Guest guest Posted April 21, 2000 Report Share Posted April 21, 2000 Okay, I'll put in my two cents here.....by Jim' s definition of sugar that it is the definition of the world's sweetener it's all bunk as sugar is a highly processed food! When one reads Sugar Blues, one gets the spin on the economics of the situation. There are many " sweet foods " out there that come right off the plants they grew on! Oranges, apples, pears, dates and grapes (although there is a fabulous story about " sour " ones)! Honey is also highly processed albeit by bees. Stevia is a sweet leaf. Cane is a sweet stalk. Beets are a sweet vegetable. It's all a matter of semantics and processing! Jim also mentioned that we all are free to choose our own poisons! I agree with him on the concept that we only need to be informed and what items contain and methods to tolerate our own habits! When I consumed alcohol, I never consumed " sweets " . Now that I've chosen to abstain from that processed substance, I find I like the sweets and also crave them. Ah, what I need is simple discipline! My best to all Lash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2000 Report Share Posted April 23, 2000 LASHLIN@... wrote: > > Okay, I'll put in my two cents here..... >...... Now that I've chosen to abstain from that processed > substance, I find I like the sweets and also crave them. > Ah, what I need is simple discipline! > My best to all > Lash Lash: Get some VitaTaste from Sunrider Foods. This is an all Herbal solution to the blood sugar level motivated " sugar cravings " . Developed by the Chinese 2000 + plus years ago to rebalance sugar cravings to control habitual activities in people. Take the first capsule and break it open and eat the powdered grasses and weeds that make up this formula. Don't just swallow but let the flavor spread around your mouth for 60 seconds. It tastes like a bunch of dry grass, not real strong. Once you have the full taste through out your mouth wash it down with some water. This will give your body chemistry some information about " sugars " that is over our heads so to speak. Now, eat a small amount of anything sweet. For approximately the next two hours you can not taste anything sweet. All the other flavors will be there but not sweet. The Chinese Herbalist that gave me these directions concluded by saying that the sugar imbalance is our first chemical imbalance and then comes the excesses of alcohol and the other drugs and all the other eating imbalances. Take 1 capsule 2- 3 times daily for 30 days and you don't have to taste them just take the capsule and these herbs will rebalance your taste/desire mechanisms and you will be able to eat more properly and regain more natural tastes/desires. Del Snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 Can anyone recommend a good place on the Internet to order Stevia (powder form)? Would like to get maybe a pound. thanks, dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 Thanks for the information on Stevia! dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 I figured that, too. I haven't tried the latest flavor oils I bought yet because I haven't made any balms lately. But if they turn out with no flavor I think I'll definitely buy some. -Ilion RE: quick question The liquid is easier. Yea its kinda spensive but its gonna last you till you die! lol. and your welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 You can get Stevia at just about any health food store or GNC. It's weird stuff though. It comes in drops or powder. I never liked it. It didn't taste right and I had trouble figuring out how much to use. Personally, I prefer Splenda from the grocery store. It tastes and measures just like sugar. http://splenda.com/ Stevia Hi all! Just starting my 12 weeks on Monday and was wondering if anyone has any experience with using stevia as an occasional sweetener...if so, where are you getting it and how are you using it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 I have used Stevia a lot. I bought the liquid for tea and " kool-aid " and then the white for cooking. I no longer buy the liquid as it is so much more expensive. I use the white for my tea and make homemade ice cream with it. I use 1 tsp in substition for 1 c. of sugar. I have totally used Stevia instead of the white sugar for choco chip cookie and my husband and boys don't even know. There are several good cookbooks out there and I think it is a lot cheaper than the Splenda. Angie Stevia Hi all! Just starting my 12 weeks on Monday and was wondering if anyone has any experience with using stevia as an occasional sweetener...if so, where are you getting it and how are you using it? Thanks! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Hi Sally, I wonder if you could write the company's details on the bottle of stevea please.I 've been looking for this for a while.I used it as a a powdered form. Dr Shaw accepts Stevea in yeast treatment as a safe way of subsidizing sugar. I am glad that you found it so easily. Thanks Nevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Hi Nevin, sorry computer hasn't been working so am waiting for repair man. Have to wait for husband's lap top to come home from work. I can't find the Stevia in my cupboard, must have finished it and thrown it away. I will call in at the shop I bought it and see if I can get another one or find out who supplies it. Sally in Manchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Try www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com I buy powdered green leaf really cheap. I trust their quality. Jeanne. Is anyone making a trip soon or putting together an order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hi , You can get Stevia at all the co-ops and I've even seen it at County Market. I don't know that you would call it " low-price " , though. It is not something you replace one-for-one in a recipe. If I recipe calls for a cup of sugar you could maybe use 1/2 cup of sugar and then 10 or so drops of the liquid stevia. It is more " to taste " than a formula recipe. In many baked goods you could not replace all the sugar because it does provide some volume too. We have replaced our white sugar with organic sucanat. If I want to change a recipe to low sugar, I half the sucanat and add 10 to 20 drops of stevia. If you need more information the co-ops have brochures on stevia and other sweeteners. hth, Ann Marie > From: Toby and <tobyandrebeccar1@...> > Reply- > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:32:59 -0500 > > Subject: Stevia > > > Hi! > > I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get Stevia for a low price. I am > interested in powdered, liquid extract, and white crystalline forms. Also, > does anyone use this regularly and know measurement tables of how much of this > you should use in recipes(specifically in baked goods, as I've heard that it > doesn't raise as much as if you use white sugar in the same recipe). > > Thanks so much! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Does it matter what form you use(i.e. are the concentrations different in the different forms)? When they crystallize it and liquefy it, what, if anything are they adding to it? Does anyone know? Thanks for the info already offered! Re: Stevia Try www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com I buy powdered green leaf really cheap. I trust their quality. Jeanne. Is anyone making a trip soon or putting together an order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Ok, is it just me or does Stevia work like a laxative? Kimi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out Amber's site: www.Jremedies.com " I do not ask that Thou should give me some high or noble task. Give me little hands to fold in mine. Give me little children to point Thy way, over the strange, sweet path that leads to You. Give me little voices to teach to pray. Give me shining eyes Thy face to see. The only crown I ask to wear is this, that I may teach my children. I do not ask that I may stand among the wise, the worthy, or the great; I only ask that softly, hand in hand my children and I may enter at the gate. " -Anonymous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Yes I am. The order deadline is Nov. 6. Email offlist if you'd like the wholesale price list. Stevia is not on there, but we can still order it. Ann Marie > > Try www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com I buy powdered green leaf really cheap. > I trust their quality. > > Jeanne. > Is anyone making a trip soon or putting together an order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I'd like the wholesale price list but do not know how to contact you. Thanks. Re: Stevia > Yes I am. The order deadline is Nov. 6. Email offlist if you'd like the > wholesale price list. Stevia is not on there, but we can still order it. > > Ann Marie > > > > > > Try www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com I buy powdered green leaf really cheap. > > I trust their quality. > > > > Jeanne. > > Is anyone making a trip soon or putting together an order? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I know a lot on this subject suprisingly. I cut out virtually all refined sugar in the last month and a half and have been researching ways to put stevia into my baked goods etc since I've been using it in my tea for a year. There are conversion charts for the different kinds of stevia (green leaf, white powder, and liquid all have different concentrations of sweetness). http://www.steviacanada.com/conversion_chart.html This compares sugar to the whole leaf (green powder), concentrate powder (pure white powder), spoonable stevia (often marketed as Stevia Plus that includes Inulin fiber), and the liquid. If baking with it, you have to remember to compensate for the loss in bulk of sugar. I sometimes use unsweetened applesauce. But you can also find a lot of recipies on the internet that will give you better results than modifying your existing baked goods. And yes, if you use a lot of Stevia plus, it could act as a laxitive as it has Inulin fiber added (a natural plant source). The nice thing about Stevia is that it doesn't effect the GI. So you don't get all those ups and downs you would with sugar. Here are a bunch of recipies to get you started (sorry they aren't all NT friendly, but it's the biggest compilation I've seen): http://vegweb.com/recipes/sweets/index-sweets-cookies.shtml -Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Thanks for the ideas. karen --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 My mom has ordered it from a place in Canada which was way cheaper for the powder and she's been using that at powdered xylitol in baking. Apparently, you can get different strengths of both items so the amounts you use would be different based on the concentration. I wouldn't be able to get you the specific information for a couple of weeks as they're gone right now but let me know if you want me to try. Krista Krista Boos Creative Memories Senior Consultant 952-707-1263 babymonkeytoes@... Memory Keeping at Its Best! _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of aashton1@... Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:05 PM Subject: Re: Stevia Hi , You can get Stevia at all the co-ops and I've even seen it at County Market. I don't know that you would call it " low-price " , though. It is not something you replace one-for-one in a recipe. If I recipe calls for a cup of sugar you could maybe use 1/2 cup of sugar and then 10 or so drops of the liquid stevia. It is more " to taste " than a formula recipe. In many baked goods you could not replace all the sugar because it does provide some volume too. We have replaced our white sugar with organic sucanat. If I want to change a recipe to low sugar, I half the sucanat and add 10 to 20 drops of stevia. If you need more information the co-ops have brochures on stevia and other sweeteners. hth, Ann Marie > From: Toby and <tobyandrebeccar1@...> > Reply- > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:32:59 -0500 > > Subject: Stevia > > > Hi! > > I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get Stevia for a low price. I am > interested in powdered, liquid extract, and white crystalline forms. Also, > does anyone use this regularly and know measurement tables of how much of this > you should use in recipes(specifically in baked goods, as I've heard that it > doesn't raise as much as if you use white sugar in the same recipe). > > Thanks so much! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Stevia is promotional of the cellular utilization of sugar so I doubt that it would have a negative effect .... very promotional for AODMers. Sunny Sunny Kierstyn, RN DC Fibromyalgia Care Center of Oregon 2677 Willakenzie Road, 7C Eugene, Oregon, 97401 541- 344- 0509; Fx; 541- 344- 0955 From: drscott@...Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:49:36 -0700Subject: Stevia Hi,At the Chestnut seminar, he mentioned that phagocytes are activated by vit. C and sugar ties up the same receptors. Therefore, no sugar when fighting a disease. (Otherwise eat it by the ton; the Grim Reaper is waiting!)I have a pt. with cancer and told him to ditch the sugar.Anyone know if stevia has the same immune suppressing properties? E. Abrahamson, D.C.Chiropractic physicianLake Oswego Chiropractic Clinic315 Second StreetLake Oswego, OR 97034503-635-6246Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.com Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. IM on your terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I prefer liquid best because you can more easily measure very small amounts (drops). Powder is very hard to measure in the tiny amounts necessary to get the best result. That being said, I would wet a spoon or something that will fit into the Stevia powder and push it in there until you get just a tiny bit stuck on add it to what you're making, taste, and repeat until you find the amount that works.In general if you take the amount of powdered Stevia that comes in a packet and somehow divide that by 3 (1/3 of a packet) that is the amount that sweetens a cup of coffee (to my taste).I have a page on my website called "Sweeteners and Smoothie Additives" that has some additional information. Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))>< On Jan 3, 2011, at 6:00 AM, flnancy1958 wrote: How much stevia should you use compared to a teaspoon full of sugar? I recently bought some but haven't experimented yet for fear of ruining my food. I have heard a much smaller amount, but guidance would be greatly appreciated. (Mine is green powder). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I've been watching this thread and just need to comment. I have a cousin that ended up in the hospital and almost died. She was very, very sick and the doctors were having a hard time knowing what was wrong. They discovered she had a very bad reaction to stevia. She had been using it for several months and it build up in her system. This is just a warning that although it is an herb, all herbs are still drugs and need to be careful when starting using them. She just jumped right in and everything was stevia. I now tell people to start slowly with any new thing to make sure it is okay in their body. Beverly Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 that is very scarry. thanks for the tip. bonnie Fw: Re: stevia I've been watching this thread and just need to comment. I have a cousin that ended up in the hospital and almost died. She was very, very sick and the doctors were having a hard time knowing what was wrong. They discovered she had a very bad reaction to stevia. She had been using it for several months and it build up in her system. This is just a warning that although it is an herb, all herbs are still drugs and need to be careful when starting using them. She just jumped right in and everything was stevia. I now tell people to start slowly with any new thing to make sure it is okay in their body.BeverlyTexas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 I'm reading of people using stevia in their kefir drinks. I've discovered a dandy taste treat: few fresh stevia leaves (I live in Washington state and grow it in the backyard) few fresh mint leaves fresh fruit kefir Yummy! Some times I just use the stevia & mint leaves and it's very good. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Sorry, goats milk kefir, but I don't know why it wouldn't work with water kefir as well. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Carol, Where did you get stevia plants, and how well do they do in pots? and Katrina Bird's Incredibly Lucky Daddy From: cakarnes@... Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:07:08 -0400 Subject: Re: stevia Hi Shari, I just picked up a couple of Stevia plants today. Do you have your plants in the ground or in a pot? I live in Upstate NY and wondering if they will survive winter outside or if I should plant in a pot and bring in? Carol K ===================================================== On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:29 PM, SV <shavig@...> wrote: > I'm reading of people using stevia in their kefir drinks. I've discovered > a dandy taste treat: > > few fresh stevia leaves (I live in Washington state and grow it in the > backyard) > few fresh mint leaves > fresh fruit > kefir > > Yummy! Some times I just use the stevia & mint leaves and it's very good. > > Shari > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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