How much sweetener do you use?

[Georgiana]

I haven't used sweeteners in months... but before that I was using, on average, about a packet every 2-3 weeks.

[Ohbehave007]

I usually don't use that much (1 a week or so) but I have been sick and the only thing that calms my stomach is sugar free 7-up. I have a glass in the morning and before bed at the moment. I am going to the doctor Wednesday so it will go back down.

My "taste" of the moment is spicy.

I clicked the wrong one :P Whoops.

[mizski]

I haven't used artificial sweeteners since early this year. Pre-Atkins, I would occasionally use a little honey, maple syrup or blackstrap molasses but now I guess I have to wait for the berry rung for sweet.

It's funny that I never understood when people would say that they hated diet products with artificial sweeteners...that they could taste it, etc. It wasn't until I tried a little Splenda in something last Christmas that I understood what they meant. It took a while to break away from sweet things but now I don't really miss them at all as I'm used to tasting foods naturally.

[Slapshot]

I don't use them at all.

However, last night I bought a Stevia-based English Toffee flavoring that you use a dropper to add. I added 5 drops this morning to my eggnog shake, but think I can get away with 2 or 3 drops. So, the sweetener I do use is really minimal since I'm measuring it with a dropper.

[Georgiana]

Is it correct now, Ohbehave?

For me cooked zucchini is super sweet. Also sweet are red/yellow peppers, mushrooms sautéed in butter, pumpkin (I only find the raw kind here and I cook it myself) and stewed cabbage.

[Ohbehave007]

Yeah that was the right one...haha. Thanks!

[pagliaccia]

I'm the bad egg. Only vote for 3 per day so far! Not that I use 3 per day every day no exemptions, but more often then not I have my eggnog shake (which I count as 2 sweetener servings) plus something sweet later in the day.

[Sd1136]

I use it just when I have tea and now I am going to decrease it.
Was 2 packets of splenda, now will be one

[msanjelpie]

Where is the option for more than 3 per day? A poll should have all possibilities...

[liv]

I probably use three per day most days. There are things that I have that does have sweeteners: the whey shake, the minute muffin, other bakings, the cream cheese pumpkin thing, the dark chocolate, pancakes. I don't have all of these everyday but probably 2-3 sweetened things, yes.