Wondering about Stevia....

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  • joy31021
    joy31021 Posts: 216
    I like liquid stevia- just a few drops in lemonade- no dissolving issue
  • kajin1
    kajin1 Posts: 9
    Wow, thanks for all of the replies. I can't have sugar for heath reasons, and I want to wean myself off of the Splenda. I think I will try the Stevia in the Raw and see how that goes. I just can't do the plain greek yogurt without some kind of sweetner... I am going to try adding just plain fruit jam with out added sugar to see if that will work. The more natural I can go the better.

    Thanks again!
  • B_Running
    B_Running Posts: 158
    I have a stevia plant in my greenhouse :) Definitely natural! This is my first summer experimenting with the plant, but I think all I have to do is dry the leaves and grind it. I plucked a leaf and put it in my mouth once and it was an explosion of sweetness. Very cool plant!

    Where can you buy stevia plants?
  • CATHYGAYM
    CATHYGAYM Posts: 31 Member
    It's a plant you can find in a garden centre, you can pick the leaves and eat them fresh or dry them and use them as others have suggested. I use the small pkgs of Stevia, it is much sweeter then other sweetners as I find I can get up to 4 coffees or teas from 1 pkg. It takes a bit of getting use to though as I find it has a little bit of a bitter taste also. Sounds contradictory - bitter and sweet , but that's been my experience with it. I use it only and no other sugar subsitutes.
  • Ninalicious
    Ninalicious Posts: 3 Member
    I just bought some stevia.. It had extra chemicals in it (maltodextrin, Talin MD90..????). Tasted HORRIBLE and stayed on my tongue forever. I will have to seek out the natural version of it in the hopes of a better taste.

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