Sweetener alternatives

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How much did you use? Did you read my page on Stevia? http://vitamixlady.com/sweeteners-smoothie-additives/ One whole packet will sweeten 3 cups of coffee and most people don't like Stevia because they use the same volume as regular sweeteners (one packet per drink).Some people never like Stevia, but for others, cutting way down on the amount they use helps a lot.This is why I recommend (and carry) liquid Stevia - very easy to measure and count the drops so as not to get too much.Also, if after cutting down the amount, they still don't like stevia, cutting any other "sweetener" in half and using a bit of Stevia seems to hid the taste people don't like, but really boosts the sweetness.

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

On Dec 27, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Tom Matuschak wrote:

Yes we have tried that one too. They don't seem to like that one very much in fact I think I still have the remainder of the box of it in the closet. I didn't care for it either. Thanks,Tom From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Lea Ann SavageSent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 6:28 PM Subject: Re: Vita Mix 103 Hello Tom, Have you tried Stevia with your granddaughters? It is more natural than most sugar substitutes and might not have the same effects. (I know that I have the same reaction to zylitol as your granddaughters but never to Stevia). Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))>< On Dec 27, 2011, at 6:20 PM, Tom Matuschak wrote: Lea Ann I have two granddaughters with type 1 diabetes, the oldest is 12 andshe has had it since she was one and the other is seven and has had diabetesfor about a year now. As you know it can be challenging for parents to havetheir children eat a balanced diet when healthy it is really difficult forchildren with diabetes. My daughter handles it this way she is concernedwith mainly carbs. That is not to say the kids eat a bunch of empty carbsbut if they have an extra slice of bread she just makes adjustments to theirpumps to give more insulin. As far as sugars go the kids will get diarrheaif they eat too much sugar substitutes and dried fruit like dates have afair amount of carbs. While the oldest granddaughter is getting pretty goodat identifying her carbs correctly they often choose meals they can look upeasily for the nutritional information like chain restaurants or packagedfoods that list carbs. One of my intentions for buying a Vitamix was to make eating a healthy blendof fruits and vegetables a fun thing for the kids when they came over whichis fairly often since they don't live very far away. I wanted them to pickout a recipe from the cookbook and have them make it. I even paid extra forthe Professional series so even the youngest one could add her ingredientsand push the button. That is way I was frustrated with the Create Cookbookwhen I discovered there were no nutritional values for the recipes because Ineed to know that information to make choices that won't cause sugar highs.Tom