Guest guest Posted October 12, 1999 Report Share Posted October 12, 1999 Nothing but some ppl are sensitive to it and it harbors there weight loss --- ithandi ithandi@...> wrote: > what's wrong with aspertame? > Re: Stevia > >> > >> > >> >From: TLLOVESHIM@... > >> > > >> >In a message dated 10/09/1999 9:16:43 PM EST, > >> lanat@... writes: > >> > > >> ><< > >> > Personally, I hate anything that tastes like > >> licorice... ick... so, > >> > therefore, you won't see me mentioning > Stevia!!! > >> LOL >> > >> > > >> >Actually, I do too. I really hate licorice but > >> Stevia does not taste like > >> it > >> >to me. Just some people say it does. I > personally > >> like it and would > >> rather > >> >use it. Splenda is another good choice. I > really > >> wish that I did not use > >> >aspartame at all. I just love diet soda though. > I > >> plan on ordering diet > >> >soda with Splenda when I can. Anyway, Stevia is > a > >> pretty decent sweetener > >> if > >> >you either don't think it tastes like licorice > or > >> you don't mind licorice! > >> >Teena > >> > > >> >>Big and Beutiful is a state of mind, Never let > >> anyone tell you different. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Big and Beutiful is a state of mind, Never let > >> anyone tell you different. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >===== > > Sue List Manager 310/260.5/180 255 by 10/31 > >Wilmington Delaware > >Low carb link with info and > recipes.http://members.xoom.com/Shadcat708/LC.html > >>Big and Beutiful is a state of mind, Never let > anyone tell you different. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Big and Beutiful is a state of mind, Never let > anyone tell you different. > > ===== Sue List Manager 310/260.5/180 255 by 10/31 Wilmington Delaware Low carb link with info and recipes.http://members.xoom.com/Shadcat708/LC.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 1999 Report Share Posted October 16, 1999 Have you been the the web site for Stevia. I think it is http://www.steviva.com/ I know it is a place that sells it but it also has a contact link to ask questions thru e-mail, then when they answer, maybe you can post it for all of us! Hugs Penny---Ohio 173/157/130 Goal for Oct 31st-----155 List Moderator http://members.xoom.com/Shadcat708/LC.html http://www.geocities.com/shadcat708/The__Home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 1999 Report Share Posted October 16, 1999 Have you been the the web site for Stevia. I think it is http://www.steviva.com/ I know it is a place that sells it but it also has a contact link to ask questions thru e-mail, then when they answer, maybe you can post it for all of us! Hugs Penny---Ohio 173/157/130 Goal for Oct 31st-----155 List Moderator http://members.xoom.com/Shadcat708/LC.html http://www.geocities.com/shadcat708/The__Home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 1999 Report Share Posted October 16, 1999 Thanks for the great tip about the website Penny! I'll check it out and let you all know what I find out. Have a great day everyone!! P. At 09:17 AM 10/16/99 EDT, you wrote: >From: Shadcat708@... > >Have you been the the web site for Stevia. I think it is >http://www.steviva.com/ I know it is a place that sells it but it also has a >contact link to ask questions thru e-mail, then when they answer, maybe you >can post it for all of us! > >Hugs >Penny---Ohio >173/157/130 >Goal for Oct 31st-----155 >List Moderator >http://members.xoom.com/Shadcat708/LC.html >http://www.geocities.com/shadcat708/The__Home.html > >>Being Big and Beautiful is a state of mind, Never let anyone tell you different. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 > Hi! I am just now on P2 and have been reading all your emails for > the past few weeks. Thank you for being so helpful! I had a > question....I use Stevia for sweetening tea. What is the general > consensus on this? Stevia is acceptable on all phases of the diet as a sweetener. Since it lacks FDA approval, the oh-fishy-all site took it off the approved sweetener list and made the ever popular " personal choice " response. Personally, I use it mostly for making Kool Aid. Black Cherry and Tropical Punch are my personal favorites Somewhere, in some box, I have some Stevia cookbooks. One is by Rita DePuydt (I think I have the spelling right) and another by a fellow with the last name Kirkland. Both have ample recipes for making all sorts of things. If I ever find them again, I'll be a baking fiend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hi, I know stevia isn't technically legal but I think this is a real grey area. As I recall, Elaine said that stevia contains plant sterols and she THOUGHT MAYBE some plant sterols might have a not-so-good effect upon the body. Just speculation. Pretty iffy. She also said somewhere that I saw, that if nothing else works stevia would be oK though it was a little grudging sounding. After all there are a lot of plant sterols in plants and I haven't seen anything else taken off the list for this reason. There's no way I can use saccharin, not with that awful taste, and it IS a chemical after all and I am chemically sensistive. I haven't eaten sugar or honey or any heavy sweetener since 1975 since I found out I have hypoglycemia so I sure can't see starting now. So, I am reserving judgement on stevia. There is an interesting article, one of the ones I think it was in Lucy's Kitchen, reviews of the book, and this one person said he thought basically it was excellent but that in a few places he wasn't sure Elaine's speculations (that got out of SCD per se) were quite right. My excellent alternative doctor has told me that stevia only affects the taste buds. It's an herb, after all, and herbs are mostly OK. If it doesn't affect the taste buds it really can't be affecting very much, I think! I may well be wrong, but this will be something I clean up a bit later if I must. I only use it in my tea anyhow. , while the stevia may not contain illegals it is an illegal itself. Only saccharin (yuck, by the way) and honey are legal sweeteners. ;( Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hi, I know stevia isn't technically legal but I think this is a real grey area. As I recall, Elaine said that stevia contains plant sterols and she THOUGHT MAYBE some plant sterols might have a not-so-good effect upon the body. Just speculation. Pretty iffy. She also said somewhere that I saw, that if nothing else works stevia would be oK though it was a little grudging sounding. After all there are a lot of plant sterols in plants and I haven't seen anything else taken off the list for this reason. There's no way I can use saccharin, not with that awful taste, and it IS a chemical after all and I am chemically sensistive. I haven't eaten sugar or honey or any heavy sweetener since 1975 since I found out I have hypoglycemia so I sure can't see starting now. So, I am reserving judgement on stevia. There is an interesting article, one of the ones I think it was in Lucy's Kitchen, reviews of the book, and this one person said he thought basically it was excellent but that in a few places he wasn't sure Elaine's speculations (that got out of SCD per se) were quite right. My excellent alternative doctor has told me that stevia only affects the taste buds. It's an herb, after all, and herbs are mostly OK. If it doesn't affect the taste buds it really can't be affecting very much, I think! I may well be wrong, but this will be something I clean up a bit later if I must. I only use it in my tea anyhow. , while the stevia may not contain illegals it is an illegal itself. Only saccharin (yuck, by the way) and honey are legal sweeteners. ;( Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hi, I know stevia isn't technically legal but I think this is a real grey area. As I recall, Elaine said that stevia contains plant sterols and she THOUGHT MAYBE some plant sterols might have a not-so-good effect upon the body. Just speculation. Pretty iffy. She also said somewhere that I saw, that if nothing else works stevia would be oK though it was a little grudging sounding. After all there are a lot of plant sterols in plants and I haven't seen anything else taken off the list for this reason. There's no way I can use saccharin, not with that awful taste, and it IS a chemical after all and I am chemically sensistive. I haven't eaten sugar or honey or any heavy sweetener since 1975 since I found out I have hypoglycemia so I sure can't see starting now. So, I am reserving judgement on stevia. There is an interesting article, one of the ones I think it was in Lucy's Kitchen, reviews of the book, and this one person said he thought basically it was excellent but that in a few places he wasn't sure Elaine's speculations (that got out of SCD per se) were quite right. My excellent alternative doctor has told me that stevia only affects the taste buds. It's an herb, after all, and herbs are mostly OK. If it doesn't affect the taste buds it really can't be affecting very much, I think! I may well be wrong, but this will be something I clean up a bit later if I must. I only use it in my tea anyhow. , while the stevia may not contain illegals it is an illegal itself. Only saccharin (yuck, by the way) and honey are legal sweeteners. ;( Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 At 03:53 PM 9/8/2009, you wrote: I have read that small amount of stevia in supplements are allowed, does anyone have experience with this? My mother wanted to try a recipe and thought it would be nice to include this, i don't know how i feel. stevia * caution * (E/list) Stevia is an herb native to South America, and is now grown and cultivated throughout the world. Stevia belongs to a family called Terpenoids. According to The Organic Constitutents of Higher Plants by Trevor , 2nd edition, page 158, “This class of glycosides (terpenoids) often have physiological effects on mammals and microorganisms.” Elaine has noted on the adult listserv that, “Its molecular structure resembles a steroid. It is not SCD legal.” However, on the SCD-Autism list, she indicated that it might be used in strictly limited quantities for those children who absolutely cannot tolerate either honey or saccharin. Powdered stevia should be approached with extreme caution. At least one manufacturer of organic stevia includes “erythritol” which they claim is a “natural free flowing agent”. Erythritol is what is called a sugar alcohol. Sugar alcohols include things like mannitol, xylitol, and sorbitol which are used in a lot of commercial “sugar-free” stuff. They're allowed to get away with that because normally, our guts can't digest those sugar alcohols. But the bad bugs in our guts can, and will have a field day on them. If you elect to use stevia as a sweetener, read all ingredient lists very carefully, and research all ingredients. “All natural” or “organic” does not mean “SCD Legal.” If you are using stevia, and do not appear to be gaining any ground on SCD, it would be strongly recommended to eliminate the stevia for several weeks and keep a food log. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 At 03:53 PM 9/8/2009, you wrote: I have read that small amount of stevia in supplements are allowed, does anyone have experience with this? My mother wanted to try a recipe and thought it would be nice to include this, i don't know how i feel. stevia * caution * (E/list) Stevia is an herb native to South America, and is now grown and cultivated throughout the world. Stevia belongs to a family called Terpenoids. According to The Organic Constitutents of Higher Plants by Trevor , 2nd edition, page 158, “This class of glycosides (terpenoids) often have physiological effects on mammals and microorganisms.” Elaine has noted on the adult listserv that, “Its molecular structure resembles a steroid. It is not SCD legal.” However, on the SCD-Autism list, she indicated that it might be used in strictly limited quantities for those children who absolutely cannot tolerate either honey or saccharin. Powdered stevia should be approached with extreme caution. At least one manufacturer of organic stevia includes “erythritol” which they claim is a “natural free flowing agent”. Erythritol is what is called a sugar alcohol. Sugar alcohols include things like mannitol, xylitol, and sorbitol which are used in a lot of commercial “sugar-free” stuff. They're allowed to get away with that because normally, our guts can't digest those sugar alcohols. But the bad bugs in our guts can, and will have a field day on them. If you elect to use stevia as a sweetener, read all ingredient lists very carefully, and research all ingredients. “All natural” or “organic” does not mean “SCD Legal.” If you are using stevia, and do not appear to be gaining any ground on SCD, it would be strongly recommended to eliminate the stevia for several weeks and keep a food log. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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