 Re: 0 carb sweetener ? | |
I have used Stevia for years - not labeled as a "food" product yet despite being a plant product and NOT some freaky chemical concoction, so you have to look for it over with vitamins and other supplements.
In general, I love it, supposedly has no effect on insulin, etc. The only thing I will say I have noticed BAD about it is that to me, it is absolutely HORRIBLE in coffee -
I don't know if it just some weird mix between the stevia and the coffee or what, but to me, it's bitter as all get out when mixed together. Admittedly, I am somewhat picky about my coffee and it's flavor.
It was probably just as well that didn't work out because then I just learned to like coffee that wasn't sweet. That was several years ago. Now I can't imagine bastardizing my coffee with some type of sweetener unless it was a dessert coffee, LOL!
I have used stevia for a number of other things though, and never noticed this bitterness problem when used for other things.
I'll take a natural plant product over a chemist's creation anytime I am given the option.
__________________ NOV. CHALLENGES: Walking - 1.25/25 miles Pushups- 540/800 Ab- 300/600 Squats- 600/1100  351 High Weight - down 75 from there
Lost 35-50lbs switching to whole-foods diet, 2006 STARTED ATKINS AT 318 ON 7/5/09
MINI-GOALS 1st - 299 - 9/1/09! 2nd - 285 (least since '93) - 10/19/09! 3rd - 278 -(minus 40 on Atkins, 73 total) - 11/11/09! 4rd - 271 (minus 80, halfway to goal, no longer 'morbidly obese' per BMI) - 5th - 261 (minus 90, least since '90) - 6th - 251 (minus 100 from high weight) - 7th - 241 (minus 110) 8th - 231 (minus 120) 9th- 225 (college athletics weight) - 10th - 199 (onederland ) FINAL GOAL - ? - 192 estimated/ 36" waist |