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Skriven 2010-09-10 14:57:44 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1310 av Mike Roberts (1:261/1381)
Ärende: aspartame  was: Bugs
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Hi Mike,

 RH> The artificial sweetener I'm using currently is Natra Taste Gold.
 RH> Its ingredients are Dextrose, Maltodextrin and Sucralose.  I only use

 MR> Thats pretty much same as Splenda right?

I think so; I got it on close out at Lowe's (grocery) here in NC.

 RH> it in iced tea, maybe 3-4 times a week, because real sugar doesn't

 MR> Being a diabetic, especially in the off season for fruits, I like
 MR> fruits like berries ( strawberry, bluebarry, blackberry etc. ) which
 MR> are naturally low in sugar, but frozen and in off season are sometimes

They are good tasting, as well as being good for you.  I've met very few
strawberries in my time that weren't worth eating. One exception is the
ones in our back yard here; I figure they are some sort of ornamental
strawberries someone planted, not knowing that they aren't the good to
eat ones.

 MR> just too tart, so I use nutrasweet on them. Once in a while I have
 MR> used ot to sprinkle on a piece of french toast in order to give that
 MR> some sweetness without using syrup. And eat that diet jello with

I don't have the problem of diabetes but probably should watch my sweets
intake a bit.  I was raised on NY state maple syrup for pancakes,
waffles, etc and to this day it's my topping of choice. (G)


MR> splenda, when I stop and think about it, I use most products that
 have MR> splenda replacing sugar. Being diabetic, I am always looking
for
 MR> something sweet or fruity that is not with real sugar. It just
 takes
 MR> the edge off of the craving.


I can understand that.  Just like a small piece of good chocolate will
satisfy the craving for chocolate better than a big piece of mediocre
chocolate.


 RH> maybe a can or two. But I'm not heavy into the diet drinks or
 RH> artificial sweeteners, using more real (raw) sugar, honey and such
 RH> like for sweetening things.

 MR> I wish I wasn't, and could <grin> I mean, I do drink diet soda and a
 MR> lot of water. Also generic Kool-ad ala walmart which is pretty good. I
 MR> wish I could use honey and such, but Blood sugars soar on them for me
 MR> 8-(


I'm drinking a lot more water than I used to.  We run some thru a filter
for drinking or use in making tea, juice, etc but I can take limited
amounts of the tap water here.  I tried some mix ins for bottled water a
few years ago but, to me, they made the water taste horrible.  They have
some sort of artificial sweetener that tasted really bad.

 MR> You too, have a good One!

A busy day; did my usual Friday stuff this morning and will start a
class this afternoon.  It will meet all day tomorrow too, with work due
over the next couple of weeks.


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Ruth
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