Sweeteners

HooRU · 2025-08-04T05:54:59+00:00

We’ve discussed them just a little here already. I’ve been a stevia user and use a 100% organic and pure extract. It’s good for iced drinks. It does have an aftertaste when used in foods. It is said to be a heart friendly food item, but after reading I realized my heart thumps might be caused by it (slowing the heart?) So I cut back and started drinking more plain water. We have lead pipes here in Waterbury and I’m hoping to get a purifier a few months from now. So on top of drinking water I decided to diversify my sweetener use and I got monkfruit sweetener, but it has xylitol in it darn it. It IS pretty good and is used like sugar. I’m also going to allow aspartame a little again. I just want to keep the stevia use down a little bit as my heart likes going easier on it. As I’m diabetic, plain sugar is something I avoid but every 3 months or so, I get a bag of sugar for general uses, like sauces. My idea is everything in moderation.

broknsymetry

Thane_Bitter The thump thing could be caused by a skipped beat (PVC - pre ventricular contraction), it happens but you might want to talk to your doctor about it if you can to rule out any other issues.

More like an extra beat at the wrong timing. PVCs are generally not harmful but can indicate other issues. They do scare the hell out of you though especially if they happen just as you’re falling asleep. I started having them after my second or third heart attack. I rarely feel any now but they do still show up occasionally on an EKG.

egeezer

Somewhat-Reticent Just like a tiny bit of sugar enables tomato sauce Taste for pasta.

Store bought canned sauce has enough sugar for me, but I will dice onions, add minced fresh garlic and browned, drained ground beef and/or Italian sausage to it. (Beef and sausage is my “lazy way” Sunday sauce sans meatballs).

When I use canned tomoes for sauce I add sugar. Fresh from the garden I don’t need to add sugar or salt. Romas make great all purpose sauce and salsa.

The best sauce I ever made is in the Spaghetti ala Bolognese recipe I found in one of Vincent Price’s cookbooks. Lots of work, but wonderful stuff 🙂

Dks01

px_eliezer_ Not in my city, unfortunately. The little tablets for coffee are available but otherwise they have disappeared from stores. Splenda is just fine, in any case.
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Dks01

InternetJeff Not really. For Type 2 diabetes all of those things are helpful, but drugs like Metformin and Jardiance work very well.

HooRU

Yes, but in my case, Metorman almost killed me, after the second ER visit to a different hospital they diagnosed that fact and saved my life. The first hospital didn’t do squat

urbanriot

egeezer When I use canned tomoes for sauce I add sugar.

You shouldn’t ever need to. What kind of tomatoes are you getting? What brand? I’ve made marinara, basil, etc., all kinds of sauce with canned tomatoes and I’ve never added sugar.

If your palate is on the sweet side you might like Mutti crushed tomatoes, they only have salt & tomatoes and they lean more towards the sweet side.

Sparkchaser

dave Anyhow, the point I was making is that gooseberries, if I recall correctly, are apt to be quite tart, and require sweetening.

Wife says, as a kid in Ireland, they’d pick them off of the bush and ate them. I don’t know, never had any.

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