tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post4225768766998767127..comments2023-10-20T01:45:56.058-07:00Comments on Something Brilliant is Brewing: Random tangentiaLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12401609334253676307noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-17985275175912104702010-12-08T13:00:33.713-08:002010-12-08T13:00:33.713-08:00My heart is set on Stevia. Although I do admit it ...My heart is set on Stevia. Although I do admit it can be horrid in certain foods. Never use it in coffee. It invokes the gag reflex.Yum Yuckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274251538801259351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-84734190386286339362010-12-08T11:32:13.262-08:002010-12-08T11:32:13.262-08:00Hi Mom! I miss you!
I wouldn´t touch splenda wit...Hi Mom! I miss you!<br /><br />I wouldn´t touch splenda with a 37.5-foot pole (remember that part in The Grinch?)! Stevia is the best sugar substitute! If you don´t believe me, find a stevia plant and eat the leaves...pure sweetness :). You´ll be shocked...I know I was!<br /><br />Also, try agave nectar. It´s great in all sorts of stuff, but in particular I´ve seen it as a sugar substitute in baking. <br /><br />I think the best source of information about substitutes and how to use them would actually be vegan and vegetarian food blogs. These are a few that I love:<br /><br />http://www.thefrontburnerblog.com/<br />http://ohsheglows.com/<br />http://www.theparticularkitchen.com/<br /><br />Let´s talk soon!<br /><br />JeanJeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032507923784628139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-52881550303806664342010-12-08T05:17:54.791-08:002010-12-08T05:17:54.791-08:00Oops! I meant to say "something I HAVEN'T...Oops! I meant to say "something I HAVEN'T done too well ..."Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-83095964675867673792010-12-08T05:14:33.171-08:002010-12-08T05:14:33.171-08:00I've given up artificial sweeteners. If a reci...I've given up artificial sweeteners. If a recipe calls for sugar, I use sugar. I drink my coffee and tea black. I try to reduce the amount of sugar I eat (and at one time was sugar-free for about five years!), but I'm not as concerned as I used to be. If you're attempting to eat healthful, whole, natural, unprocessed foods 90 percent of the time, a wee bit of sugar now and again isn't going to make a big difference. It's important to work on that 90 percent, though! (Something I have done too well the last two days.)Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-64922588134837656752010-12-08T04:20:38.934-08:002010-12-08T04:20:38.934-08:00I would rather use the Splendas
than stay where I ...I would rather use the Splendas<br />than stay where I was weight-wize....<br />So it's a tough call.... but one I'm glad I made.<br />And MAKE still, every day!Anne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435482289459434828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-81833873914494833082010-12-07T17:11:13.699-08:002010-12-07T17:11:13.699-08:00As to the Splenda, here is my .02. I am changing t...As to the Splenda, here is my .02. I am changing the way we eat in many ways, and the Splenda issue has been the most hurdlesome for me( if that is a word). I will use honey, blackstrap molasses, brown sugar...and Splenda. It seems that the most problematic substance to our bodies is sugar, and quite frankly sugar is sugar is sugar- be it organic, natural or so forth. With honey, molasses, real maple syrup and brown sugar it has the sweet impact but also some nutritional benefit ( blackstrap molasses is a very good source of iron and calcium for example) Stevia, while natural, becomes bitter when used in baking. Rapidura or other forms of "natural" sugar is sugar with minimal nutriants, and still spikes you blood sugar. So in cases that call for granulated sugar I choose Splenda. In applications where the taste would be a plus I use maple syrup, brown sugar, molassess, etc. What can I say...I contradict myself at times but it makes sense to meDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694756762570280051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-687684785781641812010-12-07T16:56:21.328-08:002010-12-07T16:56:21.328-08:00We got our dog in April 2004 -- I thought I was s...We got our dog in April 2004 -- I thought I was so lucky that my adorable beagle/collie mix didn't shed -- until October/Nov of that first year when I found lots of hair on my son's dark blanket -- and eventually all through the house -- I asked the vet why my dog was shedding so much -- I was worried he might be sick -- and she said he was shedding his finer "summer coat" to make room for his coarser "winter coat." And my house hasn't been free of dog hair ever since!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742851421141068242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-10169778329567994252010-12-07T12:41:14.329-08:002010-12-07T12:41:14.329-08:00I use organic Stevia extract from Trader Joe's...I use organic Stevia extract from Trader Joe's. It is stevia in its purest form and it is SWEET. It comes with a little measuring spoon and in my huge mug of green tea, I put maybe 2 of these in.melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637949350154096389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-55345794547321813642010-12-07T11:27:26.551-08:002010-12-07T11:27:26.551-08:00:D Thanks, Leslie! I can read it just fine now. ...:D Thanks, Leslie! I can read it just fine now. :D<br /><br />Splenda. I try not to use artificial sweetners at all, but if whatever I'm sweetening won't do with 1 teaspoon of real sugar, then I use Splenda. I probably use 2 little yellow envelopes a week. :}<br /><br />I've tried the ones that are supposed to be healthier and I hate them. And I'm not convinced that they're healthier, anyway.<br /><br />A party! Right before Christmas! You, my dear, are an official people person now! :D<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-15331015943690447252010-12-07T11:00:15.471-08:002010-12-07T11:00:15.471-08:00Count me in the with Splenda users. ITA with you ...Count me in the with Splenda users. ITA with you about the after taste thing with the other sweeteners. But I don't use much sweetener at all - black coffee, don't eat dry cereals so my splenda is delivered primarily through the occasional glass of iced tea. Other than that I'm 100% sugar all the way, delivered via cake, cookies and pies. Sigh.<br /><br />Funny, we call that sort of a gift exchange, a Yankee Swap. It's what both sides of our family does now at Christmas and I like it so much better than a standard draw a name exchange.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974376008651624094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-3617170200085978602010-12-07T09:33:44.389-08:002010-12-07T09:33:44.389-08:00Cute new blog design:) I use Splenda and wonder a...Cute new blog design:) I use Splenda and wonder about it too. I grew up with my mom using Sweet & Low - remember when they thought it caused cancer and were going to take it off the market? Her response was to stockpile it! Some days I feel like I should adjust my taste-buds to non-sweetened drinks.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086719828916510651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-41167261564109049802010-12-07T08:46:21.302-08:002010-12-07T08:46:21.302-08:00Well, being diabetic, I use artificial sweeteners ...Well, being diabetic, I use artificial sweeteners all the time and find that Splenda has the least "artificial" taste in the bunch. While I can't taste it in baked goods, my husband can always tell.<br /><br />Great way to motivate to clean - have people over! Sounds like a fun time Leslie! <br /><br />And hooray for having almost your last one done with school - how did we get to be so old?! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-11605155259818612332010-12-07T08:15:22.318-08:002010-12-07T08:15:22.318-08:00uh-oh. I can't read the font on this post. T...uh-oh. I can't read the font on this post. Too little contrast for my poor vision. :( <br /><br />Could you leave a comment on my blog when you change to darker? Please don't change up because of me, just let me know when you revert. <br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-79525613883226012832010-12-07T07:41:50.910-08:002010-12-07T07:41:50.910-08:00Love the Christmas look for blog and your obvious ...Love the Christmas look for blog and your obvious joy at the idea of a holiday party - despite how you might be protesting :-) I do that to me too - throw down a deadline/party/whatever to force myself in gear or face public humiliation (not that any of my friends really CARE what my house looks like). And I adore those kinds of gift exchanges - hilarity ensues, indeed. <br /><br />As for the Splenda, well I use it. Primarily for my coffee, which doesn't make much sense, because I only really drink one cup a day. I don't use it to make "lite" versions of other foods. <br /><br />As for meditation? I'm stealing it. Yep, right now all I can seem to muster is some guided visualizations/affirmations/meditations that I've found on YouTube. Maybe one day I'll get all swami-like and live in an ashram and do other-wordly things, but right now, for a few minutes every day, I watch some of my you-tube playlists. It helps.Roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440676304336222503noreply@blogger.com