Stevia - do you love it or hate it?

[CafeCathey 21]

I like it and use it in limited quantities.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Unfortunately it's hard to find 100% Stevia -- it's being marketed with maltodextrine and other additives and labeling makes it difficult to sleuth it out. I use the liquid version from Trader Joe's and just a drop or two, and the Greek yogurt I use has Stevia in it as well as real sugar. I can't tolerate artificial sweeteners.

If it's white powder it's cut with other additives. They take away the metallic taste and the bitter aftertaste that can occur with natural stevia. I was using the stevia herb which is green because it's literally the dried leaves ground up into a powder. Unfortunately both versions cause hives for me. In fact most artificial sweeteners trigger my allergies. Sucralose which is found in splenda doesn't seem to cause a reaction but I only use it in small amounts. I've been going back and forth between date paste, brown rice Syrup and organic sugar, raw honey and maple syrup as sweeteners.

Edited November 9, 2014 by Blerdgirl