blue agave

seniorfaye

I have always wanted to use the agave when I would see it at walmart, but it was pretty expensive and I didn't know if I would like it. Today I went to a salvage grocery store and I found Wholesome organic blue agave for 1.49. I bought 2 bottles since it seemed to be such a good deal. When I went on amazon and read reviews I wondered if I had made the wrong decision. A lot of people had very negative reviews of it. I had always thought it was suppose to be good for you. any of you folks tried it and have an opinion??

twooliver

It's a natural sweetener...which means it comes with calories. What I did notice when using it, was that I didn't have an insulin reaction like I do with sugars...

Now I use Stevia products...

seniorfaye

Tammy, I also use stevia. The last I bought was at the natural food store and I really like it. Has no after taste

Chickabittie

I like agave syrup in my coffee or oatmeal. It is a nice "clean" sweetener and seems to have a low glycemic index. Enjoy it!

skinnypigeon

I am a big fan of agave...I like to combine stevia and the agave...by using both I think it gives you sweetness without tasting artificial, which I find with stevia only. I use it everyday in my almond milkshakes!

seniorfaye

Thanks I'm anxious to try it in the morning in my coffee and oatmeal. Those 2 things are the main things I need the sweetener for...

monkeydharma

Agave is touted as a low-glycemic sweetener that is 'natural' and 'healthy'. If you compare it to basic sugar, perhaps that's so. But there are various downsides depending on your needs healthwise.

- users of it claim that is is 'low-glycemic' (meaning the body doesn't respond to it like sugar) but there is an increasing number of studies that dispute that;

- unless you are buying 'raw' agave nectar, it is most likely processed in a manner that is VERY similar to high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

Is has a pleasant taste, is sweeter than honey (so you can use less for the same amount of 'sweetness') and doesn't have the crystallizing problems that honey has. But if you are avoiding HFCS or sugar, agave nectar really isn't a substitute. In my opinion, you're better off not using sweeteners at all.

seniorfaye

I just tried it in my coffee and didn't care for it at all. I'm going to try to use the rest of this bottle and take the other one back. 1 T. is 60 calories. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought this.

Chickabittie

I just tried it in my coffee and didn't care for it at all. I'm going to try to use the rest of this bottle and take the other one back. 1 T. is 60 calories. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought this.

Ha ha! Sorry you didn't like it! Keep trying new things, though!