Gr 0

The opinion of the nutritionist

But are these eggs really a good alternative?

Here's what the nutritionist Marco Ciambotta, creator of the Nutrition Plan:

Easter eggs with no added sugar pthey would be appropriate only in cases of pathologies such as diabetes. For all other people, on the other hand, it is good to pay attention to the added sugars in the daily diet but, on festive occasions, as well as on all special occasions, it is good to enjoy the moments without looking for magical or presumed magical foods. In these cases, in fact, a good sweet food is not only allowed but recommended.

Which Easter Eggs Should We Choose?

My advice is to choose an egg with> 85% dark chocolate and share it with your family. If you don't like dark chocolate, any other egg is fine, it won't be an opportunity to ruin a healthy diet or a healthy diet. From this point of view, replacing sugar with sweeteners is absolutely counterproductive. It is always better to use a little sugar, and reduce the addiction to sweetness than to use sweeteners. These in fact, having a monstrous sweetening power (even 13.000 times greater than sugar) alter the taste receptors and interfere with intestinal balance.

The same opinion is also the nutritionist Flavio Pettirossi:

For those who are diabetic but also for those on a diet I always recommend preferring dark chocolate eggs at least 70% and with few ingredients on the label. In fact, it is proven that dark chocolate helps to improve insulin resistance situations and therefore is also useful for those who are diabetic because compared to milk chocolate it contains less sugar and fat.

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