Author: Neonparrot
Date: 04-20-06 15:05
My sugar intake has completely changed. I almost never eat sugar, even though I am not diabetic. I keep Splenda in the house for guests, or if necessary for cooking, but I try not to use it. I use Stevia....and if you have never heard of this, you should research it. Stevia is a plant, and the leaves are ground to make a fine powder. This is ALL NATURAL, nothing added to it, and is tremendously sweet. You barely need 1/8 of a tsp. in a glass of iced tea...and that might even be too much. I use one of those little plastic spoons you get for samples of ice cream tastes and I don't even use 1/4 of that spoon. Stevia is used all over the world for sweetening Coca Cola and other drinks, plus foods. Every can of soda sold all over Germany, France, China, etc., is sweetened with Stevia. BUT, it is not permitted to be sold as a "sweetener" here in the U.S.....the lobbyists made certain that it could not be a sweetener product, or it would have shut down Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, etc. & put these big companies out of business. It can be sold in the U.S. only as a health food product. Go on google.com and research it....you will be amazed what it says. They also sell it on ebay at good prices....just be sure it is pure Stevia, and not some other stuff in it, which some companies are starting to do. This is NOT a sugar product or additive, and is terrific for those that cannot eat sugar....there are even Stevia cookbooks, and I have a couple.
Neonparrot
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