Stevia ok to use instead of sugar?

So I know we arent supposed to have sugar, but can I use Stevia to substitute?

I'm trying to, in my own, clumsy way. I have the live plants.

Last night I had some small cucumbers from my garden to use so I added a capful of Bragg's Mother ACV, finely crushed (powdered) Stevia leaves, a bit of ginger and tumeric,sea salt and pepper to some white wine vinegar, all heated briefly in the microwave and poured over the thinly sliced cukes. I saved the vinegar concoction left over after the cukes were eaten. It was really good. I couldn't taste the Stevia at all, but I could tell it had taken the edge off the vinegars.

There was only a cup full of the cukes and vinegar, is why the Mother's acv measurement seemed puny.

Post Edited (julymorning) : 9/14/2016 11:34:14 AM (GMT-6)

Caffeine is bad for those with weak/struggling adrenals. I haven't had coffee in over 2 years!! WAAAAAAA!!!! And I'm a die hard coffee drinker!

I agree, stevia is just fine. It doesn't mess with the blood sugar, doesn't encourage yeast/fungal issues and more. Some studies have been done that indicate that it may even be helpful to healing these infections!!!

I've been using stevia for a long time now, around 20 years(?), as my intestines get very rowdy with any sugar or other sugar substitute.

Honey, stevia, dates, coconut sugar and maple sugar are all good substitutes for cane sugar.

Make sure the stevia is pure stevia - many are cheap and have agave added to them. Stevia is the only sugar substitute you can have if you are concerned about Candida. Candida diet no honey, sugar of any kind, syrup, fruit, etc... the nofunatalldiet.

Quite envious of those of you who can drink coffee.

My llnd told me there are studies that show that stievia actually kills Lyme.

Bowdren said...
My llnd told me there are studies that show that stievia actually kills Lyme.

There's actually only been one study done,and it was done strictly in a lab. The study showed stevia had some efficacy in treating Lyme and breaking down biofilms, but again, this is only in a lab. These infections do not respond the same in a lab, where everything (including what else they may be aided by or exposed to) is highly controlled - which can not be replicated in the body.