Stevia - An Intro
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Low Calorie Fat Free Diet
* I'm beginning to experiment with stevia,
too. It is an herb that is available in
many forms: dried leaves, liquid concentrate,
pure powdered extracts, and powders or
crystals with fillers. It is intensely sweet,
holds up in cooking, and does not muck with
blood sugar levels. (It is considered to be
safe for diabetics.)
* There are conversion tables available,
but most recommend that you follow the
conversion advice of the manufacturer. By
no means are all stevia products alike. The
big thing in baking with stevia, is that
you use significantly less than sugar, so
it changes the proportions of liquid/dry
ingredients. Therefore, it really behooves
you to start with tested stevia
* I've only ventured far enough at this
time to use the Now brand liquid drops. One
to two drops will adequately sweeten a large
glass of iced tea.
* I recently purchased some crystals,
and am excited about trying to bake with
stevia. * There's been a significant
political battle over stevia with the FDA.
Most believe that's a result of the
artificial sweetener industry lobby. On
the net you find lots of info on this
battle, and evidence that stevia has been
used very safely for centuries in many
countries. At this point, the ban on stevia
in this country has been lifted, but it is
not legal to promote it as a food product.
It can be sold only as an herb.
* Here is one of the best stevia sites
I've found. It has excellent info, links,
and recipes. (Note that is sponsored by
Stevita - one brand of
* Here is another good site for getting
started with Stevia. and these folks
claim their stevia is the best tasting.
They also have
http://www.fooddownunder.com
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