diet soda is HORRIBLE

mynameisnutz

You can get it in powder and in liquid in a glycerin base. The liquid glycerin base stevia I bought had a slight bitter after taste but the powdered one was great. There has also been some reported problems with stevia especially for men's reproduction. I think this is with the processed form of it not the plant itself. It's been so long since I've read up on it by I found this article if anyone is interested. http://www.cspinet.org/nah/4_00/stevia.html
Agave is very low on the glycemic index and I love honey too.
I think moderation and waying out options is important. I love Fresca but I try to keep it down to a few times a week instead of everyday. I can't drink coffee which I adore.

The name of the toxicologist quoted in this internet article is Dr. Huxtable. I smell another govt. conspiracy here, backed by the powerful Jello pudding pop lobby.

nlsalvatore

I will check this out later - thanks.

4jenniferk

If you never drink a diet soda, you are still gonna die :laugh:

PAHA. True Story. Diet Dr. Pepper addict, right here! I try to limit it; the key is everything in moderation!

I'm an addict as well! Diet Dr. Pepper and me go back a ways! You can't take that last thing from me. I won't let you.

windybaer

I drink diet soda every day, but it;s not "cola".
It's tonic water with quinine, and it's a good sustitute.

cupajoe

Sometimes a diet soda gets me through a sweet craving without using up my oh so valuable daily calories. I shall continue to partake and enjoy.

My thoughts exactly. I have never been a big soda drinker because it gives me a gut ache...but would drink fountain sodas while eating out because I like it better and since it's kinda watered down, it doesn't hurt my stomach as much. Now that I have been watching my weight I find that I actually drink MORE diet soda than I did before. When I am craving something bad like a candy bar, I find that a diet soda is often just "bad" enough that I will skip on the Snickers:) I don't think that I drink it often enough for it to be considered a problem.

zonah

You can get it in powder and in liquid in a glycerin base. The liquid glycerin base stevia I bought had a slight bitter after taste but the powdered one was great. There has also been some reported problems with stevia especially for men's reproduction. I think this is with the processed form of it not the plant itself. It's been so long since I've read up on it by I found this article if anyone is interested. http://www.cspinet.org/nah/4_00/stevia.html
Agave is very low on the glycemic index and I love honey too.
I think moderation and waying out options is important. I love Fresca but I try to keep it down to a few times a week instead of everyday. I can't drink coffee which I adore.

Thank you for the link! I know Truvia is a Stevia derivative, but we have a little Stevia plant at home and I was trying to see if I can cultivate it into anything

As for the men's reproduction thing, ehhh... me and my husband don't want babies anyway, works for me

I've tasted dry stevia leaves and they are surprisingly sweet. I think you could dry the leaves. They would be great in tea.

kelleypf

this is the best thing i have read all week. its like a train wreck that i cant take my eyes off, except without the burning death of an actual trainwreck. so thank you, person who posted this, from the bottom of my heart. you have made my crappy thursday so much better.