giving up artificial sweeteners, tips

dbhDeb

any good tips? Other than just bite the bullet and do it.
Thanks! I use in my morning coffee

L1zardQueen

Why are you giving them up?

Alimacbean

I use Stevia instead of the others. As of yet, it seems to be the safest and it doesn't have the terrible aftertaste of aspartame.

L1zardQueen

I like Splenda better than Stevia. Stevia tastes vile to me!

seska422

I use small amounts of sugar. I started with larger amounts and worked my way downward over time. The less sugar you eat, the less you need for things to taste sweet.

I like Sugar in the Raw in packets.

SteamPug

seska422 wrote: »

I use small amounts of sugar. I started with larger amounts and worked my way downward over time. The less sugar you eat, the less you need for things to taste sweet.

I like Sugar in the Raw in packets.

I’d second this approach. I no longer have any sugar in coffee and if I try my friends drinks they now taste unbearably sweet even with just one teaspoon. I can’t believe I used to have four..

dbhDeb

I have problems glucose impairment and it is recommended to not use or keep to minimum

Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »

Why are you giving them up?

I have problems glucose impairment and it is recommended to not use or keep to minimum.

dbhDeb

Alimacbean wrote: »

I use Stevia instead of the others. As of yet, it seems to be the safest and it doesn't have the terrible aftertaste of aspartame.

I have tried every form of stevia and I just don't care for it

L1zardQueen

Glucose impairment?

mph323

Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »

I like Splenda better than Stevia. Stevia tastes vile to me!

Same here. Monkfruit tastes nasty to me too.

bbell1985

I put 2 sugar in the raw packets in my coffee. When I'm really cutting hard I use steamed skim milk and pretend it tastes really sweet. It does taste sweeter when it's steamed though.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

I quit soda using cold green tea with lemon and honey, honey is a great sub for your coffee

Maxxitt

I quit products with artificial sweeteners years ago. Now they taste nasty making avoiding them not hard at all. So I guess my advice would be just go cold turkey. I mostly drink my coffee black, but when I decide I want to soften it up a bit, I found that lactose-free milk is good - it tastes much sweeter than regular milk because they add the enzyme that lactose-intolerant people don't produce, but there is no increase in the carb content of the milk.

jgnatca

Do you also have to avoid sugar because of your glucose impairment?

If so, drink the coffee or tea black.

lamariana2

i put warm skim milk, a little vanilla and cinnamon.

kimny72

Honestly I think tapering down is the easiest way, that's how I got myself down to drinking my coffee with no sweetener and a little milk.

I have no idea what glucose impairment is, and what that has to do with artificial sweeteners. I get my RDA of artificial sweetener in my daily Coke Zero , but I could never stand any artificial sweeteners in coffee and didn't want to waste calories on adding sugar so I just dialed it back little by little.

paperpudding

Glucose impairment sounds another way of wording impaired glucose tolerance to me, ie pre diabetic or borderline diabetic - these patients are at risk of developing type 2 diabestes so are advised to lose weight and reduce sugar intake to delay or prevent this happening.

No need to avoid artificial sweeteners though, any more than diabetics need to.

ronjsteele1

Xylitol is a good option. I can’t stand stevia but xylitol in my coffee is a 1:1 exchange and does not give me a nasty after taste.

LivingtheLeanDream

If you are eating at the same time as drinking then you won't notice if you leave out the sweetener.

purplefizzy

I use this:
MonkSweet Plus - 5 lb bag - Monk Fruit, Stevia & Erythritol Blend NonGMO Low Carb Sweetener https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B8CDFM8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_T4ONAb6NMRSGT

It’s a blend and I’m not Erythritol-sensitive.
(Some people can not tolerate any ‘alcohols’)

Some people notice a mild mint/cool taste to excessive amounts.
I only notice if I literally lick it off my fingers.
Then it’s vile and strange, like any alternative sweetener.
(But I feel the same way about many things I like as ingredients but wouldn’t dine on solo. )

Steff46

I didn't like the taste of artificial sugar in my coffee so I used real sugar with some half n' half. Then I slowly stopped putting sugar in my coffee. It took me a few months but now I'm only using a splash of half n' half. Hope to eventually get to where I can drink it black. I did that method with sweet tea and now I can't handle sweet tea. Wishing you luck!