Splenda Sabotage

pianoman959

Like many, I tend to think of Splenda as a 0 calorie sweetener and it is reported as such in the My Fitness database. The issue is that Splenda does contain calories and they do add up. Assume one uses 10 packets of Splenda a day in various forms. That is over 30 calories a day.

Because a Splenda serving contains less than 5 calories, Splenda can report that it contains 0 calories when in fact the typical yellow package serving contains 3.36 calories. See the following Wikipedia link for more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenda#Energy_.28caloric.29_content.

Frankly, I'm fed up with the games that the FDA allows companies to play in reporting calorie and other contents. They are sabotaging us and contributing to weight gain in America.

PeachyCarol

30 calories a day is contributing to weight gain in America?

PeachyCarol

For the record, there is an entry in the data base that has calories for Splenda. I use it and log my Splenda intake. If your feels are so deep and meaningful about it, it's there for you to use.

Sued0nim

the calories in 0 calorie diet soda are going to rock your world

williams969

I don't count my daily 2-4 packets of Splenda, 2-3 pieces of sugar free gum, 1-2 cans of diet cola, nor some of my medications (which have calories in the inactive ingredients). All of that is probably about 50+ calories daily not logged. Looking at my weight loss graph--Nope. Not a problem.

prattiger65

This is clearly a troll post

Of_Monsters_and_Meat

You are looking a little red there comrade.

Liftng4Lis

If you swallow toothpaste, does it have calories?

killerqueen21

lol no.

queenliz99

Black coffee has calories too, don't forget that.

wootrition

MscGray

I hope that I never get quite this serious about calorie counting. It seems like it may be a miserable existence. But now that you know what you know...you can make adjustments, but I don't think that 30 calories is derailing ones weight loss...umm...good luck!

stuffinmuffin

To be fair, there are some discrepancies with the FDA. Here in Europe no product can say it's 0 calories unless it's water. Hence Diet Coke, Coke Zero etc all say they contain 1 calorie.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

Gasp! Well that explains why I don't lose weight... I log my food to the gram (assuming that is available in the database), but I had no idea that I am consuming thousands of calories of Splenda. Arghh!! *sarcasm*

OK, Now to be serious... sucralose has no calories. None. Zero. Zilch. Here's why: In order to have calories, a substance must be capable of actually being metabolized by the body. So even though sucralose is created from sugar (they change the molecular structure), it has no calories because it passes through.

Here's the catch: If you are using a tabletop sweetener (as compared to foods pre-made with Splenda such as some diet soda), there are added ingredients for texture and volume. Those calories are usually less than 1 per serving, so don't start blaming weight gain on Splenda just yet.

FatMoojor

But they are putting fluoride in the water, it's the fluoride that's making me fat. Not McDonalds, but fluoride.

a_stronger_me13

sijomial

Passing that law making consumption of Splenda compulsory was an infringement of human rights. Sabotage!

Hollywood_Porky

If you just ate real dark chocolate, there would no debate over anything!

JenAndSome

If 30 calories a day is sabotage, you may need to rethink the rest of your life.

KarenJanine

Oh noes! How dare the FDA allow companies to follow the rules that it writes.

You're gonna feel really let down when you learn that the FDA allows up to a 20% margin of error on all nutritional label information.

zyxst

Yes, it's the FDA's fault you're fat, definitely not yours. Personal responsibility, do you have it?