Artificial Sweeteners?

[peteyrulz 82]

Agave nectar is a great idea! I have some in my pantry; I use it when I make salmon. Tmrw I'm going to try it in my coffee. I bet it's great in tea, too.

Edited January 27, 2015 by peteyrulz

[RedSalamander 148]

Agave nectar is a great idea! I have some in my pantry; I use it when I make salmon. Tmrw I'm going to try it in my coffee. I bet it's great in tea, too.

It's amazing in coffee and tea! It lends this richness of flavor...yum.

[Chele Martines 1]

Hi,

I have been reading all of your posts and worrying about my use of artificial sweeteners (I like sugar free candy in particular). I have never heard of Agave nectar but I am certainly going to look into it. Can it be used in baking or is it small quantity sweetener only?

Thanks,

Chele

[Chele Martines 1]

Hi again!

After I posted I did a quick search and the first thin I came across was not so positive. I know everything has its pros and cons but I am curious if those of you more familiar with Agave nectar can help me make sense of this article.

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401166/Whats-Wrong-with-Agave-Nectar.html

The author suggested maple Syrup and then he mentioned pure glucose syrup.

Thanks,

Chele

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I'm not far enough out from the surgery to quit the fake-sugar yet, but I asked my NUT point-blank when I was still pre-op if she ate any of that crap. She said "nope". I plan to go back to whole foods and regular sweeteners for the majority of things when I'm further out. Agave nectar is my coffee-sweetener of choice.

Agave isn't fake. Just make sure you're buying the real thing. One of things I did was look begin to teach myself Portion Control. I wanted to eat as normally as possible. Otherwise it would feel like just another diet to me and I'm done with diets.Raw honey is my sweetener of choice but I don't drink coffee or tea daily and I don't eat a lot of sugar added foods. A tbsp of honey doesn't drastically change my numbers. Yesterday I had 929 calories 57carbs 47fat 75protein 1,127sodium 26sugar. Those are numbers I can live with. More importantly I can lose weight with those numbers.

Hi,

I have been reading all of your posts and worrying about my use of artificial sweeteners (I like sugar free candy in particular). I have never heard of Agave nectar but I am certainly going to look into it. Can it be used in baking or is it small quantity sweetener only?

Thanks,

Chele

Some people like it, some don't. I personally find agave too sweet for my taste so I rarely use it.

[Trillium 50]

Just a plug for Bai5 drinks, which are only five calories and naturally sweetened. I love them. My kids to as well, and now I have to hide them in my bedroom!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Unfortunately it contains stevia which while natural triggers my allergies

[kyrickchick64 468]

I had some of the Bai drinks when I was visiting in Ny a couple weeks ago. I really liked them.I haven't seen them in Kentucky yet. :/