Stevia packets

micki641 · 09-17-2008, 10:59 AM

So, I just bought some....now what do I do with them???? I've seen so many recipes that look good, but call for splenda..

. I tasted the stevia right out of the packet and I didn't get the yucky taste coating my mouth that I've gotten with all other sugar substitutes I've tried. Can I sub the stevia for splenda in recipes? Do I use the same amount? I'm not a sweets eater so I'm looking to use this in the more savory dishes....i.e., BBQ's and Asian style...

Thanks,
Michelle

b_lou_who · 09-17-2008, 12:48 PM

You can try, just go light on the stevia. A little goes a LONG way and over used it can go bitter.
I mostly use it in smoothies and meringues.

Do your packets have starchy fillers?
I usually use the liquid because all the packets I have found have starch just like artificial sweeteners.

kbeth · 09-17-2008, 01:08 PM

Yep, I agree with b lou who...a little goes a long way. In savory recipes I've used the same amount of Stevia that I used to of Splenda. I think it may be a little stronger, but the Atkins Korean skirt steak that I love calls for one pack of sweetener and so I threw in the whole pack of Stevia and it was great.

micki641 · 09-18-2008, 05:00 PM

Thank you. I don't know if there are any starchy fillers...The packets came from a local Health Food Store and were not in a box...just in a plastic bag.. I'll have to check next time to see if they have the liquid. I'm looking forward to trying some recipes now that I seem to have found an AS that doesn't taste bad to me...I've always been soooo sensitive to them. Kbeth, I looked up the recipe for the skirt steak....it sounds delicious!!

Michelle

kbeth · 09-18-2008, 06:28 PM

Oh yeah...I could eat that skirt steak every week. I always double it so I can have leftovers. Last time I used the leftovers in beef fried "rice." I was surprised at how good that came out!

09-17-2008, 10:59 AM	#1
micki641 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North East Posts: 499 Gallery: micki641 Stats: 162/162/125 5'5 WOE: Clean Low Carb Start Date: 7/14/08 Again!!!	Stevia packets So, I just bought some....now what do I do with them???? I've seen so many recipes that look good, but call for splenda... I tasted the stevia right out of the packet and I didn't get the yucky taste coating my mouth that I've gotten with all other sugar substitutes I've tried. Can I sub the stevia for splenda in recipes? Do I use the same amount? I'm not a sweets eater so I'm looking to use this in the more savory dishes....i.e., BBQ's and Asian style... Thanks, Michelle __________________ *~~~"It's great to be able to see the end of your journey, but it's your journey in the end that counts."~~~*

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09-17-2008, 12:48 PM	#2
b_lou_who Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 421 Gallery: b_lou_who Stats: 199.6/156.6/140s by year-end WOE: Atkins...and Simeons (hcg)	You can try, just go light on the stevia. A little goes a LONG way and over used it can go bitter. I mostly use it in smoothies and meringues. Do your packets have starchy fillers? I usually use the liquid because all the packets I have found have starch just like artificial sweeteners.

09-17-2008, 01:08 PM	#3
kbeth MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,036 Gallery: kbeth Stats: Before baby: 130/117 Now:151/136/120 5'4" 39 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2002/after baby 02/02/08	Yep, I agree with b lou who...a little goes a long way. In savory recipes I've used the same amount of Stevia that I used to of Splenda. I think it may be a little stronger, but the Atkins Korean skirt steak that I love calls for one pack of sweetener and so I threw in the whole pack of Stevia and it was great.

09-18-2008, 05:00 PM	#4
micki641 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North East Posts: 499 Gallery: micki641 Stats: 162/162/125 5'5 WOE: Clean Low Carb Start Date: 7/14/08 Again!!!	Thank you. I don't know if there are any starchy fillers...The packets came from a local Health Food Store and were not in a box...just in a plastic bag.. I'll have to check next time to see if they have the liquid. I'm looking forward to trying some recipes now that I seem to have found an AS that doesn't taste bad to me...I've always been soooo sensitive to them. Kbeth, I looked up the recipe for the skirt steak....it sounds delicious!! Michelle

09-18-2008, 06:28 PM	#5
kbeth MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,036 Gallery: kbeth Stats: Before baby: 130/117 Now:151/136/120 5'4" 39 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2002/after baby 02/02/08	Oh yeah...I could eat that skirt steak every week. I always double it so I can have leftovers. Last time I used the leftovers in beef fried "rice." I was surprised at how good that came out!