Question for manufacturer: Do you make a version of this without Stevia? Stevia and other artificial sweeteners give me heart palpitations. :(
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Unfortunately, Swanson Health Products does not currently sell the Garden of Life Perfect Food without Stevia. -Swanson Health Products
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Stevia is NOT an artificial sweetener! It's a little strong tasting, but it's NOT artificial!!
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It's fine to say Stevia is natural, but 1) some of us DETEST the taste, and 2) for some of us it contributes to gas and/or diarrhea.
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I didn't notice any of that aftertaste that I sometimes experience with stevia. I think it depends on the type of stevia used. I really enjoy these chocolate chips.
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I can taste the stevia in it. I don't like the taste, either. I'm drinking it right now. I added PB2 to try and hide the stevia flavor, but it isn't working! Stevia may be all natural, but as far as I'm concerned it tastes just as nasty as artificial sweeteners!
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No. Actually I have found out that it also has maltodextrin and silica in it, too. I think I will look for another brand that is pure stevia. I'm glad you asked.
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Generally don't use the syrups. I won't use anything with Splenda in it at all. It's extremely bad for your body. Seriously look online and avoid it and NutraSweet like the plague. I don't like soda, but I do love Seltzer water, so I just carbonate the water and add a lemon or lime. It's delicious.
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I actually didn't take the pills except for a couple of them whuch made me very ill.I suggest going on a low carb and low sugar diet. Rather than this stuff. I honestly am scared to know people are taking this poison. When I took it one hour before a meal it made me more hungry than ever.adding fiber will give you the same fullness and it is natural.
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It's Splenda, they changed the formula recently. Tasted better with stevia.
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I has artificial sweeteners, and i was not used to how sweet it was. I have cleansed my pallet, so i am used to not a lot of sweetness from my supplements. It is not to sweet, but i don't really have that sweet tooth any more for my supplements.
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I only have a humble Donvier, and am looking for something like this machine, but I have made Ice cream with Splenda (excellent) and Stevia (not so good, but I think it was bad stevia) and used substantially less of each than the sugar called for in the recipes. Consistency was fine, though I sometimes add a little gelatin if making a reduced fat batch. I would think you could make a no sugar added recipe that's fine as long as you use the Splenda. Not sure about other substitutes.
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I just mix it with water, since I don't want any sugar before I work out. It mixes fine. It will cause a "flush"/tingle sensation, but the science on this is pretty good and it seems to have worked for me.
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There is no sweetener added, just palm fruit oil which I believed is used for consistency because I imagine in their processing they lose some of the oil from the almond. Ideally, I wish they added nothing.
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Is there any Suclarose in the k cups. I'v been trying to cut out all sugars natural or not from my diet. Suclarose real name is Splenda in case anyone needs to know.
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I have the Garden Of Life Perfect Food Raw (Organic) and it's got 30 servings, but it's not the chocolate. I put just a pinch of stevia in it to sweeten it just a little. It's great after a workout!!!
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Hi everyone, This is Jeff from Integrated Sports Nutrition. We formulated and produce Red Leaf Pre-Workout Energizer. The supplement facts panels for dietary supplements are a little different than for regular food products. Sorry for any confusion. There is 0 grams sugar and 0 carbs. To be super precise, there is a trace amount of carbs from the natural lime flavoring, but it rounds down to 0 (per FDA labeling guidelines). The sweetness comes from the combo of natural flavoring and the sweetener - which is sucralose. Sucralose is the same thing as Splenda (the yellow packets you see at Starbucks). But we use very little of that, less than the equivalent of 1/5 a pack of Splenda. It's the combo of these various ingredients that makes the product taste sweet - even though it has 0 sugar. It was a painstaking flavoring process that took over 1 year to get right. It's because anything with any green tea or caffeine in it is nasty. So covering that up without using a ton of flavoring and sweetener is a bear. But we did it, using a very minimal amount of flavoring and sucralose. Hope you like it. Feel free to email me at jeff@isnlabs.com with any questions at all. Best regards, Jeff ISN
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no ma'am!This is a natural product! I love it! not like other products that i'v tried and did contain stevia...those were disgusting!
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Do you still add powdered milk to thicken it up? Thanks for your reply. I love mine. I use homemade vanilla and read about a tiny dash of salt (can't recall the purpose ) and about a cup of the bulk Splenda (not the little envelopes) done in 6 hours.
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My complaint is Sucralose. Why put this junk in it. To see ingredients see http://www.sgnnutrition.com/ecodrink-daily.html