I have something important to say to the so-called health food industry
Would you please STOP PUTTING STEVIA IN EVERYTHING!!! It is not a healthy alternative to sweetener. Not only does it taste horrible, it gives my wife and me allergy symptoms and migraines. We are not alone in this either. There’s a growing group of people that cannot tolerate this garbage.
It does not belong in diet foods or flavored protein powders that are generally used by the health conscious. And your attempt to hide it by calling it Reb. A is unconscionable.
Sure it’s cheap and other, safer sweeteners are harder to mix but we’d gladly pay more for food without stevia.This message has been edited. Last edited by: mark123,
September 09, 2023, 10:34 PM
kkina
Don't even get me started on alcohol sweeteners like Xylitol.
Very rarely can I not taste if something has Stevie in it, do not like the taste. Only exception is the protein powder my wife gets through her job
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September 10, 2023, 12:15 AM
12131
I don't understand how people can stand fake sugar.
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September 10, 2023, 06:27 AM
kz1000
I'm trying to avoid HFCS as well. All of that shit is nasty.
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September 10, 2023, 11:33 AM
Pyker
Stevia is the only sugar substitute I can stand, as a diabetic (II) with a sweet tooth, it's a godsend.
September 10, 2023, 11:36 AM
pedropcola
I use Stevia as well in my coffee.
September 10, 2023, 12:02 PM
Lord Vaalic
Didn't work out so well for Lydia
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September 10, 2023, 12:40 PM
smschulz
It's still substantially healthier that cane/beet aka real sugar. Agreed though it is best to minimize use if possible. I don't care for the taste in comparison either. Corn Syrup Fructose is even worse, want to complain about something then complain about cramming this in everything.
September 10, 2023, 05:36 PM
Prefontaine
Loathe it. I’ll just deal with the taste of no sweetener to avoid it. Nasty shit.
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September 10, 2023, 06:15 PM
mark123
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz: It's still substantially healthier that cane/beet aka real sugar. Agreed though it is best to minimize use if possible. I don't care for the taste in comparison either. Corn Syrup Fructose is even worse, want to complain about something then complain about cramming this in everything.
True but there’s no pretense that HFCS containing foods are healthy choices.
September 12, 2023, 02:02 PM
sjtill
I don’t drink much Coke, but I much prefer Mexican Coke with cane sugar to domestic Coke with HFCS.
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September 12, 2023, 02:29 PM
kkina
I started using agave as a substitute sweetener, until I read that some people get headaches from it. And lately I've been having a big problem with...headaches.
Also, apparently it's not all that healthy as it's cracked up to be.
You can definitely taste Stevia, but I think that Splenda stands out more. The only one I delve into is aspartame in my Diet Dr.Pepper. No way am I giving that one up. Even though I'm a Type I diabetic, I use real sugar in everything I cook/bake. It's all about moderation.
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September 16, 2023, 11:55 AM
bald1
I won't buy any product that has any type of artificial sweetener. They all taste like SHIT aside from questionable fitness for human consumption.
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September 16, 2023, 12:37 PM
flesheatingvirus
quote:
Originally posted by bald1: I won't buy any product that has any type of artificial sweetener. They all taste like SHIT aside from questionable fitness for human consumption.
Agreed, but…Diet Dr.Pepper!!
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September 17, 2023, 11:22 PM
Nuclear
Why aren’t they using Allulose? Someone on this forum alerted me to it, and I use it wherever I can. Half as sweet as regular sugar, your body only processes 5% of it, so it effectively only has 10% of the calories and insulin response.
September 23, 2023, 09:59 PM
mark123
quote:
Originally posted by Nuclear: Why aren’t they using Allulose? Someone on this forum alerted me to it, and I use it wherever I can. Half as sweet as regular sugar, your body only processes 5% of it, so it effectively only has 10% of the calories and insulin response.
Allulose is fine. Magic Spoon cereal uses it and is really good and I can recommend it.
We use Monkfruit when we want something sweet. Lakanto chocolate uses it.
September 26, 2023, 10:52 AM
jhe888
quote:
Originally posted by 12131: I don't understand how people can stand fake sugar.
I am with you - it is all terrible tasting to me. Some are slightly better than others, but none are good.
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September 26, 2023, 11:20 AM
oddball
quote:
Originally posted by Lord Vaalic: Didn't work out so well for Lydia
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