Monk Fruit Sweetener

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The wife brought this home the other day from Costco.
It's the first sugar substitute that I've tried that isn't bad.....no nasty after-taste.
I'm not on a reduced sugar diet, but I find myself using this stuff in iced tea, etc.

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[Joe13]

Gives me gas lol.

So we use Swerve (powdered erythritol)

And I like the pyure stevia/erythritol blend in packets for tea.

Sucralose is good but plays havoc on my blood sugar levels (spikes sky high).


Congrats on getting off the sugar wagon

 

[DivCurlGrad72]

Congrats on getting off the sugar wagon

Isn't it "on the wagon"?

 

[SpudBob]

How does it compare to Stevia???

 

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How does it compare to Stevia???

Any of the artificials that I've tried taste fake and leave an aftertaste.
For me, this one tastes like sugar.
Having said that, there must be something wrong with it.

 

[SpudBob]

well Stevia is not artificial but does have its own "unique" taste. Its O.K. but NOT like sugar either.

 

[Caveman Jim]

This is by far the best sugar substitute (Monk fruit) that we have ever tried.

 

[Alexx1401]

Any of the artificials that I've tried taste fake and leave an aftertaste.
For me, this one tastes like sugar.
Having said that, there must be something wrong with it.

I was thinking the same thing. Seems every time they come up with some new thing for those who can't have sugar, its not long till someone else says it will kill you

 

[DLS]

The wife brought this home the other day from Costco.
It's the first sugar substitute that I've tried that isn't bad.....no nasty after-taste.
I'm not on a reduced sugar diet, but I find myself using this stuff in iced tea, etc.

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My wife started using this a few years ago … it's pretty good!

 

[Member 5605]

Due to the recommendations here, I'll give it a whirl next I need sweetener (we don't sweeten much at our house).

 

[billdeserthills]

Gives me gas lol.

So we use Swerve (powdered erythritol)

And I like the pyure stevia/erythritol blend in packets for tea.

Sucralose is good but plays havoc on my blood sugar levels (spikes sky high).


Congrats on getting off the sugar wagon

I use Swerve myself, thing is it costs $9 for 3/4 cup

 

[turq]

I have been using Amber Raw,,, it is agave 'honey' or sugar?

 

[Legs]

Stevia here..... Went Keto last year and trying to eat better. Down 45 lbs from a year ago.

 

[Joe13]

I have been using Amber Raw,,, it is agave 'honey' or sugar?

I love agave but it is still very high on the glycemic index so you may as well use honey or sugar.

 

[Joe13]

I use Swerve myself, thing is it costs $9 for 3/4 cup

Pretty good prices on Amazon or NAtural Grociers - but it is still spendy . Works best for baking for us though.

The pyure packets are perfect for sweetining drinks and you can buy 1000 pack on Amazon for $65 or abouts. Each pack isn't the equivalent of 2 spoons of sugar and doesn't effect my blood sugar at all.

 

[billdeserthills]

Pretty good prices on Amazon or NAtural Grociers - but it is still spendy . Works best for baking for us though.

The pyure packets are perfect for sweetining drinks and you can buy 1000 pack on Amazon for $65 or abouts. Each pack isn't the equivalent of 2 spoons of sugar and doesn't effect my blood sugar at all.

I like Sweet & Low in my tea, for some reason the Swerve tastes weird in tea

 

[Joe13]

I like Sweet & Low in my tea, for some reason the Swerve tastes weird in tea

I'm not saying it's bad but asperetime has too many contradictory studies as to if it's bad for your body or not for me to want to use it.

I know my grandma used it exclusively for her sweet tea and died of diabetes. Ive never checked to see if it raises my blood sugar.

Splenda/sucralose absolutely spikes my blood sugar so I avoid that as well.

 

[SpudBob]

Asperatine is horrible for you!!! Plenty of info out there about it! We use stevia/erythritol mostly, organic raw sugar when you gotta have it and I like organic maple syrup in my coffee YUM!!!

 

[billdeserthills]

I'm not saying it's bad but asperetime has too many contradictory studies as to if it's bad for your body or not for me to want to use it.

I know my grandma used it exclusively for her sweet tea and died of diabetes. Ive never checked to see if it raises my blood sugar.

Splenda/sucralose absolutely spikes my blood sugar so I avoid that as well.

Sweet & Low has saccharin in it

 

[Stomper]

Gilda Radner had something to say about saccharin....