Sugar Free/no Sugar Added?

[Krista 40]

Hi everyone. I am two days away from being sleeved (yay!!) and have a question about the post op diet. I know sugar free Jello and sugar free popsicles are allowed, but what about no sugar added? Everything I've checked out has a smallish amount of sugar in it, like the fruit juice bars I found this morning. They had 8 grams of sugar each, I assume that is natural sugars? Just thought I might ask for your thoughts

Almost forgot, what about aspartame? Is that permitted in place of sugar?

[Ssilian 67]

Great post, Krista! I was wondering the same thing. I'll be sleeved in mid-June. I really like the powdered drink mixes w/aspartame that I can get from Walmart or Dollar Tree - 10 tubes per box. I have a ton of them and wondered if I can drink them after my surgery. All the best for you in two days!!! Keep us posted!

[cookies 56]

I think if you're seeing 8-plus grams of sugar and "no sugar added", you're probably looking at fruit juice popsicles.

The regular no-sugar popsicles generally have like 2 grams of sugars or less (from sugar alcohols) and contain no fruit or fruit juice whatsoever.

I don't know if fruit juice (especially the more acidic juices) would could as "clear" on the clear diet portion of our diets after surgery, so I plan to buy the non-fruit juice types.

[TheNewSusie 471]

My doctor says I can have sugar in my pre-op. no sugar added means the product has its natural sugars but nothing extra added to it. To be safe check with ur doctor

[Krista 40]

Good to know, I'll add this to the list of questions that I'm bringing with me

[SweetP 18]

My NUT said to look for foods with 5 grams or less of fat per serving and 10 grams or less of sugar per serving.

[Indymom 132]

Early post-op, I found that a lot of the sugar-free products either tasted icky to me, or caused me raging reflux/heartburn (like Powerade Zero and crystal light). I'm not a huge fan of artificial sweetener in general, and since sugar didn't cause me any issues I often would choose the "real thing" with popsicles, etc. That said, it can be a slippery slope, particularly if you had a sugar addiction pre-op (which I didn't).

I always thought the fruit juice bars were delicious and the natural sugars didn't bother me . . . I figured it was better for me than HFCS and aspartame, anyway.

[NEWMsLovely 3]

Hi there,

I was sleeved in mid Jan 2012. That was a concern if mine then too. Any foods or beverages containing any aspartame or etc.... (fake sugars) would trigger my Migraines. I tried stevia & one other product that is somewhat natural because it's made from sugar but they would hurt my stomach. My nutritionist told me to dilute my beverages/ juices with Water. I couldn't always dilute the frozen items. I would limit some or i would for example thaw out a Luigi lemo Italian icy,add water to dilute (equal parts water to the amount of icy) & refreeze in a slight larger container . I stuck with mostly broth, water, diluted apple juice, Decaf unsweetened herbal teas (which helped me alot especially peppermint & spearmint) & I limited the Jello. It worked out. I'm 4 months post-op & 70 lbs lighter. Don't worry it will work out. If anyone has more info I would love to hear & try out.

[newtonya2012 6]

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Diluting does help. I drink Gatorade g2 and I always dilute it.