Sugar Subsitute
#351445 - 11/01/09 12:49 PM
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Hi...does anyone use a natural sugar subsitute that is safe? I know white sugar is safe but I use way too much of it and need to cut back. I am scared to try anything like stevia or truvia. Has anyone used these? Thanks!
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Stevia is fine as long as it is pure with no added ingredients. Frequently stevia is packaged with other ingredients such as inulin or FOS which are not IBS friendly. I find it has a strange kind of sweetness but not unpleasant.
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The new product that is a mix of stevia and sugar should taste better. It is called something like Sun crystals or something sunny like that. I can't remember right now.
Now brand stevia tastes way better than the green box brand for pure stevia!
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Thank you both! We have Truvia here at work and I did try it once and thought it tasted weird but I can't recall how I felt after I drank it. I will have to check out that new stevia/sugar mix you recommended and pay close attention to the ingredients like you both suggested. Thanks!
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Stevia itself has no side effects. It is an herb like basil, then dried and refined. I have grown it. It is unbelievably sweet! but the unrefined powder tastes like hay. I haven't tried truvia brand because I always buy Now brand stevia. The new brand is called Sun Crystals I think and is near the sugar at supermarkets.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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