If not Splenda

[LEESE]

I know I saw it somewhere .....


What are we to use for SUGAR substitute?

For baking or for making sweet tea ( lol I know I'm so southern)


Forgive me if it's been ask and I'm repeating.

[beebs]

Xylitol for baking. I like sweet N low for tea. Umpa like stevia.

[Joanne]

Xylitol for everything

[bevxx]

  i put some zylosweet on my strawberries at tea time with cream tonight...i use stevia in my drinks...xx

[umpa]

Beebs is right i like stevia in my drinks and xylitol for baking.Make sure you read labels Leese and buy 100% pure stevia or 100% pure xylitol .When you make your sweet tea put the sweetner in when it is hot so it will dissolve.I am from the south, love my sweet tea!

[travelus]

Thanks ladies I was wondering to what to use for SUGAR substitute? I'm starting to cook again and using the recipe Doug and Umpa came  up with for us and which the food taste good. Keep those recipe coming and we will keep trying them and add them to our list of good things to make and  eat.

[umpa]

Your answers are above travelus. I like xylitol for baking cooking and stevia for coffee and tea.Make sure its 100% pure no fillers.Some of the girls still use sweet and low.

[3angels]

can I get these items online?  The only sweetener I've really found readily available where I live is Splenda or wal-marts brand.  And, also anyone can give me an idea of the cost of these products so I can figure them into the budget 

[umpa]

3Angels i have found xylitol and splenda to be about the same price.I pay about $6.75 a pound for xylitol 100% pure.I don't think when you buy the big bag of splenda it is a full pound,but i havent bought it in so long they may have changed it.Somebody please check your bag and get back to me and let me know the measurement of a big bag of splenda.

[3angels]

Right now I have the Great Value brand which is the same size as a bag of splenda and it is 9.7 oz.

[umpa]

Yeah thats what i thought.There are 16 ounces to a pound.There is nothing cheap about splenda.Where I live xylitol is cheaper and i buy it by trhe pound.

[3angels]

if I can't find it at a store tho I should be able to find it on line?

[paulachappell]

I have never seen xylitol and don't know where to buy it either.  Must be online?

[umpa]

Health food stores.Swansonvitamins.com or amazon,Buy only 100% pure powder.Fillers mean carbs

[3angels]

yay I found a place that carries xylitol.  Also, looking it up in wikipedia found that it can help prevent tooth decay, possibly prevent bone decay, help fight ear and upper respiratory infections.  I'm so thankful for you telling me about this product.  Apparently with most sugar alcohols, a laxative effect may occur upon initial consumption.  But, compared to some things on the market that  is pretty easy to stomach.