Real Sugar vs Sugar Substitute

[Eressa76 19]

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?

[Fiddleman 4,376]

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.

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

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

[azheavensent 11]

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