What if I HATE artificial sweetner?

[Lucy 0]

Hazelbunny, I'm with you on that. Fat free cheese is disgusting.

[aluckygem 0]

I have a true allergic reaction to some of the artificial sweetners....extreme case of hives within 30 minutes of ingesting them, they are not for me, thank goodness I have never been a soda drinker. I am being baned on the 2nd of August at least I am supposed to be. I was set up for March but chickened out.!!

[Band Chick 3]

I thought I was the only one that hated sweetners. I'm not alone! For me it's so sweet that it makes me sick, the after taste is like medicine and the health effects concern me. It's pretty much banned from my house. I don't let the kids eat it either-- even though they like it.

It seems like everything made "healthier" has artificial sweetner. It's very frustrating-- low fat yogurt, soy milk, protien bars, Jello, low cal Desserts, Crystal Light, etc. I end up having to cook a lot of things from scratch to make it both healthy and NOT with artificial sweetners.

Thank you for posting this. I'll be reading for all the alternative tips I can get.