Sunday, March 15, 2009

kicking sugar...

Well,

As mom knows, my motto has always been - its not coffee till the right amount of half & half and sugar have been added. I like strong, flavorful coffee and brew fresh ground Starbuck's House Blend daily. Since I drink at least 4 - 16oz cups daily, each with half&half and 2 & 1/2 teaspoons of sugar. My doctor told me I was drinking a 1000 calories a day just with coffee !! But I need it to taste just right ...

I was introduced to PureVia at work recently. It is an All Natural - Zero Calorie Sweetener that actually tastes like sugar. Its gluten- free , is good for diabetics, and is derived from the Stevia plant . One stick equals 2 teaspoons of sugar. You can actually put it on your tongue and taste it, and never do that with other 'sweeteners'. I purchased it at the market and hopefully will be able to have unlimited samples soon.

If you use a pink or blue packet sweetener , you are poisoning yourselves daily. The pink packet causes cancer and the blue packet- Equal - which i will never sell again was recently have found to have come from E- Coli bacteria !! Yes , that is correct , Google it and find out for yourself what you are putting into your bodies.

If I can switch to PureVia and cut 800 calories a day just drinking coffee, plus I also have switched to Organic yogurt instead of ice cream, anyone can be healthier...

Now if I could just stop falling down , I might actually feel good !!

1 comment:

Deborah said...

I think your doctor is not a mathematician...there are only 16 calories in a teaspoon of sugar. Ok 2-1/2 teaspoons of sugar plus half&half is a lot but if that's the way you like it. Just don't be surprised if you don't drop 800 calories by switching from sugar to PureVia. I've been looking for the this new sweetener in the market but so far has been unsuccessful. Where did you find it? I applaud your improved eating habits...yogurt over ice cream but have you tried decaf coffee. No kidding ... you can find good - strong - flavorful coffee without all the caffeine. Just a thought. And what's with the all the falling down??? Hope you're ok.