Stevia doesn't need sugar's downsides -- it has plenty of its own. Not the least of which is that its sweet flavor triggers the body to flood insulin into the system ... which isn't needed to balance out what the body perceives as sugar. That insulin circulates, dropping the existing blood glucose level and thereby triggering hunger. Eat more, gain weight. Extra 200 calories a day, one cookie, means 10 pounds gained in a year
If you want something sweet, eat a real cookie. Or if you want to lose weight, try a sour pickle or try several pats of butter instead. Sugar cravings may actually signal a need for animal fats.
I never saw high fructose corn syrup on the ingredients of a European chocolate bar.
We don’t really have anything here in Australia with HFCS either.
No, me either. Just the regular sugar is sufficiently unhealthy.
Of course...but chocolate would taste terrible without it.
Do you know about Stevia? It sweetens nicely without the downsides of sugar.
Stevia doesn't need sugar's downsides -- it has plenty of its own. Not the least of which is that its sweet flavor triggers the body to flood insulin into the system ... which isn't needed to balance out what the body perceives as sugar. That insulin circulates, dropping the existing blood glucose level and thereby triggering hunger. Eat more, gain weight. Extra 200 calories a day, one cookie, means 10 pounds gained in a year
If you want something sweet, eat a real cookie. Or if you want to lose weight, try a sour pickle or try several pats of butter instead. Sugar cravings may actually signal a need for animal fats.
Stevia has had its share of problems. It was originally banned by the FDA in the 1990s.
I don't like the way it tastes.