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In my neverending quest to attempt to rid myself of the reliance on sugar... And because I really, really hate the taste of artificial sweeteners...

  1. What are natural sweeteners?
  2. Do they carry the nasty aftertaste of artificial sweeteners?
  3. Where can I find them? (Jhb, Sandton area)
  4. Any nasty side-effects or health consequences that follow from using them?
 
Glucose from the health shop is perfectly natural afaik...
 
blunomore said:
Can honey not do the trick for you Ava?
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In black tea, honey is fine. In coffee and cereal, honey just ruins it. Ok, never tried it, just imagine it won't be good.
Since I only drink tea about once very 6 months, but I like coffee, honey is out.
 
When I lived in Germany we had sugar crystals instead of cane sugar grains. It wasn't as sweet/crude but was really en joyful.
 
Google searches reveal Stevia and Xylitol. I know Xylitol is used in chewing gum. Anyone tried these?
 
Voicy said:
When I lived in Germany we had sugar crystals instead of cane sugar grains. It wasn't as sweet/crude but was really en joyful.
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Like, rock sugar candy? Like the stuff that some coffee places give you for your tea/coffee - it's pretty much sugar crystals on a stick?
 
IIRC, Xylitol is he stuff which causes diarrhoea if eaten in excess. Not sure what the parameters for "excess" are though...
 
AvatarS said:
Google searches reveal Stevia and Xylitol. I know Xylitol is used in chewing gum. Anyone tried these?
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Ja, I use Stevia. It comes in a white 150 Ml bottle from the pharmacy. I think I got mine from Dischem.

label says "Health Connection Wholefoods"
Stevia Herbal Liquid Sweetener
www.health-connection.co.za
(021) 701-5290
made in South Africa

it goes nice in Tea, not so much in Coffee... have not tried it in baking but apparently you can. 6 drops = 1 teaspoon of sugar.

15 Kj per 100 Ml.
 
DJK said:
IIRC, Xylitol is he stuff which causes diarrhoea if eaten in excess. Not sure what the parameters for "excess" are though...
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That's why all those sugar-free gum packs carry the warning that 'excessive consumption may lead to diarrhoea' :D

That's out, then. The reason I'm looking for alternatives is because I consume too much sugar. I think I fall in the 'excessive consumption' category. :o:(
 
Well glucose is a natural fruit sugar and is used by diabetics in place of sugar afaik. I could be wrong but I recall my grandfather using glucose after he was diagnosed with diabetes...
 
Garyvdh said:
Ja, I use Stevia. It comes in a white 150 Ml bottle from the pharmacy. I think I got mine from Dischem.

label says "Health Connection Wholefoods"
Stevia Herbal Liquid Sweetener
www.health-connection.co.za
(021) 701-5290
made in South Africa

it goes nice in Tea, not so much in Coffee... have not tried it in baking but apparently you can. 6 drops = 1 teaspoon of sugar.

15 Kj per 100 Ml.
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I see that Coke is planning to release soft drinks containing stevia products soon.

But... I like coffee. So that's not for me, then.
 
DJK said:
In that case, Ava, this sounds like your best bet...:D
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Think it's that easy to get rid of me? :rolleyes:


DJK said:
Well glucose is a natural fruit sugar and is used by diabetics in place of sugar afaik. I could be wrong but I recall my grandfather using glucose after he was diagnosed with diabetes...
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There's an alternative. But how does it taste in coffee?
 
AvatarS said:
Think it's that easy to get rid of me? :rolleyes:
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I wish...:p


AvatarS said:
There's an alternative. But how does it taste in coffee?
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Not being a coffee drinker nor being a sugar/glucose addict, I can't really give you much of an answer apart from the fact that my pops was a heavy coffee drinker and used glucose in his coffee and tea. Never heard any complaints from him, and he was one helluva complainer, I can assure you...:D
 
Life would be so much easier if one were addicted to salad :p


Cool. I'll try that one. Let's see if we can kick the sugar dependence!
 
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