IF YOU USE SPLENDA

Dave198lbs

If you use Splenda sugar substitute how much daily? any concerns with it?

Dave198lbs

If you use Splenda sugar substitute how much daily? any concerns with it?

MrsTomy

About 1 tbs in my daily coffee. Sometimes more...but not that much. I haven't had any problems with splenda...i like it! :flowerforyou:

Wolfena

I use about 3 packets a day - no problems that I'm aware of. I try to keep my 'fake' sweeteners to a minimum, but haven't cut them out completely.

edit to add:
I use it in my huge cup of morning coffee.

Dave198lbs

sorry..I also wanted to ask..if you use it , HOW you use Splenda

3cats75006

I had been using Slenda regularly for 6 or 8 months. Started being extremely tired and sleepy all the time. Like taking naps on my lunch hour. Read an article in magazine that said it causes brain fog and fatigue in some people. Stopped it about a month ago and am fine now.

get_fit2009

sorry..I also wanted to ask..if you use it , HOW you use Splenda

I use it sparingly (like 1/2 packet a day) in my coffee if I can't get my hands on any good stevia. No problems, but I don't think ANY artificial sweeteners can really be good for you.

Dustdevil

I use it pretty regularly.

Coffee daily 2-3 teaspoons

Occasionally with my low sugar oatmeal

Strawberries - a must

I bake with it as well. Apple pie is wonderful with Splenda.
Cookies don't brown as well as with sugar - you have to spray pam on them toward the end of the baking to brown them if you want them pretty- otherwise they taste fine.

Doctor said if I'm having no side effects I'm good to go.

renae77

I use 3-9 packets depending on how much coffee I drink. I haven't had any problems with it and I love it!

Fitness_Chick

sorry..I also wanted to ask..if you use it , HOW you use Splenda

I use it sparingly (like 1/2 packet a day) in my coffee if I can't get my hands on any good stevia. No problems, but I don't think ANY artificial sweeteners can really be good for you.

I'm in agreement....Stevia is a much healthier alternative if I want to add some sweetness in my life:bigsmile: I don't think anything artifical can be that good for our bodies... :sick: :frown:

Simply My thoughts on the matter:flowerforyou:
FC

12by311

Splenda freaks me out.

SoupNazi

I use 3-9 packets depending on how much coffee I drink. I haven't had any problems with it and I love it!

Same here!:drinker:

Everything in moderation.

Thamber

I have used stevia for years but i forgot my packets and used splend a few times. I noteced I was very tired and joints ached so I stay away now.

DBranchaud

The only time I use splenda is when I bake...as a sugar sub and I don't bake much...other than that I like my tea black

Dave198lbs

thanks...I was using honey in my Oatmeal and then started seeing my sugar grams going high and looked for an alternative but even here, and on the web the reviews on the artificial sweeteners are mixed...here some love it, some get freaked by it, but I think the majority say stay with real...I suppose I could learn to like my oatmeal with just the cinnamon...but dang it is a tough duty..

thanks again

Dustdevil

Oatmeal is good with a pinch of nutmeg for a change of pace!

DBranchaud

I sometime put jam in my oatmeal...i've also heard of people on here putting PB

yellow_pepper

I mix a packet of Splenda into my unflavored high-protein yogurt in addition to green tea powder or cinnamon.

I started using Splenda almost 10 years ago, and use much less now than I used to - no more than 3 packets per day.

I've never had any problems. The body can respond badly to almost any substance, whether it is natural or not. Last time I checked, Heroin and Cocaine were "natural."

Fitness_Chick

I sometime put jam in my oatmeal...i've also heard of people on here putting PB

I was afraid at first...not having done it before... But I have to say adding in 1 T. of Cashew Butter really gives it a nice touch of protein and a yummy breakfast. :flowerforyou: I can see where jam would add a nice touch, I was going for protein with my oatmeal so I went the nutter butter route.

I just don't recall who shared that idea at some point but I really am grateful that others share their tips for the rest of us! What a great community we have here on MFP:drinker:

FC

KarateDave

Is it worth saving 20 calories in a tsp. of honey/agave nectar/maple syrup, to risk the chemical alternative?
I guess that's the question to ask ourselves.

I just saw a TV advertisement last night for Truvia .. a Stevia based sweetner.
Here's an article on the release

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/dec/17/business/chi-stevia-sweetener-fda-dec17

Fitness_Chick

Is it worth saving 20 calories in a tsp. of honey/agave nectar/maple syrup, to risk the chemical alternative?
I guess that's the question to ask ourselves.

I just saw a TV advertisement last night for Truvia .. a Stevia based sweetner.
Here's an article on the release

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/dec/17/business/chi-stevia-sweetener-fda-dec17

Thanks I've seen those commercials recently as well...I'll check out that website addy you shared this evening. Appreciate it Dave:happy:

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keiko

Oatmeal is good with a pinch of nutmeg for a change of pace!

Fresh ground nutmeg with blueberries and maybe a teaspoon of brown sugar! YUM!

songbyrdsweet

I use probably 4 tbsp per day.
People seem really concerned with Splenda's similarity to chlorine, but it's *not* chlorine. They are still very different. Besides, chlorine is used in the human body. It's converted to chloride and used to inhibit nerve impulses (on purpose, it's a good thing).

I am allergic to stevia. :sick:

dixiebutterfly5913

I use about 2-6 packets of Splenda with fiber everyday. I am not concerned about side effects. I believe that it is safe to use in moderation. I do have to wonder about 3cats mag. article though, because I have had trouble focusing here lately. It could also be low calorie intakes that causes the brain fog. I think it may be typical to have trouble focusing when you are dieting and cosuming less calories and stuff. Either way, I am not bothered enough by this to quit using splenda and I feel that the extra fiber is beneficial as well.

By the way, before Splenda ever came out and the other ones were supposedly carcinogenic I had a conversation with my college biology professor and he said that the lab rats were given what would be the equivilent to a human consuming a diesel truck-full load in a very short time span and then only some of the mice developed cancer.

Also, I don't know if everyone is aware of this, because I wasn't until I turned it in on my food diary (just to be sure) but splenda still has a few carbs in it even though it has no calories. That is kinda weird!

fitchick99

The only time I use splenda is when I bake...as a sugar sub and I don't bake much...other than that I like my tea black

Same here, I use the granulated splenda, it bakes exactly like sugar, and measures cup for cup like sugar, but without the huge amounts of calories, I just made really great chocolate chip cookies with it, and banana bread yesterday.

Leeci

I have used Splenda for about 5 years now and with no problems. I have never baked with it (I don't do much baking) but I do use it in iced tea (2-4 packets depending on size of iced tea), I sprinkle it on strawberries (any fruit that needs just a touch of sweetness added), sprinkle it on cereal, add it into any salad dressings that call for sugar, etc.

HOWEVER.....the Splenda in the packets tastes 100 times better than the Bulk splenda and it has a different texture. I detest the bulk....it leaves an after-taste, but the packets I find are delicious.

ANOTHER however.....I do think that it is NOT measurable spoon for spoon as the label states.....it takes LESS splenda than sugar - like if you make Kool-Aid, for one gallon of Kool-Aid it calls for 1 cup sugar - to replace with Spenda I use 1/2 to 3/4 cups Splenda instead as 1 cup makes it too sweet for my taste (also seems to depend on the flavor of the Kool-Aid - some flavors seem to need less Splenda that others...that's why I said 1/2 to 3/4 cups Splenda - like the Blue Raspberry Lemonade only needs 1/2 but the cherry seems to need 3/4).

Yes, my kids use the splenda too, and we have not experienced any side effects or anything else. Some people will tell you it's bad for you, but I just follow my own instincts. It's all in what your personal taste and thoughts are. I'm not worried about it, I prefer the taste over Stevia or Sweet N Low or any other "sweetener", and I will continue using it.

smalltownsquarepeg

My nine year old daughter is diabetic, so we really don't have much of a choice other than using some artificial sweeteners. When we first found out (five years ago) we tried to just limit sugar and carbs because I, too, wanted to steer clear of artificials. What kind of a life is that for a kid? Birthday treat at school? No. Bubble gum? No. Fruit juice? No. Pop? No. I find, now, that relying on products that are sweetened with Splenda really make her life more normal and my life easier. She's an awesome kid, gets great grades and I've never had a complaint from a teacher that she's foggy or unfocused.

Just another 2¢ for ya!

yellow_pepper

By the way, before Splenda ever came out and the other ones were supposedly carcinogenic I had a conversation with my college biology professor and he said that the lab rats were given what would be the equivilent to a human consuming a diesel truck-full load in a very short time span and then only some of the mice developed cancer.

Also, I don't know if everyone is aware of this, because I wasn't until I turned it in on my food diary (just to be sure) but splenda still has a few carbs in it even though it has no calories. That is kinda weird!

Right... My Organic Chemistry professor discussed the Sweet 'n Low studies... The rats basically lived in vats of saccharin. Not only did they eat it, but they also inhaled it. Extending the results of that study to humans is ridiculous.

Each packet of Splenda actually has 4 calories. But because that's less than 5, the regulators let them say zero on the box. Sneaky, huh?

And to others' points about Truvia and other "natural" sweeteners, one of them, erythritol is a sugar alcohol much like sorbitol,maltitol, mannitol, etc. Some of us - e.g. myself - have major intestinal sensitivities to sugar alcohols! I'd rather eat nutrasweet or splenda any day than even a single stick of sorbitol-sweetened gum! The whole backlash against aspartame has harmed a lot of us. And those of you complaining about gas, it might not just be the fiber - check what you eat for sugar alchohols!