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Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 10 Feb 22

For so long, those of us who can't use sugar, were told that splenda was the safest of artificial sweeteners. Before that it was equal and sweet n low was dangerous. Then equal became dangerous. Now we are told that splenda is...

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Anyone Suffer From Sugar Cravings?

Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 28 Aug 21

I'm doing my best to control mine. My mom passed her diabetes onto me and I have to be really careful. But it's on my mind most of the time. I'm wondering if any of you have any alternatives to keep it in check. And no, salty...

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I can go and rest my feet: I´m over $6 here.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 14 Dec 18

That´s enough to put a smiling emoticon in the subject. In spite of the jams, my earning rose over $6. Other good things have happened today. I made a small amount of apricot jam using half Stevia and half sugar...

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Green Cola

Albena Ivanova @WriterAI (5373) • Bulgaria 27 May 17

I drank Green Cola. Probably I would be asked by you: What does it mean? Green Cola is a soft drink which content is a mix of cola and sweeteners from plant stevia. There is natural caffeine in it. It is without any sugar. Green...

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I just made my first cake with Stevia.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 23 May 17

Today I have my friends Hector and Marta for tea as in every Tuesday. Hector loves sweet things and loves my apricot jam. I have not been able to make him understand that if the doctor gave him Glucophage it is because he has...

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Stevia Best Sugar alternative

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12892) • Secunderabad, India 14 Aug 15

The stevia plant is part of the Asteraceae family, stevia does not have calories it is 200 times sweeter than the sugar. The studies says that stevia have other health benefits, it suggest that stevia could benefit people with...

Baking with xylitol and stevia instead of sugar

Timeout @Timeout (419) 18 Apr 12

Hello mylotters! I have been thinking of the idea recently of opening my own cupcake business. There are some businesses like that around, just a few, none of them had royal icing cookies between their products, so I thought...

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Stavia seeds and plants are becoming available. Will you include that in your

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 18 Feb 11

gardening this year? Stavia is also called sweet leaf plant. Many people use it instead of sugar or sugar substitutes like equal or sweet-n-low. I now have two brothers with diabetes. I may have it and not know it (will be getting...

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Stevia , what it is and how safe?

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 25 Sep 10

Friends most people now have a sweet tooth. But for thousands of years, that was no problem. Hunter-gatherers like our ancestors didn’t have a lot of sweet foods available. They ate fruits in season and honey. Next came farming,...

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Stevia - alternative sweetener! Why we are so blind for what is good for us?

sakral @sakral (70) • Bulgaria 29 Jan 10

Why we are so blind for what is good for us? People all over the world have problems with their weight and the levels of their blood sugar. More and more people have diabetis. Most of the artificial sweeteners are toxic and lead...

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How many of you use Stevia instead of sugar?

nanajanet @nanajanet (4436) • United States 17 Dec 08

I like to use Stevia but sometimes I find a bit of an aftertaste in some of it. After reading this article, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/16/stevia-the-holy-grail-of-sweeteners.aspx, I have to test...

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STEVIA, better alternative for sugar?

smooch091784 @smooch091784 (973) • Philippines 30 Jun 08

So I've been conscious with what I eat lately. I try to avoid sugar, but it's just so hard since every food has sugar in it. So I heard this "stevia" and it said to be a better alternative for sugar. So I'm not really familiar...

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Stevia to be used in Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi

desertdarlene @desertdarlene (8911) • United States 20 May 08

I heard on the news that Coke and Pepsi are planning to use Stevia as a sweetener in their diet colas. Stevia is a natural herb that is 200 times sweeter than sugar. I actually like it, but I have to say it's an acquired taste....

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Stevia instead of sugar, Have you tried it and what did you think?

dreamsncharms @dreamsncharms (1340) • United States 7 Feb 07

Wow was this stuff expensive. $8.54 for a box of 100 packs. They also make it in liquid form but I did not see the liquid at Walmart. I wanted to try something different in my coffee and I think Why not save some calories? It is...

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Have anybody grown stevia rebaudiana

abijan @abijan (494) • Malaysia 1 Dec 06

Hello, last week I sown a dozen of stevia rebaudiana seeds. From my observation 2 of the seed died right after the first shoot came out. I just don't know what to do. Can anybody here who have plant stevia from seeds help me?

What's your favorite sweetner?

mamarama @mamarama (206) • United States 29 Nov 06

Mine is Splenda. I tried organic sugar and didn't like it. I also tried Stevia--it's so-so.

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