Has anyone tried the Carb Countdown Chocolate Milk? It has 3 carbs and I think 2 grams of sugar. Is this ok during induction? Also how much sugar is acceptable for induction? I know its not much if even at all. Thanks!

absolutley no sugar is allowed during induction. Not even 1 gram! The only thing you are allowed to eat is the foods on the list, if its not on the list, then you cant eat it. Following a clean induction is very important for cleansing the body.

I agree. For the first 2 weeks it is important to only stick to foods on the list. After the 2 weeks you can enter OWL while staying at 20g net carbs a day and adding in more foods.

Those who say they are on induciton, but have added alot of different foods, are no longer on induciton. They have moved to OWL and just not raised carb levels yet.

Or maybe not raised their "official carb count". The think is: you can't fool your liver into thinking that sugar carbs are the same as vegetable carbs. And your body will still be putting out insulin to digest the sugars instead of converting to glucagon fuel and bringing fat OUT of storage.

Stick to the plan - it could be the most important 2 weeks in your life.

Now hold on... the sugar comes from lactose. Not corn syrup. I drink the carb countdown everyday as my dessert and I'm "back on induction." Here are the ingredients (tell people this kind of stuff jmayeux79 or they'll jump all over it!!):

Water, fat free milk, cream, calcium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, cocoa (processed with alkali), natural flavor, buttermilk, tricalcium phosphate, salt, disodium posphate, mono and diglycerides, carrageenan, locust bean gum, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, vanillin, vitamin A palmitate and vitamin D3.

100 calories
4.5 fat
2.5 sat fat
3 carb
1 dietary fiber
2 sugar
12 protein

This is a high-protein, no-sugar-added snack. The only "-ose" in it is sucralose. Personally, I feel great after having it!!

The other sugar in it is lact-ose. Lactose is milk sugar. It's not permitted on Atkins induction. From the Atkins website:

"Can I drink milk when doing Atkins?
Milk is not permitted because it contains too many carbohydrates, including lactose, a natural sugar."

I would include the carb countdown milk in this category during induction, and would add it only cautiously later, especially if sugar is a trigger for you.

Mil

But milk, compared to Carb Countdown, has a MUCH greater amount of lactose. Granted... to do a super-pure induction, I'd avoid any frankenfood. I'm on a modified induction to kick things back into gear... and the only thing I'm having to break the mold a bit is my 2 carbs a day that come from lactose. It's so incredibly minimal that I'm less worried about those 2 lactose carbs than the 4+ grams of sugar alcohol that appear in Advantage Bars...

Filmlass23,

I do agree with what you're saying for the most part - certainly, everyone will find what works for them. However, if someone is doing induction for the first time, I think they should avoid carb countdown milk. This goes double if sugar is one of their triggers. As for me, I'll probably try it myself when it becomes available here.

About the sugar alcohols - my understanding is that they're neither a sugar nor an alcohol (someone please correct me if I'm wrong!). I found this website that has information about sugar alcohols, including ways to calculate how much is in a given food.

Mil

I will concur with you about first timers. I do think that after a few weeks, if Atkinsers want to pick something to introduce slowly, this really is a lesser evil. I'd even encourage this before doing a lot of nuts or LC candy or whatnot... personally, those are huge triggers for me! (And when you try this stuff, you'll find that it's very thick. After having a glass - it's not gross, I swear! - you won't be too hungry for much else.. trigger or no)

Interesting link. I do have a question about sugar alcohol that isn't really addressed on there though... it says that sugar alcohols are named b/c they resemble both their namesakes in form. When alcohol is ingested, our bodies immediately "drop everything" to start working it out of our systems. When I've ingested sugar alcohol (maltitol, lacitol), it's almost as though my body "drops everything" to work it out of my system as well... as though it is alcohol. Perhaps this is where all our tummy trouble comes from?

Anyone?

I love the carb countdown milk...I tried one glass before starting induction and it is awesome! I just didn't know if I could go ahead and get it now or if I needed to wait it out the first 2 weeks. Thanks for all of your replies.

It's Atkins approved after all

I LOVE that stuff!!! It's a great snack. The only drawback is it says to consume it within 7 days of opening it. That means a serving a day for a week since I'm teh only LC'er near me. Has anyone left it over the 7 day limit? Was it still good?

I've drank mine well after the 7 day *open* limit and it has been fine.

I just had the last of mine with dinner. I opened it about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I didn't relize the 7 day limit and was just going by the date on the top. It tasted GREAT and I feel just fine.
Kim

Mine doesn't last 3 days, never mind seven