I just found the perfect best tasting sweetner

**COUNTRYBUMPKIN** · 11-09-2008, 12:40 PM

http://truvia.com/about.html

And it is healthy!

This has stevia beat! Dh and I are having our mugs of green tea with this in it and Oh My Goodness.......This is SO good!

And for those of you who have a Meijer's by you they are the one's who carry it now.

**rainbowgc** · 11-10-2008, 12:16 PM

Thanks for the thumbs up, I am overweight and always on the look out for products that will cut calories.

**vigilant20** · 11-10-2008, 12:21 PM

I don't mind the "green" aftertaste of stevia, but I think this is worth a try. I'll have to keep an eye out.

**IntlMom** · 11-10-2008, 12:25 PM

call me crazy, but I like honey, molasses, etc.......I don;t like sweeteners that are "manufactured"

**vigilant20** · 11-10-2008, 12:36 PM

I could be wrong, but I believe stevia is just made from the leaf of a plant.

**Greebo** · 11-10-2008, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by vigilant20

I could be wrong, but I believe stevia is just made from the leaf of a plant.

Corn syrup comes from corn too - doesn't mean it isn't "processed", and it SURE isn't healthy.

Stevia sounds interesting...

**MoonMommy** · 11-10-2008, 12:57 PM

They sell that truvia at my local grocery store (Tops).

**vigilant20** · 11-10-2008, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Greebo

Corn syrup comes from corn too - doesn't mean it isn't "processed", and it SURE isn't healthy.

Stevia sounds interesting...

I meant that I've heard of people buying dried stevia leaves and grinding them up to use as a sweetner. I don't think commercial stevia goes though enough to call it processed...just extracted or something? According to their faq:

How is Truvia™ natural sweetener processed from stevia leaves?

Rebiana begins with a leaf, not in a lab. Stevia leaves are harvested and dried, and are steeped in fresh water in a process similar to that of making tea. This unlocks the best-tasting part of the leaf, which is then purified to make a food-grade product. The finished product is the pure sweetness of rebiana.

**Squirt** · 11-10-2008, 02:31 PM

I think the different with stevia is that is is low/no calorie. Corn syrup, not so much.

**Dancing Lotus** · 11-10-2008, 03:01 PM

Stevia is all natural. It's just the green leaves of a plant dried and ground.

**Goodwin17** · 11-11-2008, 12:58 AM

I saw it this weekend at my local Kroger. May have to try it out soon.

**COUNTRYBUMPKIN** · 11-11-2008, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by asimplegirl

you guys should try rapadura.

Is this new product all natural?

I like to stick to god given foods and ingredients, and not man made items.

asimplegirl,
It's all natural, not manmade. It is made from the sweetest part of the stevia leaf. You know that I am very careful about my foods as well. This will not harm your blood sugar levels either. I am very careful to keep mine where they should be. This does cost a little more than a box of stevia, but the taste is so much better. it does not have that aftertaste that regular stevia leaves in your mouth.

**COUNTRYBUMPKIN** · 11-11-2008, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by Squirt

I think the different with stevia is that is is low/no calorie. Corn syrup, not so much.

Stevia is all natural and has health benefits. Corn Syrup is a frankenfood that will do great damage to your health. For anyone who want's to get healthy, they should avoid corn syrup.