Sugar Alternative

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Quite a few threads on how what to avoid - but not too much on an alternative. Specifically looking for tea or coffee.

What is a good alternative for things like tea?

https://www.yahoo.com/health/10-natural-alternatives-to-sugar-how-healthy-are-they-93420596832.html

The above seems to indicate maple syrup?

Maple syrup
Source: Harvested sap of maple trees, which is then boiled down and filtered in sugar houses
Pros: It’s generally comprised of 70 percent sucrose, with a low fructose level, and has been found to contain antioxidants.
Cons: Still contains fructose
 
Stevia, if you can get used to the taste.
It's probably the most healthy replacement. All natural.
 
LazyLion said:
Stevia, if you can get used to the taste.
It's probably the most healthy replacement. All natural.
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will look into it, read mixed reviews on xylitol saying that the manufactured commercial xylitol is not that healthy after all.
 
Serious answer, cut sugar completely out of tea and coffee. I did it nearly 2 years ago (followed by cutting milk from both) and haven't looked back. It will take you a month or two of regular drinking to get used to the taste, but once you are you won't be able to go back to sweet tea or coffee.
 
TehStranger said:
Serious answer, cut sugar completely out of tea and coffee. I did it nearly 2 years ago (followed by cutting milk from both) and haven't looked back. It will take you a month or two of regular drinking to get used to the taste, but once you are you won't be able to go back to sweet tea or coffee.
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Indeed.

Have never drunk tea with sugar - and cut sugar out of coffee earlier this year.
 
I've tried the no sugar/sweetener thing for a week. Not going to happen.

So I settled for sucralose sweeteners in my coffee.
 
Only problem with Stevia is that it is quite a common allergen, so don't take it in large amounts first time!
 
Dolby said:
Quite a few threads on how what to avoid - but not too much on an alternative. Specifically looking for tea or coffee.

What is a good alternative for things like tea?

https://www.yahoo.com/health/10-natural-alternatives-to-sugar-how-healthy-are-they-93420596832.html

The above seems to indicate maple syrup?

Maple syrup
Source: Harvested sap of maple trees, which is then boiled down and filtered in sugar houses
Pros: It’s generally comprised of 70 percent sucrose, with a low fructose level, and has been found to contain antioxidants.
Cons: Still contains fructose
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Wife enforces a substitute call Suki.
It's pretty good in coffee/tea - apparently healthy (no carcinogenic chemicals).
But not very cheap.

It comes in granules - use in a 1 to 1 ratio of sugar replacement.
 
TehStranger said:
Serious answer, cut sugar completely out of tea and coffee. I did it nearly 2 years ago (followed by cutting milk from both) and haven't looked back. It will take you a month or two of regular drinking to get used to the taste, but once you are you won't be able to go back to sweet tea or coffee.
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This. If you have to adjust to the taste of a sweetener, why not just adjust to the taste of no sugar? It took me about two weeks to adjust, and I can honestly say that all I was tasting in my tea before was the sugar. Cutting sugar out actually frees up your tastebuds, and everything starts to taste better once the craving for sugar has gone.
 
Colin62 said:
This. If you have to adjust to the taste of a sweetener, why not just adjust to the taste of no sugar? It took me about two weeks to adjust, and I can honestly say that all I was tasting in my tea before was the sugar. Cutting sugar out actually frees up your tastebuds, and everything starts to taste better once the craving for sugar has gone.
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Well put, that's what I trying to get at.
 
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