Lily's has become my new go-to chocolate when I'm craving something sweet. It's rare that I crave sweets nowadays, but it does happen occasionally.
I'm one of the post-ops that can have sugar in small doses. It's not totally off limits, but I can't eat as much of it as others can. I'm somewhere in the middle. Two bites of [insert sugary dessert here] and I'm done. One more and it's usually too much. I start dumping: my stomach feels a little queasy and I get tired. Four bites? Forget it! I did that twice and I won't do that again. I felt nauseous, dizzy, very lethargic, and I wasn't sure if I was going to pass out or throw up. It lasted about 20 minutes and then I was fine. I guess if I'm willing to go through that for an extra bite of dessert I could, but who wants to feel like that for the sake of 30 seconds of pleasure?
Although I've found some low sugar or no sugar treats, I still have to be careful because there's often sugar alcohols, which can cause diarrhea and such. But I don't have to worry about that with Lily's. It's sweetened with Stevia, so any sugar alcohols are kept to a minimum. Even though I don't have to worry as much about dumping, I still don't go overboard. Three squares is about it for me. It satisfies my craving with a minimum of calories.
The price tends to be abound $4.00 a bar. I don't mind paying that, though, since it lasts me a long time. I buy mine at Whole Foods.
This chocolate tastes great and it's smooth. I feel that it tastes the same as regular chocolate, but some people think it's a slightly different taste. Could be. Depends on your palate, I guess. I think the texture is the same, too. It's not crumbly or grainy. It's nice and smooth like regular chocolate.
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