What's Your Sweetener Choice?

snookeroo
snookeroo Posts: 2,061 Member
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
In light of the introduction of stevia to the supermarket shevles, I thought I'd take a survey:

What Is Your Sweetener Choice:

Sweet-n-Low
Slenda
Equal
NutraSweet
Purevia
Truvia
Stevia Extract In The Raw
Xylitol

or good old fashion sugar?
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  • jquintinjr
    jquintinjr Posts: 191
    splenda...its free by the handful from dunkin donuts
  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
    I've tried everything on that list except Xylitol and Purevia. I can only use Sweet N Low or plain sugar or honey. The others either do weird things to me or have an aftertaste. I've not tried Agave nectar but I've heard it's pretty good.
  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
    splenda...its free by the handful from dunkin donuts
    HAHA, I always seem to pick up too many little pink packets from whatever restaurant I am in, as well.
  • valerie521
    valerie521 Posts: 140 Member
    I love stevia, although I buy my stevia from whole foods (not in the raw). I Love it and I used to be a diehard splenda
    fan. I think that stevia has helped reduce my sugar cravings. I add the vanilla flavored stevia to my McCanns oatmeal
    for some flavor. YUM-O
  • ♥seoid♥
    ♥seoid♥ Posts: 476
    splenda
  • StarryEyedGirl
    StarryEyedGirl Posts: 585
    Truvia
  • lalawitheca
    lalawitheca Posts: 21
    Truvia is my number one choice, but I do like Splenda and Stevia in the raw. I can't seem to find Truvia anywhere, but in the store when I buy it myself. I wish more restaurants had it available. :grumble:
  • megamom
    megamom Posts: 920 Member
    Whey low white and gold. I want my sugar to taste like sugar.
  • gnme4243
    gnme4243 Posts: 120
    Raw Honey
    Organic Agave
    Whey-Low
  • learning2bfit
    learning2bfit Posts: 61 Member
    splenda or brown sugar
  • kfsooner
    kfsooner Posts: 40
    Stevia...from Whole Foods like Valerie. I also used agave nectar in baking and cooking, along with honey and maple syrup.
  • aisha11188
    aisha11188 Posts: 43
    I use Sweetex which is the main sweetner in the UK.
  • luv2run4fun
    luv2run4fun Posts: 92
    :wink: Truvia--which is, in fact, made from the Stevia plant!!!
  • StarryEyedGirl
    StarryEyedGirl Posts: 585
    Raw Honey
    Organic Agave
    Whey-Low

    never heard of Whey-Low.... no calorie?
  • TalonaCat
    TalonaCat Posts: 241
    Honey for me!
  • runlee
    runlee Posts: 2
    Splenda taste best to me , but I'll use them all. Sugar being my last resort
  • mehapp
    mehapp Posts: 132
    Truvia is by far the best I've tried. :love:
  • astrosnider
    astrosnider Posts: 151 Member
    Splenda. To me all of the other sugar substitutes have an off taste.
  • jmathews
    jmathews Posts: 196
    Splenda, tastes like the real deal to me!
  • VictorianJade
    VictorianJade Posts: 705 Member
    depends on what it's for.

    Splenda for baking or for over berries, but sugar or honey for tea or coffee.
  • Oberwerrnerin
    Oberwerrnerin Posts: 5
    I tried stevia, because I wanted something natural. Their is so much conflicting information about artificial sweetner our there, that's why I wanted to give stevia a try. Could not get used to the taste! I found sun crystals, a pretty new protuct in the grocery store and it tastes much better. Sun cyrstal is made from stevia and mixed with sugar and has 5 calories. I can life with that!
    Elke
  • rseit29
    rseit29 Posts: 6 Member
    This is kind of funny how I know all this. My husband and I own an Ice cream shop (part of the reason I joined the site), so I have used almost every single one of the sweeteners for our Sugar-Free, Lactose-Intolerant, Gluten Free, and Diabetic options of Ice cream. This is how it breaks down. I use Agave and Slpenda for my diabetics who come in. The important thing about Agave is you have to pick the right one, it needs to be ceritfied by the Diabetic Assocation. The only one that is certified is the Volcanic Nectar Agave. The Agave is also great for people who have gluten allergies. Other Brands of Agave have fillers like corn syrup in them. I use Truvia for my glocuse intolerant customers. While the Stevia plant has not been certified as safe for diabetics (the reason for this is it is an herb, and herbs are not usually regulated by the FDA) I have some customers who swear by it and are diabetics. Sweet and low leaves a funny after taste along with some of the others you have mentioned. And as far as honey, it really spikes your blood sugar, just as if you were to eat regular sugar. So if I have to use a sweetener, I use either Agave (Volcanic Nectar Only), Splenda, Truvia, or Sugar. I really like to cook with Agave because it is 4 times sweeter than sugar, so instead of using a cup of sugar I only use 1/4 of a cup of agave. I hope this information helps. Good luck everyone!!!
  • megamom
    megamom Posts: 920 Member
    Raw Honey
    Organic Agave
    Whey-Low

    never heard of Whey-Low.... no calorie?

    It's a natural sweetener and really does tastes just like sugar. 5 calories a tsp.
  • smae1980
    smae1980 Posts: 794 Member
    Honey or sugar. I try to avoid chemicals. Glad to see so many people are for Stevia, which isn't chemical, but herbal
  • jmarie9
    jmarie9 Posts: 108
    my friends make fun of me because if anything has fake sugar in it, i can taste it... and i don't know how people can stand the taste! sweet and low is the worst with splenda a close second.

    REAL sugar or Honey is the way to go for me.
  • katie30
    katie30 Posts: 55
    Splenda if I am making something like kool-aid, iced tea, parfaits, etc.

    Other than that Sun Crystals are wonderful. The combination of Stevia and Natural sugar removes that slightly bitter after taste that is common to just Stevia.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    Raw stevia. Took some time getting used to it but I feel better not adding a chemical to my tea or coffee. I bought organic coffee/tea for a reason!! lol
  • jdayl
    jdayl Posts: 25 Member
    Agave syrup or cactus (agave) honey powder
  • Jax67
    Jax67 Posts: 323 Member
    Sweetex - i'm in the UK :happy:
  • JeniF1979
    JeniF1979 Posts: 18
    I am allergic to artificial sweeteners, all of them. I find that it is better to use real sugar in moderation than it is to use artificial sugar. Artificial sugars can actually INCREASE your cravings for more sweets.
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