Anyone have any advice for good sugar substitutes, especially for maple syrup and honey. Good stuff to sweeten up waffles and put in tea? What about that sevia stuff?
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Re: Good sugar substitutes
Tue, November 21, 2006 - 9:24 AMStevia works very well, in my opinion. It makes for ugly tea, but it's natural, sugar-free, and carb-free! I like it. -
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Re: Good sugar substitutes
Tue, November 21, 2006 - 11:04 AMIf you get good stevia, it works quite well- you only need a tiny bit. I get the Kal brand, and it comes with a tiny little scoop- this is exactly what I use in my tea. It isn't honey, but I have grown fond of it!
cheers! -
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Re: Good sugar substitutes
Tue, November 21, 2006 - 12:14 PMI have been using organic Maple Syrup for some time and find we like it best. -
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Re: Good sugar substitutes
Tue, November 21, 2006 - 1:13 PMyeah, but doesn't it still spike up blood sugar and create cravings for more sugar? -
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Re: Good sugar substitutes
Tue, November 21, 2006 - 6:37 PMIf you are trying to avoid sugar spikes, the stevia's good. I also use Splenda for the same reason. No sugar response, no insulin response. -
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Re: Good sugar substitutes
Sun, November 26, 2006 - 4:53 PMYes, maple syrup is still sugar. So is honey.
If you like, you can read my journey...
naturallysweet-meena.blogspot.com/
I have explored a lot, and have some good suggestions in there. -
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Re: Good sugar substitutes
Sun, November 26, 2006 - 5:12 PMNice blog. I'll be reading more of that. Very interesting observations about sugar, sugar subs, etc.
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