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Post by drystyx on Oct 20, 2020 19:46:45 GMT
Stevia is not sweet. It's bitter, even just a little bit in a recipe. It actually makes you want to add more sugar to make up for its bitterness.
Another of the many modern stupidities running around and getting too much praise by the same people who want to take you snipe hunting.
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Post by enigma72 on Oct 20, 2020 19:51:46 GMT
Stevia is not sweet. It's bitter, even just a little bit in a recipe. It actually makes you want to add more sugar to make up for its bitterness. Another of the many modern stupidities running around and getting too much praise by the same people who want to take you snipe hunting. Thanks for the heads up drs! |
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Post by NJtoTX on Oct 20, 2020 20:52:09 GMT
I use about a third of a 1-ounce packet on oatmeal. Adds sweetness for me.  |
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Post by maya55555 on Oct 20, 2020 21:30:04 GMT
I LOATHE STEVIA!!!
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Post by divtal on Oct 20, 2020 22:27:47 GMT
I've never used it. When I was in high school, Saccharin was all the rage among my friends, and I. None of us was overweight, but we were all into the "body image," thing. Dumb.
I even added it to my coffee and tea. And, I don't like my coffee/tea sweet. Dumber.
There have been many other artificial sweeteners on the market, since then.
I don't have the medical/nutritional background to be able to address the needs of those who are limited in the choice of sweeteners. However, If I want a bit of sweet, I'll go with the basics that I know ... white/brown sugar, honey, molasses etc..
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Post by Vodkie on Oct 21, 2020 3:08:43 GMT
I don't mind some forms of it. if it's stevia by it's self - ew.
when it's by it's self, I taste the sweet but I taste the bitter as a horrible after taste.
The packets I use in my coffee are blended with erythritol. The erythritol takes the bitterness out for me.
When Ever I use Stevia in something, I mix either some agave or just some sugar. Just enough to take the bitter out.
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Post by nicoroni on Oct 21, 2020 3:20:19 GMT
Lydia from Breaking Bad lovved it....................
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Post by GoodbyePorkPieHat on Oct 21, 2020 13:48:00 GMT
Some people are "supertasters" and have a greater tendency to notice a bitterness in stevia. I'm not one of them and generally use the Truvia blend as a brown sugar replacement. For white sugar/general sweetening, I like the HighKey Monk Fruit/Erythritol blend (but it's not cheap).
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Oct 21, 2020 19:20:46 GMT
Stevia is not sweet. It's bitter, even just a little bit in a recipe. It actually makes you want to add more sugar to make up for its bitterness. Another of the many modern stupidities running around and getting too much praise by the same people who want to take you snipe hunting. I usually use aspartame in my coffee. I tried stevia and it was disgusting. It has its own strong taste.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 21, 2020 19:32:48 GMT
Anything labeled "natural sweetness" ..check for STEVIA hidden in the teeeny tiny print of the ingredients list... they are sneaking it into all sorts of things including ice cream  |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 22, 2020 23:14:40 GMT
Supposedly it and other artificial sweeteners aren't even much better for you than regular sugar. I don't know, I once lost 70 pounds switching from regular soda to diet.
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Post by hilda on Oct 24, 2020 4:02:52 GMT
If baking, I mix it with regular sugar.
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Oct 24, 2020 17:46:34 GMT
I've used it for years in coffee and have never noticed any bitterness. I find it to be very sweet, and as such, only use smallish amounts at a time.
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