Oats

[keats]

Cutting sugar out of my diet is rough. What is a good sugar substitute when having something like oats in the morning?

[Flamer]

I use Sugromax Double Strength - it's a liquid and a little goes a long way. It does, however, have a slightly chemical taste IMO. Keen to try Stevia - but a tad cost prohibative at the mo!

[samoan_muscle]

Sucaryl Tablets

[keats]

Are lot of artificial sweeteners ae suppposed to be linked to all types of health issues, is there a better one than others to take?

[goinhard]

I use splenda, the 120gm boxes i get arent to badly priced, cant say im worried much about it, its in most protein powders aswell anyway. Just dont go nuts on it.

[keats]

Ordered some Stevia as this is supposed to be a great product.

[Flamer]

Ordered some Stevia as this is supposed to be a great product.

Be keen to hear your feedback on that bud. My mate told me it's "an acquired taste"

[keats]

Will put feedback up as soon as it arrives and I try in my daily coffee. Should be here tomorrow..

[deeepsouth_nz]

I guess it depends how much sugar etc you need to drop Keats but I have always been a fan of 'natural' sugars on things ie throw in some canned fruit and mix it up, some low fat yoghurt or from time to time I put a teasppon of 'beeshit' aka honey in hot drinks to sweeten them....of course not at this pointin time....when Im sposed to be dieting lol :grin:

[modernvalkyrie]

Ordered some Stevia as this is supposed to be a great product.

Be keen to hear your feedback on that bud. My mate told me it's "an acquired taste"

Stevia is a fantastic product. Not only is it natural, but it actually improves insulin function. If you find the powder or tablets to be a bit iffy on taste, then try the liquid version of it. Also different brands do have a slightly different taste - Nirvana do the tastiest one I find - liquid. You can get this brand from Naturally Healthy stores. I used to have 6 sugars in my coffee daily and then switched to sucryl, then moved on to stevia which I hated, but then went back to it a few months later with the different brand and now I prefer it more than sugar...and the good thing is you can cook with it also - some art sweetners become toxic when cooked.

[modernvalkyrie]

almost forgot...

it says 1-2 drops...or whatever - just throw in as much as your tastebuds like, cos 1-2 drops may or may not be sweet enough

[Kiwi]

I noticed this Annie's stuff appearing in health shops and also in woolworths now.

Is it a good alternative?

Note the sweetner options there below ....

http://www.annies.co.nz/products/group/15/page/1/

[GreekAdonis]

almost forgot...

it says 1-2 drops...or whatever - just throw in as much as your tastebuds like, cos 1-2 drops may or may not be sweet enough

Yeah I go for 4 or 5 drops but thats just me! Thanks Valkyrie! :grin:

[Gym rat]

Oats yummy.

[laurasaur]

I'm another fan of stevia. I have it in the liquid form at work and add a few drops to protein shakes when Im on low carb days etc, its really good and I didn't find it an aquired taste. I got mine from new world in town (the best new world ever)

[keats]

Tried the stevia this morning, probably more of an aquired taste, made my morning coffee taste like chemicals. Will keep on with it and see if it becomes tolerable. Feeling like crap from no sugar, cant wait for it to pass as have a heavy leg session tonight.

[biggurl27]

haha harden up, you have like a year before you compete!

[2guns]

yeah and u and yr mates should buy sum bigger clothes and not shop at pumpkin patch and T&T

[keats]

yeah and u and yr mates should buy sum bigger clothes and not shop at pumpkin patch and T&T

Sorry to confuse you 2guns, we just big lol

[keats]

haha harden up, you have like a year before you compete!

If I start positive changes now, be piece of "cake" when I go to cut.

[deeepsouth_nz]

haha harden up, you have like a year before you compete!

If I start positive changes now, be piece of "cake" when I go to cut.

That is quite true Keats. In my first year of competing (last year) I always ate cleanly but struggled with the pre comp diet. In this year previous in the lead up to the latest comps I have eaten very similar food content to the pre comp diet (but much larger amounts of course) and found it much easier at this time of things (less cravings) :nod:

[modernvalkyrie]

haha harden up, you have like a year before you compete!

If I start positive changes now, be piece of "cake" when I go to cut.

Good attitude!! :nod: I'm trying that angle also! Except for last nights incredible pasta....kumara and bluecheese triangle pasta thing with parmesan and bacon... PastaMia...best place in Hamilton for a cheat meal!

Agave Nectar is a good sweetner - its got same cals as sugar but its low GI and has a cleaner feel than sugar - maybe a good sweetner for you to use in off season

[keats]

Got pretty sick last night, went a bit overboard so had to add growth protein after my workout (contains carb) body was aching hadout and I was stuck to the floor. Might have been a bug though, fine today...

[witchazel]

If you start to cut out the sweetners slowly after a while you just don't miss them.

A year ago I was a full cream milk latte with 3 sugars girl, now it's plain black coffee and I can smell the sugar in other coffee's and think YUK!

I find the PP mixed with the eggs and oats in the morning makes it sweet enough, or else you could try fruit syrup or a tiny bit of Manuka honey.. at least that is good for you

[HQ308]

I love oats but be careful with that Stevia – I’ve pasted a link to the Diabetes New Zealand position statement on Stevia below:

http://www.diabetes.org.nz/resources/do ... stevia.doc

And their summary:

In summary, it is not an approved additive in New Zealand and therefore can only be sold as a dietary supplement, and in Australia it would come under the Therapeutic Goods Act because of the claims it makes. With the concerns expressed by toxicologists about the possible health effects and the fact that only Japan in the world has approved its use in foods or as a sweetener, Diabetes New Zealand cannot advise anyone, with or without diabetes, to use the product.