Stevia? Do or Don't

Love it! I bought little tablets. Each one is equal to a heaped teaspoon of sugar. I keep the container in my purse and use it when I get a coffee when out at the shops. half tab and coffee or tea is perfect. No headaches for me!

i liked it, i just got the little packets and would put them in my lucnh pack for work. it didnt taste as chemically to me like the others seem to.

Definitely DO! There are different brands like truvia, purevia, suncrystals (which is a mixture with sugar), sweetleaf, etc. Keep trying brands til you find one that suits you. Just go easy on sprinkling it on... too much tastes AWFUL... you gotta find the right balance.

Like "regular" sugar is the crystallized solids of the sugar cane plant, stevia is the crystallized solids of the stevia leaf.

It has a very slight cooling sensation, too. I can honestly say I love it MUCH MORE than sugar. Truvia =

Love It!!! I buy the clear stevia (white bottle) at Fred Meyers, I think it is around $10, but it will last you a long time!!!! I am telling you , it is awesome!!!!!! :happy:

a friend and co-worker swears by it. She is a cancer survivor and reads a lot to improve her health. I have used it in my hot tea and I do not notice any difference. Now this person also believes drinking cold water will harder your artieries so take this advice with a grain of salt. Taste wise it is comparable! No headache or adverse reactions what so ever

I used suncrystals at first it helps with the transition from sugar or other artificial sweetners to stevia as it is an aquired taste only at first. I now use stevia in the raw, which I enjoy in my coffee or chai tea and oatmeal, other than that I dont have much use for sweeteners in general. Since using it I cant use anything else, I like it too much. It doesnt effect my blood sugars and I dont have any after effect like with the artifical ones, equal would give me headaches and instant bowel trouble. splenda would make my tongue and throat burn like it was scalded with a hot beverage but wasnt. So glad I found stevia or I would have to learn to drink my coffee black lol.

I love it! Target (if you have one in your area) carries a generic to Truvia (which is Stevia, just a brand name) that is much cheaper.

I have tried a couple different ones: Truvia, PureVia, and Stevia in the Raw. Personally, all of them had a very strange taste to me. I usually just stick to Splenda to get away from the Aspartame. I would say try a couple, buy small containers of each (got a really big bag of the "Stevia in the Raw that has been taking up cabinet real estate for some time now).

Stevia in the raw....hate it, it's bitter. I'll stick with natural raw honey. :-)

from the link I posted on the Truvia / Purevia thing they mention Splenda so

Splenda claims to be made from sugar. It did start out as a sugar molecule, and then in a five step process three chlorine molecules were added. The end result not being anything remotely close to sugar.

As for the other question - natural stuff doesn't have a particular way for a company to make money off it, but if they can take whole wheat, remove the good stuff that occurs naturally and add vitamins to enrich it now they've got a value added product that makes them more money, if they can process it they can "Add value" while paying next to nothing to the farmer.

Look at beef, I can't get store-bought beef for much less than $5/lb depending on the cut but the family who bred the animals to provide it, lodged them, pastured them (or foodlotted) sure doesn't get $4/lb for his raw product, everyone along the line adds value in theory to the product. Blech.