which is better splenda or truvia
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bena0218
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can you guys tell me which is better
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Just use natural sugar in moderation!0
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Just use natural sugar in moderation!
agreed!
i was a splenda-head for a couple years, but switched over to sugar in the raw. id rather have 20calories per packet than a laundry list of chemicals i can't pronounce. (though to be honest, i dont know what's in truvia *opens new tab to google it*)0 -
Just use natural sugar in moderation!0
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Truvia if I had to choose. Splenda gives me severe migraines, took me a while to figure out the cause but when I cut it out they went away.0
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Whichever sweetener you prefer is the right one.
I use Splenda, regular sugar, or honey depending on the dish/drink.0 -
Use regular sugar so you aren't getting all of those chemicals.0
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Just use natural sugar in moderation!
Definitely this! The others have chemicals.0 -
I have to agree, sugar in the raw is much better. If you must choose something with no calories, stick with stevia.0
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Splenda was actually created as a pest control chemical. When the researchers found that the "pests" were eating it and not dying, they adapted it as a sweetener for humans. Gross huh!
Truvia is a natural sweetener like sugar but without the addiction factor and negative effects on the body like sugar has. I agree natural is better, but sugar is not the answer.0 -
I've been using raw sugar and just taking the hit w/the claories... but Jillian Michaels says Via is better for you than splenda in terms of toxins0
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I use stevia. I was a hardcore "blue sweetener" girl for years, and then found out it had been causing my nightly hives I've suffered for years! I also use coconut palm sugar--it rocks!0
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I have to agree, sugar in the raw is much better. If you must choose something with no calories, stick with stevia.0
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I use Splenda since Truvia and Stevia are a bit pricey.
I don't use enough though to worry much. Anything is fine in moderation unless it causes health affects for you.0 -
I like the taste of Truvia much better than Splenda. I DO like Stevia In the Raw best, though. It's made by "Sugar in the Raw.:0
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Of the two, I would use Truvia. Its had much better feedback and has been used for a great deal longer and is more genuinley natural.
Its the only sweetener I would contemplate using.
That said I have not used it yet as its relatively expensive. Maybe best to ween yourself off your sweet tooth.0 -
NEITHER. Natural raw sugar in moderation is the key.0
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I use real sugar in moderation. I used to use a LOT of splenda. I ended up with an unusual form of cancer. Now, I am not suggesting for a moment that the splenda caused it-- no one knows what did. But I've tried to cut a lot of "fake" chemical-ly stuff out of my intake now. And that included splenda.
I have tried stevia, and it's OK. Not great. And I think it's plant based, but not sure what else they do to it. I'm sticking with sugar.0 -
i like truvia better -- that's actually my favorite of the various stevia sweetners available. i used to use splenda, but i didn't like the taste. truvia tastes a lot more like real sugar to me, and it's actually in little granules like sugar would be. i drink a lot of sweet iced tea, which would mean LOTS of sugar calories if i used real sugar, so the truvia is working out great for me.
just a note though, if you're sensitive to erythritol, you should avoid truvia, maybe try another brand of stevia sweetener that doesn't have that in it. (that's how i got my giant box of truvia... my mom bought it for herself at costco... and then realized it has erythritol in it, which she can't have... )0 -
Use regular sugar so you aren't getting all of those chemicals.
^^^ This and honey. I avoid chemicals in food at all costs. I'd rather live longer than lose a few extra calories. I also dislike the chemical taste...0 -
I'm not going to tell you no like these others, instead I have practical information. Stevia dissolves best in cold drinks, splenda best in hot. Truvia is best for baking. Splenda is by far the worst for baking- the flavor is way off and it ruins the texture. Someone else posted they use Truvia in iced tea, which I haven't tried, but I can tell you it doesn't dissolve in a my whey protein shake, the crystals stay whole. In baked goods though, truvia definitely tastes the closest to real sugar.0
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