www.mendosa.com/netcarbs

stevia is my personal favorite as it actually has health benefits to it (remember, it is just a leaf, no worries!). splenda, while not a sugar alcohol, is sugar that has been through a chlorine process. sounds a little scary, but the fda says it's safe; after all, have we not eaten sodium chloride for centuries? that's a topic for debate in itself.

sugar alcohol isn't actually the devil in disguise when used in moderate amounts. realize that up to 2/3 of it is the same as carbohydrates, but also know that eating a candy bar with a couple grams of sa is not going to impact you much. most of the atkins endulge products only contain about 8-10g per bar, and i personally only eat half at a time anyway. never has bothered me.

be warned of carborite. they are the ones with 60g sa per bag of certain candies...that's a bit much.