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Sweet n Low V's Splenda.... ok.... I have always used the pink stuff... and I'm shopping with my neighbor last night and as I'm reaching for my box of pink packets, she's like "That has sack something in it!" and I'm like "Yea, and?" and then she's like "You should use Splenda" and I'm all... "Do you use Splenda?" and she's all "yea, I've allways used Splenda".......... Do you see where this is going??? Yea....I bought the Splenda.... I used the Splenda.... I used a TON of the Splenda... its not nearly as sweet?? I think it may take some getting used to... Why am I torturing myself?? is it really that much better for me if I'm using like a thousand times more of it than the pink stuff?? Who has made the switch?? Who has switched back?? Who is still hooked on the pink powder?? Help me out here... Should I stay strong? Stick with the Splenda?? Or ship the $20.00 in Splenda next door? (yea stupid me had to buy the big box of packets and the granulated stuff... whatever, I'm a stocker upper kind of shopper... If I liked it I should have enough to get me through winter! LOL) |
I don't know much about the stuff but both my FIL and SIL are always finding better ways to sweeten up their stuff since they are both diabetic. They did switch to Splenda but now no longer use it. I cannot remember why but she did tell me and can ask if you want. They found something even better. |
My sister likes Splenda but I hate it. I use Sweet-n-Low!! |
Girl you crack me up. I do PINK. The spenda has its benefits for those who have to watch their sugar intake but I like fast and easy - Sweet n low is fast and easy and you don't need but a little bit but yes - sounds like you're hooked. You may never get over your usage phobia and will probably revert back to Pink |
I use the REAL Stuff :P I was told by my chef at school a few yrs ago that Splenda was bad for you. SOmething that it has... something that they use in embalming fluid. Thats why you get a lot of gas when you use it. I dont know if its true or not... Just what they told us in the health class I took. They also said that Sweet n Low was shown to cause cancer in rats... They use to have it on the back of the packs... but I have not seen that warning on them in a LONG time... |
I did the switch about three years ago when Splenda came on the market. Splenda is "suppose to be made from real sugar" with no chemicals in it. I like it much better than S&L the pink packet. Splenda is more expensive though. I go to Costco's and get 1,000 packets for $17.99. Last for almost a yr.:D Shoprite sells 200 pks for $6.99! |
I'm in the Splenda camp. I've never really cared for Sweet and Low, it tastes bitter or something to me. I used to use Equal until Splenda came out. |
Oops- to answer your question, I would switch back to the S&L since you prefer it. There are always studies coming out saying this sweetener is bad or that sweetener is bad and they always contradict each other. I'd guess none of them are great but I doubt any are terrible either. |
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Half a packet:eek: In a tall glass of iced tea... I use two packets... sometimes 3 if its a wide glass! LOL I have a serious problem! I like it sweet! I tell you I'd be the lab rat with the tumor! |
I always use Splenda, one packet in my coffee. I also use it for baking, I don't use quite as much as it calls for, I think it's too sweet.:) |
Ugh... Maybe its the granulated stuff that I'm having problems with... I haven't tryed the packets yet... just the granulated.... hmmmm I'll be right back.... |
Add me to the splenda column. I've used it about 3 years now and I really like it in coffee. Since it has no health warnings (yet), I'm gonna continue to use it. |
ok... if you could have seen me just now licking my palm... LOL Its pretty sweet! Tasts like sugar! Cause its made from Sugar! LOL But not as sweet as the pink stuff..... hmmmmm but I think the packets are sweeter than the granulated stuff..... thats for sure! |
Ever tried STEVIA???? Not so great for cooking but great for stuff like tea . |
I use Splenda, but want to try Stevia soonish! :) |
i am a sweet and low kind of girl. It stinks because McDonalds doesn't have sweet and low anymore and today I asked the girl and she gave me splenda. I don't like that stuff very much! |
I'm wierd - I HAVE to use the pink stuff in my iced tea - NOTHING else will make it sweet, not even equal or real sugar (unless i use a TON). I use Splenda for everything else - I really love the way it tastes in coffee and on cereal. I used it tonight to put on smashed fresh strawberries - it tastes (to me) just like sugar sweetened strawberries!! When I put them over low fat vanilla ice cream - yum yum and low fat/calorie to boot! Yes Kathyrn, the packets are more concentrated than the granular. We make homemade ice cream and I make mine with skim milk and splenda (granular) - tastes yummy - with half the calories. Splenda IS sugar with the hydrogen molecule removed so it is undigestable. It does not give me gas or diarrhea - haven't ever heard that before. I know that too much olestra (the fake fat they use in fat free chips) WILL give you gas/diarrhea. Overall, I'm a Splenda girl with just a kiss of the pink stuff in my tea! :D |
I like splenda and I used to use it but I read an article a while back about many side effects that splenda can cause. I'll have to find it--I know that I printed it... Some of the side effects were headaches, mood swings, joint pain... so I decided to stop using it. I don't recall personally experiencing any of the symptoms but I didn't want to risk it because I was already having back problems and I didn't want to add to that |
I like splenda better |
I'm in the Splenda group too. I have used it for years - half a packet in a cup of coffee and I use the Brown Sugar Splenda for oatmeal and baking. |
Splenda was my choice a few years back. I would put it in my green tea (cold green tea)....even then, it was only half a packet. Then, there was the big debate over those sweetners NOT being good for you and in cases, worse then actual sugar. I was recommended by the dietician to do natural ones like Stevia, and the like...can't remember what other ones, but they can be found at health food stores. I now use nothing to sweeten my drinks and found that it is an acquired taste, but it has grown on me. BUT between the two, you need to go w/ what you like....you are the one using it, so whatever tastes better to you and is handier for you. |
Love my Splenda. I use about 4 bags every 2 weeks. I have lost over 150 pounds and I use it in my decaf ice tea everyday. I can count it as water if it is decaf...that is a another topic....LOL |
I've tried both, but I still reach for the pink stuff. |
Splenda or the store brand of the same stuff is all I use. |
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I use the Demerara Sugar, I get it at walmart and it is so good in tea or coffee |
i like slenda....sweet and low has aspatame(sp?) which is the ingrediant that is bad for you. i think it says it in red on the packets. i switched to splenda bc i heard that the pink was causing cancer....i only use the packets though... |
an informed consumer is a smart consumer Quote:
While some industry experts claim the molecule is similar to table salt or sugar, other independent researchers say it has more in common with pesticides. Observational evidence shows that there are side effects of Splenda, including skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain. These show up at one end of the spectrum — in the people who have an allergy or sensitivity to the sucralose molecule. But no one can say to what degree consuming Splenda affects the rest of us. http://www.womentowomen.com/nutritio...ss/splenda.asp |
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oops, i mean stevia...lol.... |
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