Food Lion sugar-free gelatin is a low-calorie dessert snack that contains no sugar. It may be an appropriate alternative to higher-calorie desserts if you are watching your weight. Although Food Lion's sugar-free gelatin is low in calories, it is not calorie free, and neither are foods you may wish to eat with it, so check nutrition facts closely.
Calories
Each individually packaged 99 g unit of Food Lion sugar-free gelatin provides 5 calories, which is one fewer calorie than a stick of sugar-free gum contains. Because of the low calorie count, Food Lion sugar-free gelatin may be preferable to regular gelatin, which provides 70 calories. If you ate a gelatin cup every day for a week, switching from regular gelatin to Food Lion sugar-free gelatin would save you 455 calories.
Fat Content
Food Lion sugar-free gelatin cups are fat free, and so are regular gelatin cups. However, foods you may eat with gelatin cups may not be; even light whipped cream provides 2 g of fat per 2 tbsp. serving. Although fat-free foods can be useful for dieting because they tend to be lower in calories, you should not remove fat completely from your diet even when trying to lose weight. Dietary fat helps you absorb some nutrients and leads to satiety, which can help prevent overeating.
Carbohydrate Content
Food Lion sugar-free gelatin cups do not contain carbohydrates; in this way they are significantly different from regular gelatin cups, which contain 17 g of carbohydrates, all of which come from sugar. Low-carbohydrate diets may be beneficial for weight loss, as a study from the July 2008 issue of "New England Journal of Medicine" showed such plans to more effective than low-fat diets. However, these diets can be hard to follow due to the food choice restrictions. Also, toppings such as whipped cream and chocolate syrup contain carbohydrates.
Protein Content
All of the calories in Food Lion sugar-free gelatin cups come from protein. However, each cup contains just 1 g of protein. Protein provides your body with amino acids, which are used to build cells and tissues. MedlinePlus suggests consuming 50 to 65 g of protein each day.
References
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Sugar Free Gelatin Dessert Cups (Food Lion)
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Spearmint Gum (Stride)
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Strawberry Jello Snack Cup (JELL-O)
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Light Whipped Cream (Kroger)
- MedlinePlus: Dietary Fats
- "New England Journal of Medicine"; Weight Loss With a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet; I. Shai et al.; July 2008
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