Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 I was wondering if someone could give me info on Stevia? We have used the powdered form of stevia for a long time now with Adrielle, but was told that it could not be used on the diet. They said that anything made into a powdered form has carbs in it. Even though it says 0 carbs on the label I was told that they just weren't listing the carb amount because it is less than 1 gram. In my welcome email it said that a lot of parents on this list use stevia. So is there a liquid form, or is the person I'm talking to just not informed enough?? I've never seen a liquid form where I purchase it. thanks for the help! , mom to Princess Adrielle, starting the diet on 10/31/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Hi lisa, we use the liquid form of stevia, it is a dropper, we buy it from a natural food store here in seattle, If you have a whole foods by you, they sell it, or you can buy it online. becareful not to buy the one w/ grapefruit seed extract though, as this can cause some interactions with some meds, I know dilantin is one of them. amanda On Saturday, October 23, 2004, at 08:14 PM, byhisgrace08 wrote: > > I was wondering if someone could give me info on Stevia? We have > used the powdered form of stevia for a long time now with Adrielle, > but was told that it could not be used on the diet. They said that > anything made into a powdered form has carbs in it. Even though it > says 0 carbs on the label I was told that they just weren't listing > the carb amount because it is less than 1 gram. > > In my welcome email it said that a lot of parents on this list use > stevia. So is there a liquid form, or is the person I'm talking to > just not informed enough?? I've never seen a liquid form where I > purchase it. > > thanks for the help! > > , mom to Princess Adrielle, starting the diet on 10/31/04 > > > > > > " The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last > resort! " > > List is for parent to parent support only. > It is important to get medical advice from a > professional keto team! > Subscribe: ketogenic-subscribe > Unsubscribe: ketogenic-unsubscribe > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 We had a carb free powdered form of stevia when we used to use it, (from a health food store) but it was pretty hard to track down, all the others contained maltodextrin. We have also used a luquid form in the past, but that contained grapfruit seed extract and was on diazepam at the time, so it was a big no no for him. As said though, you can get a pure liquid form as as well, On Saturday, October 23, 2004, at 08:14 PM, byhisgrace08 wrote: > I was wondering if someone could give me info on Stevia? We have > used the powdered form of stevia for a long time now with Adrielle, > but was told that it could not be used on the diet. They said that > anything made into a powdered form has carbs in it. Even though it > says 0 carbs on the label I was told that they just weren't listing > the carb amount because it is less than 1 gram. > > In my welcome email it said that a lot of parents on this list use > stevia. So is there a liquid form, or is the person I'm talking to > just not informed enough?? I've never seen a liquid form where I > purchase it. > > thanks for the help! > > , mom to Princess Adrielle, starting the diet on 10/31/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Do you go to Children's in Cinncinatii? The dieticians there told me the same thing (and that it is not approved for use in children) That is also where the nuerologist so hooked on meds with similiar comments to yours' was based) I use Stevia. I found a pure powdered form that is pure stevia. You have to use the tiniest amount (It comes with a tiny scoop.) Before that, I had used the type from the grocery store that says no carbs, but it is mixed with something. I use about 1/4 tsp of the mixed powder. The health food stevia is pure, so I would use about 1/10 a tsp. I actually have had trouble with the purer form, because I keep getting too much so the food becomes over-sweet and even bitter. ANyway, there is a pure powdered form of Stevia out there. I belelive stevia is safe. I mean, especially compared to asparteme (which we also use in diet pop). But the drug companies are powerful (in this case Monsanto). If has fought approval of Stevia, because it would compete with asparteme. (the only reason aspartame passed approval was due to a president overly-friendly with big companies back in the 80s) > > I was wondering if someone could give me info on Stevia? We have > used the powdered form of stevia for a long time now with Adrielle, > but was told that it could not be used on the diet. They said that > anything made into a powdered form has carbs in it. Even though it > says 0 carbs on the label I was told that they just weren't listing > the carb amount because it is less than 1 gram. > > In my welcome email it said that a lot of parents on this list use > stevia. So is there a liquid form, or is the person I'm talking to > just not informed enough?? I've never seen a liquid form where I > purchase it. > > thanks for the help! > > , mom to Princess Adrielle, starting the diet on 10/31/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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