With a lifetime of weight loss journeys I have tried every kind of sweetener. Splenda was the only one that I could tolerate the after taste. After reading about all of the harm the chemicals of artificial sweeteners can do to your body I stopped. I recall getting headaches and feeling hungry after consuming products with artificial sweeteners. I even gave up any kind of diet drink too. I then tried the little Stevia granulated packets and didn't like the bitter taste it gave my coffee and drinks. Then came agave nectar which I love but didn't love that it still has calories to it. Since I am careful as to how I spend my daily calorie intake I didn't want to waste calories on sweeteners.
Since I have been hearing so many good things about the stevia drops from my buddies at SparkPeople I decided to give Stevia another try. I got to try the Sweet Stevia Gold and was surprised that it didn't give my coffee and drinks a bitter taste. The drops are so concentrated that you only have to use a drop or two. You can use it in your drinks or even in baking. I substitute about 3 drops per tsp of regular sugar needed. Only using a couple of drops at a time means my little bottle will last a long time.
I have been seeing the overnight oatmeal on Pinterest for a while now and have been wanting to try it. I went to this website to find out how to do it and try the different conbinations: http://www.theyummylife.com/Refrigerator_Oatmeal. I tried the Cocoa Banana and Coconut Pineapple and both were so delicious and filling. I used the Sweet Stevia Gold drops in place of the sweetener in the recipes.
You can purchase the Sweet Stevia Gold drops on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/substitute-gold-management-appetizers-guaranteed/dp/b00hi1x4ny/
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Wow great idea. I am pinning this to save for the upcoming weeks. I have to do this when school gets out. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic--I just finished my plain old instant oatmeal--I need to change it up-so thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to sweeten oatmeal
ReplyDeleteI once tried to eat unsweetend oatmeal OMG it tasted like paste. I suffered like a week of eating that stuff til I finally gave up on it and switched back to the over processed Quakers. I might have to try a natural way to sweeten the stuff but I can't do the Stevia it always has this weird after taste for me but happy you found something that you like.
ReplyDeleteIt looks absolutely awesome! Thanks for sharing this one.
ReplyDeleteI love Stevia, particularly the powder, when I'm making things for my husband. I find, though, that it has a bit of a licorice taste to it. Does the liquid Stevia also have the taste?
ReplyDeleteGreat product great substitute i must try thank you
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