Pink, Blue, Yellow or Green?

Are we talking crayons? EXPLAIN! My curiosity has gotten the best of me here!

Are we talking crayons? EXPLAIN! My curiosity has gotten the best of me here!

Hey CD, it's nice to see ya around these parts:flowerforyou:

I use stevia..I even bought packets so when I'm out I can sweeten my own tea( I keep a few in my purse or pocket)

I have never seen the green what is it? I have have had side effects from the other colors even yellow which I was pretty excited about, so I avoid them all now. On occasion I do have a diet something or other but its pretty rare to avoid side effects.

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I use stevia..I even bought packets so when I'm out I can sweeten my own tea( I keep a few in my purse or pocket)

I have never seen the green what is it? I have have had side effects from the other colors even yellow which I was pretty excited about, so I avoid them all now. On occasion I do have a diet something or other but its pretty rare to avoid side effects.

They have finally started to market stevia, it's called Truvia and it's the green one.

I think it may have always been on the market in Health Food stores but they couldn't call it a sweetner legally. Crazy huh? So what's in Truvia besides Stevia as I may have missed something but I didn't think Stevia was allowed to be called a sweetner yet. Silly rules but it's no doubt the big Fake sugar companies blocking the OK.:grumble: I think they KNOW that once they get a more natural alternative they will seriously feel some competiton. ah, and competition can be a very good thing

So Girl, fill me in on what you know:bigsmile:

FC

I'm a Stevia lover!!! Also bought Truvia, which has a more sugar-like consistancy but I find Stevia to taste a little sweeter. I've tasted the other colors in the past but never liked the aftertaste. Nope, Stevia's my color of choice:bigsmile: :drinker:

I use stevia..I even bought packets so when I'm out I can sweeten my own tea( I keep a few in my purse or pocket)

I have never seen the green what is it? I have have had side effects from the other colors even yellow which I was pretty excited about, so I avoid them all now. On occasion I do have a diet something or other but its pretty rare to avoid side effects.

They have finally started to market stevia, it's called Truvia and it's the green one.

I think it may have always been on the market in Health Food stores but they couldn't call it a sweetner legally. Crazy huh? So what's in Truvia besides Stevia as I may have missed something but I didn't think Stevia was allowed to be called a sweetner yet. Silly rules but it's no doubt the big Fake sugar companies blocking the OK.:grumble: I think they KNOW that once they get a more natural alternative they will seriously feel some competiton. ah, and competition can be a very good thing

So Girl, fill me in on what you know:bigsmile:

FC

Truvia ingredients: Erythritol: naturally fermented sugar alcohol found in grapes and pears (made in a culture like making yogurt from milk); Rebiana, and "natural flavors" - but they don't say what those are??

http://truvia.com/ingredients.html

Thanks Lulubar I think I'll stick with Stevia or sugar. I have also used agave in the past.

I dont have a Winn Dixie or Alberstsons anywhere near here but thank you. I go to a local store or wholefoods.

Yes FC its a nutritional supplement lol isnt that funny..thats all it can be labled as in the US. Ive used it a long time and have only found it at my local health food store and wholefoods.

I am curiose why truvia can be called a sweetener and not a supplement like stevia. Did they change the laws or is it an extract of some sort and not the whole leaf?

BTW I made the apple chips recipie you posted for dessert tonight soooooo good. I used a bit too much stevia and got the weird aftertaste lol but still it was a great healthy sweet treat. Thanks for posting it.

:bigsmile: Glad you tried it! Yea crazy isn't it, to be called a 'supplement' is the only way it can stay on store shelves. It's like one of those Big Brother things, what isn't said outloud doesn't exist? LOL

I don't actually think they have changed the law, surely we ALL would have heard all the bickering from all the top selling fake sugar companies if that had been the case:laugh: They've sold it overseas for YEARS and YEARS...like you shared it's a leaf it's not made up from chemicals. Yes I do wonder how they pushed thru Truvia it must be they've added something to it for it to have been marketed.

FC

PS - I don't know if you have Winn Dixie stores where you live, but they carry Stevia and Truvia on the same shelf as all the other sweeteners. :bigsmile: I think Albertsons carries it too.:happy:

Really in regular stores now? Weird, I have never seen it anywhere but my local Coop Health Food store. Hm... maybe they can do it without actually calling it a sweetner but putting it in the same section? What does the pkg. say on it? Food supplement?

FC