Post by Pearl on Nov 19, 2012 20:07:46 GMT -5
You advocate stevia as the main sweetener in your plan but I cannot get used to the taste. Help!
Most stevias taste pretty awful, that is a fact. But we urge you to give one type of stevia a chance. There is one brand that even the hardest core anti stevia taste buds have embraced. It is Nustevia Pure Extract Powder. Nustevia has other stevia products but most of them have fillers. The extract powder is the type we hope you'll buy. The best way to buy it the first time is in the 1 oz spice jar. It is very potent so that little amount should last you a good while. You can always buy the powder in bulk later, once you are more used to it.
Many have told us how they had tried brand after brand of stevia only to have their treats continually taste awful. That was our experience also. Once you learn the art of sweetening your foods with Nustevia we predict you may just become a believer.
Don't start with a chocolate recipe. A sweet chocolate taste is harder to master. Start with a vanilla flavored pudding recipe. Try our basic quick pudding recipe on page 366 but don't use the cocoa. Replace it with a little vanilla extract. The Nustevia extract powder is extremely sweet. We have found that one good downward shake is equal to about one teaspoon of sugar. The key is to start with less, taste and then slowly work up to the right sweetness for you by adding more little by little. The 2 serving pudding recipe might need anywhere from 4-8 shakes according to your own sweetness tolerance.
Once you learn the art of shaking, tasting and tweaking little by little you'll be able to move on to chocolate based recipes and expertly find that perfect amount of sweetness.
Truvia is another stevia sweetener we approve on plan. Some of us love the taste, others are put off by the cooling mouth effect of the erythritol. Still others do not trust erythritol to be completely natural. We will not argue the safety of erythritol in this FAQ, but for those who are not extreme purists and who like the taste, it makes a handy sweetener. It is available at most grocery stores and like pure stevia, it has no impact on blood sugar so perfect for all our desserts if it is palatable to you.
Nustevia extract and Truvia together can bring a nice balance of sweetness to a recipe. Our Special Angent Brownie/Cake calls for both however it can also be made with either Truvia or Nustevia alone. The issue with Truvia is that it can be more expensive because it is far less sweet than Nustevia extract so more must be used. If using it solely for our Special Agent Brownie Cake, 5-6 Tbs must be used and that is almost half a tub! Some THM's use Nustevia alone for no other reason than to save money.
Don't give up on stevia if you have weight to lose. You really need the no carb effect in your desserts if you have a sweet tooth and like to eat a lot of sweet foods.Simply learn the art of shaking in Nustevia extract a little bit at a time and you may surprise yourself.
If you do not have weight to lose, a little raw honey to sweeten your drinks and desserts should not be a problem but honey is notorious for fattening people up so we reiterate 'a little'. Coconut/Palm sugar and Monk fruit are two other sweeteners that might be okay if you are not seeking weight loss. They are too high in fructose for people with serious weight to shed but may work for those closer to goal. Agave Syrup is far too high in fructose and will not help with weight issues in our opinion. Finally, splenda is not something we endorse and we outline why in our book but if you want to use it, you can on our plan (we won't shun you for it ha ha) but we suggest use use the form without fillers called EZ Sweet.
Most stevias taste pretty awful, that is a fact. But we urge you to give one type of stevia a chance. There is one brand that even the hardest core anti stevia taste buds have embraced. It is Nustevia Pure Extract Powder. Nustevia has other stevia products but most of them have fillers. The extract powder is the type we hope you'll buy. The best way to buy it the first time is in the 1 oz spice jar. It is very potent so that little amount should last you a good while. You can always buy the powder in bulk later, once you are more used to it.
Many have told us how they had tried brand after brand of stevia only to have their treats continually taste awful. That was our experience also. Once you learn the art of sweetening your foods with Nustevia we predict you may just become a believer.
Don't start with a chocolate recipe. A sweet chocolate taste is harder to master. Start with a vanilla flavored pudding recipe. Try our basic quick pudding recipe on page 366 but don't use the cocoa. Replace it with a little vanilla extract. The Nustevia extract powder is extremely sweet. We have found that one good downward shake is equal to about one teaspoon of sugar. The key is to start with less, taste and then slowly work up to the right sweetness for you by adding more little by little. The 2 serving pudding recipe might need anywhere from 4-8 shakes according to your own sweetness tolerance.
Once you learn the art of shaking, tasting and tweaking little by little you'll be able to move on to chocolate based recipes and expertly find that perfect amount of sweetness.
Truvia is another stevia sweetener we approve on plan. Some of us love the taste, others are put off by the cooling mouth effect of the erythritol. Still others do not trust erythritol to be completely natural. We will not argue the safety of erythritol in this FAQ, but for those who are not extreme purists and who like the taste, it makes a handy sweetener. It is available at most grocery stores and like pure stevia, it has no impact on blood sugar so perfect for all our desserts if it is palatable to you.
Nustevia extract and Truvia together can bring a nice balance of sweetness to a recipe. Our Special Angent Brownie/Cake calls for both however it can also be made with either Truvia or Nustevia alone. The issue with Truvia is that it can be more expensive because it is far less sweet than Nustevia extract so more must be used. If using it solely for our Special Agent Brownie Cake, 5-6 Tbs must be used and that is almost half a tub! Some THM's use Nustevia alone for no other reason than to save money.
Don't give up on stevia if you have weight to lose. You really need the no carb effect in your desserts if you have a sweet tooth and like to eat a lot of sweet foods.Simply learn the art of shaking in Nustevia extract a little bit at a time and you may surprise yourself.
If you do not have weight to lose, a little raw honey to sweeten your drinks and desserts should not be a problem but honey is notorious for fattening people up so we reiterate 'a little'. Coconut/Palm sugar and Monk fruit are two other sweeteners that might be okay if you are not seeking weight loss. They are too high in fructose for people with serious weight to shed but may work for those closer to goal. Agave Syrup is far too high in fructose and will not help with weight issues in our opinion. Finally, splenda is not something we endorse and we outline why in our book but if you want to use it, you can on our plan (we won't shun you for it ha ha) but we suggest use use the form without fillers called EZ Sweet.