Stevia - Best way to add sweetners while on or off your diet

Stevia is a delicious natural sweetner that can be added as to sweeten tea, coffee, herbals, anywhere that you can use sugar.  It doesn't have the bulk that sugar does, and so it isn't a replacement for cooking with sugar though there are Stevia cook books available. It is extremely heat stable and does work for a variety of everyday cooking and baking situations.   Stevia is about ten times more potent than sugar and so a little bit goes a long way.  It also has some other great benefits: it does not effect the blood sugar level and has a glycemic level of zero.  Best of all it is 100% natural and comes from plants and the body recognizes it as food unlike the artifiical sweetners.

 In stock flavors include:  Natural. Berry, Chocolate, Lemon Drop, Valencia Orange.

Special Order flavors available:  Apricot, Chocolate Raspberry, Cinnamon, English Toffee, Grape, Hazel Nut, Peppermint, Vanilla Creme.  Special order doesn't mean there is an increase in cost, it will just take an extra 1-2 weeks for us to order it recieve it and get send it to you.  

Add some flavor to your diet!  Use all-natural, zero calorie, infinitely flavorful SweetLeaf Flavored Liquid Stevia. At only a penny per drop, you can easily dress up the taste of water, coffee, tea, yogurt, cocktails, whip cream, smoothies, ice cubes. The uses are endless.

Other Stevia Products Available from SlimMe1:  

• Flavor Pack includes four 6 ml travel size bottles of Liquid Stevia in these flavors: Chocolate Raspberry, Lemon Drop, Vanilla Creme and Valencia Orange.
• Powdered Stevia in the 4 oz size. Serving size is 1/8 tsp and is equivalent sweetness of 1 tsp of sugar. 
   

Some questions that people commonly ask about Stevia: 

Where does Stevia come from?   Stevia is an herb which grows wild as a small shrub in parts of Paraguay and Brazil.  It is also grown in the Pacific Rim countries, Southern Ontario, Mexico, and California, as well as  China, Japan, and England.

How long has it been in use as a sweetner? There are indications that Stevia has been used to sweeten a native beverage called mate since Pre-Columbian times and a Natural Scientist names Antonio Bertoni first recorded its usage by native tribes in 1887.

I've never heard of it.  Who else is using it?  Exact numbers are unavailable. However, Japanese consumers used the equivalent of 700 metric tonnes of Stevia leaves in 1987 alone. Other countries such as Brazil and the whole of South America; South Korea, China and the whole of the Pacific Rim; as well as Europe, Australia and North America also use it. 

What is the FDA's position on Stevia?  The FDA's position on Stevia was ambiguous until a short time ago when Stevia has been permitted to be a sweetner in soft drinks and other products.

How has Stevia been used?  First, as a prepackaged replacement for sugar and artificial sweeteners. Second, it has been used in various food products, including the Japanese sugar-free versions of Wrigley's gums, Beatrice Foods yogurts and even diet Coke. It has also been used in Japanese style pickles, dried seafoods, fish meat products, vegetables and seafoods boiled down with soy sauce, confectioneries and a host of other products.

Is Stevia Safe?  In general, Stevia is an all-natural herbal product with centuries of safe usage by native Indians in Paraguay. It has been thoroughly tested in dozens of tests around the world and found to be completely non-toxic. It has also been consumed safely in massive quantities (Thousands of tonnes annually) for the past twenty years. Q) Can Stevia replace sugar in the diet?

Refined Sugar vs Stevia:   Refined sugar is empty calories devoid of nutritional benefits. At worst, it has been implicated in numerous degenerative diseases. Stevia is much sweeter than sugar and has none of sugar's unhealthy drawbacks.

Can Stevia replace artificial sweeteners in the diet?  Yes! In SlimMe1's opinion, we do not believe that humans should consume anything artificial in their diets. Stevia offers a safe, all-natural, alternative to artificial sweetners.

Will Stevia raise my blood sugar levels?  No. 

Can I use Stevia if I am diabetic?   Diabetes is a medical condition which should be monitored and treated by a qualified physician or health care practitioner. However, Stevia can be a part of a healthy diet for anyone with blood sugar problems since it does not raise blood sugar levels.  As with any medical treatment plan, ask your doctor and ask them about the current research going on with Stevia.

What can't I do with Stevia?  Stevia does not caramelize as sugar does. Meringues may also be difficult since Stevia does not brown or crystalize as sugar does.  Stevia also doesn't provide the bulk that refined sugar does.