Coffee sweetener

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  • hamlet1222
    hamlet1222 Posts: 459 Member
    how many coffees a day are you having? a teaspoon of real sugar in two or three cups of coffee a day you can get away with no problem.

    Not sure what sweetener Splenda uses, but I prefer the saccharin based ones to aspartame.
  • sashayoung72
    sashayoung72 Posts: 441 Member
    I think it's a moderation thing. It's bad for you if you eat an entire sack of the stuff. Some people like to get all freaked out and wind up freaking you out. research it and if you have had no side effects, don't sweat it. you are probably breathing in more harmful carcinogens from the air and if you thought about all the bad stuff you'd go hide in a cave.
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    twins2x2 wrote: »
    I'm a coffee junkie. I follow a low carb and no sugar diet so I use Splenda in my coffee. It takes better than other stuff but recently had a few people go crazy on me about how terrible it is. I can't drink coffee without sweetness and I don't like using stevia. Would straight sugar be best?

    I limit stevia because I discovered that if I use too much of it, it gives me sugar cravings. I have it on occasion...usually when I am out and that is the only sugar free option available. In small doses I don't have a problem with it. But sometimes I drink 3 or 4 cups of coffee a day, and if I had 3 or 4 stevia packets a day it would definitely set off cravings for me.

    This is a problem for some people, but not everybody. If it doesn't cause problems for you, go ahead and use it. It is better than sugar.
  • Nuke_64
    Nuke_64 Posts: 406 Member
    edited September 2015
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  • robbienjill
    robbienjill Posts: 456 Member
    Have u tried coconut sugar? It's great. All natural and has a Carmel taste!
  • hellonew2015
    hellonew2015 Posts: 327 Member
    Nnaska wrote: »
    karla24687 wrote: »
    Stevia is plant-based (except for Truvia which is modified), Splenda is artificial. I stick with Stevia if I can help it. It might cost more but at least it's more natural. Do some research, see how you feel!
    http://www.naturalnews.com/047639_stevia_splenda_artificial_sweeteners.html

    True. Splenda is chemicals. Stevia is natural. I use Sweet Leaf brand. I really like it. No bitter aftertaste.

    Use Kal pure Stevia in your coffee, I use this always and love it, I also add it to plain yogurt to avoid having too much sugary foods
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Stevia is only choice. Play with dosage to get rid of bitterness or use the stevia glycine form which is not bitter.
  • lulucitron
    lulucitron Posts: 366 Member
    I use coconut sugar or brown sugar in my coffee as I like the molasses taste. I just burn off the sugar...no biggie.
  • hamlet1222
    hamlet1222 Posts: 459 Member
    totally agree, nothing like the molasses taste with coffee. and seriously, the calories from a few cups of coffee a day are few, there are other areas where you can make much more effective calorie cuts.
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