Eressa76 19 Posted March 31, 2013 Hey y'all!!!! So I purchased some cook books and lots of them call to replace sugar with sugar substitute. So Houston we have a problem! I don't like ANY sugar substitute I've tried and I've read a study that sugar substitutes make you hungry and are potentially a link to some cancers. Any one still use regular sugar if not what are some alternatives you do use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiddleman 4,376 Posted March 31, 2013 Hey y'all!!!! So I purchased some cook books and lots of them call to replace sugar with sugar substitute. So Houston we have a problem! I don't like ANY sugar substitute I've tried and I've read a study that sugar substitutes make you hungry and are potentially a link to some cancers. Any one still use regular sugar if not what are some alternatives you do use? Maybe you are right about the hunger thing and artificial sweeteners... I use mostly Splenda to sweeten my coffee. Will have regular sugar in certain things, but try and minimize it. For example, my Protein bars have 2 g sugar for the real chocolate they are dipped in ( nu go slim bars). I have also tried Stevia with success. It tastes better than Splenda, but a little harder to find and costs little more. One thing about Stevia that I can appreciate is It is twice as efficient as Splenda. Only 1/2 amount is needed for coffee when compared to Splenda. Also there are some articles that say Splenda is made in a lab where Stevia is natural. Not sure if the stories that Splenda originally was derived from rat poison R&D are true or just marketing hype by anti-Splenda agenda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms.AntiBand 2,984 Posted March 31, 2013 I buy my stevia in a huge bag at Walmart. It's worth in in my opinion. Refined sugar or artificial sweetner isn't good at all 1 Fiddleman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azheavensent 11 Posted March 31, 2013 I use liquid Splenda the chemicals in Splenda are used to make it into a dry form that also has hidden carbs the liquid tastes better and it comes in a tiny bottle I can take with me. I have also heard of a sweetener called whey low I'm thinking about trying it guarantees you will like the taste Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
