I still want the sweet stuff!!

[SummaTymNZ]

Hellooo,

I loath artificial sweeteners, they taste disgusting etc etc, are there any other beneficial ways to get in the sweet flavor to your food? OR are there other sweeteners that arent foul??

[runveerun]

Stevia is a good alternative, it's natural like sugar but better for you. It's an aquired taste though and you only need a teeny tiny amount of the stuff.

I like queens sugar free maple syrup I stick that on stuff sometimes. Once you stop eating sweet stuff after about a week or two you just don't crave don't anymore.

[GreekAdonis]

I use the liquid stevia as well. Nirvana is a good brand. I reckon two drops of it is the same as one teaspoon of sugar.

[Sportsgirl]

Where abouts do you buy the liquid stevia? Just from the health food store?

[Miss A]

Hey Vee, where do you buy the sugar free maple syrup from? I havn't been able to find it anywhere!

[GreekAdonis]

Where abouts do you buy the liquid stevia? Just from the health food store?

Yeah you can get it from the local Health 200 or any other health food store. It also comes in powder form, I prefer the liquid.

[SummaTymNZ]

Awesum will give that a whirl!

Cheers :clap:

[runveerun]

I have seen the liquid and the powdered stevia in New World supermaket by the sugar AND by the vitamins. You can buy them together or seperately.

Queen sugar free maple syrup is also in New World by the normal maple syrup.

[GreekAdonis]

Just dont squirt the liquid stevia directly into your mouth because someone dares you to. Its really sweet! :crazy:

[SummaTymNZ]

bahahahaha thats temptn..but I wont :?

[Big_J]

Dont try to live on sweet food, theory being to much will make you sick of it and you wont eat it anymore.. its been a year now and my blood pressure is going up steadily :pfft:

142/88 last check :shifty:

[Sportsgirl]

Dont try to live on sweet food, theory being to much will make you sick of it and you wont eat it anymore.. its been a year now and my blood pressure is going up steadily :pfft:

142/88 last check :shifty:

I actually tried that once. I ate so many lollies I didn't want any more, but it only lasted for a week :pfft:

[Big_J]

Yea for us die hards it does nothing!

sad really.. haha cause when you find out it doesnt work you then just have to decrease the intake youve gotten used to

[Miss A]

Thanks for that Vee, I've been trying to find it for a while now.... =P~

[laurasaur]

Yeah I have tried that also - it really does nothing.

[TNT]

Stevia is a really good option for an alternative sweetener. I think the leaves off the plant are about 30 times sweeter than table sugar and the extracts are typically 250-350 times sweeter in powder form!! its also natural and calorie free It is not approved for use as a food additive in NZ yet, but an application as been made to NZFSA. It is appoved as a dietary supplement though. I believe it is used as the sweetener in coke in Japan, where its use as a food addivtive as been approved.

Hope you find this informative