Is a little bit of sucralose ok?

dengarrett
dengarrett Posts: 367 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
The only thing I eat or drink now that has artificial sweetener is my coffee creamer. In fact, the only things I drink now are two cups of coffee in the morning with sugar free coffee mate (which contians sucralose) and water the rest of the day. Is that little amount ok?

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  • givprayz
    givprayz Posts: 328 Member
    I wrote a blog about artificial sweeteners, if you care. There are people who will tell you they are deadly, but seriously, a little artificial, or non-nutritive sweetener is not dangerous. As with all things, moderation is best.
  • dengarrett
    dengarrett Posts: 367 Member
    I wrote a blog about artificial sweeteners, if you care. There are people who will tell you they are deadly, but seriously, a little artificial, or non-nutritive sweetener is not dangerous. As with all things, moderation is best.
    Thanks - I will look for your blog.
  • ishtar163
    ishtar163 Posts: 25 Member
    I try to eliminate everything processed from my diet (especially white flour and sugar). However, I do let myself have up to 3 packets worth of sucralose (Splenda) each day. My reasoning is that I use much less than I would for an equal sweetening power of sugar. I definitely document it, though, as it contains small amounts of both calories and carbs, and can add up on you if you don't pay close attention. I only really use it in coffee, myself, so I really don't think it will derail your plans in such small increments.
  • dengarrett
    dengarrett Posts: 367 Member
    Thanks - we are doing the same regarding processed foods. I posted this under both sucralose and splenda and expected to get bombarded with "any amount is bad". Was glad for the reinforcement of what I thought - this little bit won't hurt.
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