Help! I'm confused

[Petlovergirl1000]

A lady at my Mom's work is on the Atkins diet, although she doesn't follow it very closely and had McDonalds and stuff like once a week, and she gave me some candy stuff.
On the back of one packet under the nutrition facts it says Total Carbohydrates: 20g but on the front it says: 'Net Carbs Per Package= 0.4

On Another the front has 'Net Carbs Per Piece 0.1 and on the back it has a 'net carb calculation chart that is like this:

Total Carbs 9.2
-fiber 0.2
-Sugar Alcohol 8.9
Net Effective Carbs 0.1g

What is going on!?
Thanks, from Jess

[Isabeau]

Some people treat sugar alcohols like fibre, in that you subract the number of grams of them from the total carb count in order to get a net carb count. That's what the labelling has done. We would caution you when deciding whether or not to eat products containing them as they stall many people. Some people also experience upset stomache and diarrhea too. If you're on induction, we would recommend that you avoid all 'frankenfoods' in order to break you of bad eating habits and cravings of sweet foods.

[Elizellen]

Here are a couple of messages from the FAQ forum that talk about sugar alcohols that you might find interesting and which will help you decide whether to eat products using them.

first 'what are sugar alcohols?'

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=68131

and this one 'should I count the sugar alcohol carbs?

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=68071

[Buddrfly]

Plain and Simple

Plain and Simple.....STAY AWAY FROM THESE FOODS! If you are not careful, :joy they eventually they lead to cravings!