Artificial Sweeteners - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

Invincible · 01-24-2004, 04:06 AM

I paid to download some Atkins recepies on an **** site... I am keen to make these high protein/low carb bars to keep me going throughout the day...

There are obviously lots of different sweetners I could use..

Does anyone know of any safer sweetners (is splenda any good?) I dislike Stevia coc of the bitter after taste.

Thanks in advance!

Spruce · 01-24-2004, 09:24 AM

I would not put any artificial sweetners in my food. That has been too much written about aspartame, splenda and the rest. Splends's claim to fame is that it is made from sugar. So it has to be OK - right? The process of making splenda converts the sugar molecule by bonding chlorine atoms to it. A man made process.

I use stevis packets for tea and other drinks. I have found no after taste. Perhaps you are using too much. Stevis is a natural product, not artificial.

donsabi · 01-24-2004, 11:42 AM

Non-bitter Stevia is available.

auntjudyg · 01-24-2004, 03:35 PM

Try different brands of Stevia. For some reasons, one may taste bitter to you but another might not (someone suggested it to me and I found one that is okay).

girlygirly · 01-25-2004, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by donsabi

Non-bitter Stevia is available.

What brand is it? I like stevia too but the after taste reminds me of aspartame!!!