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lithezebra wrote: »lithezebra wrote: »
I hate Stevia. I bought a whole bunch and now I don't know what to do with it.... argh!
Monk fruit is wonderful.
Dan
Perfect! I hate Stevia too. Is there a brand of monk fruit that you recommend, @DittoDan ?
Its Monkfruit in the Raw
Dan the Man from Michigan
Thank you @DittoDan ! I think they have this at my local store.0 -
I have yet to find a sweetener I like. I have some erythritol and Swerve in my pantry, but I have yet to try them. To be honest, I am a little wary to try them since I have had so little luck with other sweeteners.0
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Monk Fruit In The Raw is ok if you like lots of Maltodextrin.0
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Monk Fruit In The Raw is ok if you like lots of Maltodextrin.
I'm sorry, but your definition of "lots" strikes me as funny. :laugh:
.8 grams of any carb ~ is not anything to get worried about.
Now if it was 10 grams, then you could have a small concern.
But the whole weight of the packet is .8. It doesn't state how much
of it is dextrose, I doubt its very much, because part of the.8 grams
has to be the sweetener itself.
And to further negate this "lots", sometimes I only use half a packet.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
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Hey Dan, have you ever used the monk fruit as a sweetener in cooking? I just bought a package of organic monk fruit sweetener to facilitate some low carb/low glycemic impact baking I am experimenting with and I can't find much first hand knowledge of using monk fruit.
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Hey Dan, have you ever used the monk fruit as a sweetener in cooking? I just bought a package of organic monk fruit sweetener to facilitate some low carb/low glycemic impact baking I am experimenting with and I can't find much first hand knowledge of using monk fruit.
Not really. I haven't found a good keto bread replacement recipe that is baked. I have tried many of the simple bread replacement recipes, but they all didn't taste that good to me. Any of them where there's a lot of egg in it, just tastes like scrambled eggs to me. The other nuts flours just don't work for me. Not only do they not taste like flour, but their calorie count is humongous.
I suspect you could bake with it, because that's how sweetener replacements are used.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting /
E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
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Monk Fruit In The Raw is ok if you like lots of Maltodextrin.
I'm sorry, but your definition of "lots" strikes me as funny. :laugh:
.8 grams of any carb ~ is not anything to get worried about.
Now if it was 10 grams, then you could have a small concern.
But the whole weight of the packet is .8. It doesn't state how much
of it is dextrose, I doubt its very much, because part of the.8 grams
has to be the sweetener itself.
And to further negate this "lots", sometimes I only use half a packet.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
I think I'm ok with the dextrose in it because like @DittoDan said, it's about how much you really use it. Since I am on a mission to reduce and hopefully eliminate artificial sweeteners in general, I only use 1/3 of a packet in a whole 10oz of tea or coffee. I don't really do low carb desserts so I'm not eating a bunch of sweetener that way either.
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Monk Fruit In The Raw is ok if you like lots of Maltodextrin.
I'm sorry, but your definition of "lots" strikes me as funny. :laugh:
.8 grams of any carb ~ is not anything to get worried about.
Now if it was 10 grams, then you could have a small concern.
But the whole weight of the packet is .8. It doesn't state how much
of it is dextrose, I doubt its very much, because part of the.8 grams
has to be the sweetener itself.
And to further negate this "lots", sometimes I only use half a packet.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
Dan, I just said lots because Dextrose is the first ingredient listed so there is more Dextrose in each packet or box than Monk Fruit. In the Raw products pull the same garbage with their Stevia in the Raw more Dextrose than Stevia, so the name of the product should be Dextrose with some Stevia. The name is my problem with it, In the raw to me means the product whatever it is, is unadulterated with other things good or bad.0 -
Hey Dan, have you ever used the monk fruit as a sweetener in cooking? I just bought a package of organic monk fruit sweetener to facilitate some low carb/low glycemic impact baking I am experimenting with and I can't find much first hand knowledge of using monk fruit.
I found this online, if you click the details section it gives some tips on using it for baking
In The Raw Monk Fruit Sweetener -- 4.8 oz https://www.vitacost.com/in-the-raw-monk-fruit-sweetener-4-8-oz-10 -
Natural Mate Stevia/Erythritol blend. Makes amazing baked goods. I'd love to try Xylitol but it is poisonous to dogs and mine counter surfs way too much.
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Monk Fruit In The Raw is ok if you like lots of Maltodextrin.
I'm sorry, but your definition of "lots" strikes me as funny. :laugh:
.8 grams of any carb ~ is not anything to get worried about.
Now if it was 10 grams, then you could have a small concern.
But the whole weight of the packet is .8. It doesn't state how much
of it is dextrose, I doubt its very much, because part of the.8 grams
has to be the sweetener itself.
And to further negate this "lots", sometimes I only use half a packet.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
Dan, I just said lots because Dextrose is the first ingredient listed so there is more Dextrose in each packet or box than Monk Fruit. In the Raw products pull the same garbage with their Stevia in the Raw more Dextrose than Stevia, so the name of the product should be Dextrose with some Stevia. The name is my problem with it, In the raw to me means the product whatever it is, is unadulterated with other things good or bad.
That's a very good point and I don't like that the ingredients compared to product pitch are misleading either.
I am generally against any of the dry forms of sweeteners for exactly that reason. I do think I will keep monk fruit around though since I use so very little of it.
I'm trying to get myself psyched up enough to do a cold turkey quit on artificial sweeteners. I did it with sugar but I'm finding it more difficult to just stop using them completely now. I have done really well on the "weaning off" though...
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I think the dextrose is to bulk out the monk fruit powder, because monk fruit is a lot sweeter than sugar. There are other brands of monk fruit that are blended with erythritol or with inulin, both are which are nearly free of carbs.Monk Fruit In The Raw is ok if you like lots of Maltodextrin.
I'm sorry, but your definition of "lots" strikes me as funny. :laugh:
.8 grams of any carb ~ is not anything to get worried about.
Now if it was 10 grams, then you could have a small concern.
But the whole weight of the packet is .8. It doesn't state how much
of it is dextrose, I doubt its very much, because part of the.8 grams
has to be the sweetener itself.
And to further negate this "lots", sometimes I only use half a packet.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
Dan, I just said lots because Dextrose is the first ingredient listed so there is more Dextrose in each packet or box than Monk Fruit. In the Raw products pull the same garbage with their Stevia in the Raw more Dextrose than Stevia, so the name of the product should be Dextrose with some Stevia. The name is my problem with it, In the raw to me means the product whatever it is, is unadulterated with other things good or bad.0 -
auntstephie321 wrote: »Hey Dan, have you ever used the monk fruit as a sweetener in cooking? I just bought a package of organic monk fruit sweetener to facilitate some low carb/low glycemic impact baking I am experimenting with and I can't find much first hand knowledge of using monk fruit.
I found this online, if you click the details section it gives some tips on using it for baking
In The Raw Monk Fruit Sweetener -- 4.8 oz https://www.vitacost.com/in-the-raw-monk-fruit-sweetener-4-8-oz-1
Thank you!0
