Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 I use stevia in some things. It's hard to substitute for sugar because it has no bulk, and it also has it's own taste, and gets bitter if too much is used. My experience is that it's good for some things, not for others, and you have to just do trial and error till you figure it out. I like it in oatmeal with a little bit of honey and cinnamin. I was making a halfway decent vanilla yoghurt by adding a pinch of stevia and a half teaspoon of vanilla to a bowl of plain yoghurt. And I made a delicious glass of lime-aid (I didn't have any lemons) during the summer after work once by squeezing out one lime, adding a dash of stevia and one teaspoon of rapdura, and ice cold water. Yum! Chris In a message dated 9/12/02 5:34:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, post@... writes: > Are there people here who use Stevia? > Greetings, > > Heleen > ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Are there people here who use Stevia? Greetings, Heleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 We have sources for stevia powder in the " links " . We just added Trader Joe's to the list of sources. on 6/18/2004 1:45 AM, autumnji@... at autumnji@... wrote: > i find it bulk in whole foods herb & spice section. > > << From: " Peg Diamond " <enmuffins@...> > > I have only been able to find stevia leaves here in the Natural > food stores and it's quite a mess using them. They taste like > liquorice to me. Has anyone else noticed that?>> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 I haven't seen bulk stevia for sale anywhere (yet), but I did recently find some powdered stevia in a medium-sized jar at Trader Joes's for around $4-5. I've also carried around a small glass dropper-bottle containing liquid stevia extract (mostly used for my iced tea) for a few years. Click on the Gallery Link to View My Newly-Posted Art http://groups.msn.com/AstarteGalleryandDecor/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2 Sign up for Internet Service under $10 dollars a month, at http://isp.BlueLight.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 does Trader Joes powder stevia have fillers or is it pure? whole foods product is 100% stevia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 > does Trader Joes powder stevia have fillers or is it pure? You might want to check the manufacturer's Web site, which is http://www.cvc4health.com for specific info, but the label says that there is " some " lactose in the product. According to the label, there is less than 1g of carbs per 1/3 tsp. serving. However--and this is the kicker: The label also says that that 1/3 tsp. is 876 mg, BUT there is only 22.8 mg of stevia extract in that 876 mg. So maybe it's mostly lactose? Hmmmm... I still have the bottle, unopened, on my counter; I haven't given it the " taste test " yet. I'll let the group know if it does NOT work well as a cooking ingredient. Cyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Cyn, i checked the website and found no further info. now i think i understand why most people don't like "Stevia." if they are getting the same product you got from trader joes....what does that work out to, about 3% actual Stevia. do you have a Whole Foods store anywhere near you? if you can't find any 100% Stevia, i would be glad to send you a sample. autumn You might want to check the manufacturer's Web site, which is http://www.cvc4health.com for specific info, but the label says that there is "some" lactose in the product. According to the label, there is less than 1g of carbs per 1/3 tsp. serving. However--and this is the kicker: The label also says that that 1/3 tsp. is 876 mg, BUT there is only 22.8 mg of stevia extract in that 876 mg. So maybe it's mostly lactose? Hmmmm... I still have the bottle, unopened, on my counter; I haven't given it the "taste test" yet. I'll let the group know if it does NOT work well as a cooking ingredient. Cyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 If ya like ta buy in bulk: http://store./iherb/steviaextract1.html >From: autumnji@... >Reply- > >Subject: Re: [ ] Stevia >Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:29:03 EDT > >Cyn, > >i checked the website and found no further info. >now i think i understand why most people don't >like " Stevia. " if they are getting the same product >you got from trader joes....what does that work out to, >about 3% actual Stevia. > >do you have a Whole Foods store anywhere near you? >if you can't find any 100% Stevia, i would be glad to >send you a sample. > >autumn > > > > You might want to check the manufacturer's Web site, which is > > http://www.cvc4health.com for specific info, but the label says that > > there is " some " lactose in the product. > > > > According to the label, there is less than 1g of carbs per 1/3 tsp. > > serving. However--and this is the kicker: The label also says that > > that 1/3 tsp. is 876 mg, BUT there is only 22.8 mg of stevia extract > > in that 876 mg. So maybe it's mostly lactose? Hmmmm... > > > > I still have the bottle, unopened, on my counter; I haven't given it > > the " taste test " yet. I'll let the group know if it does NOT work > > well as a cooking ingredient. > > > > Cyn > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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