Sweet Success – National Diabetes Month
Ellie Wilson, MS, RDN, CDN Senior Nutritionist
When I was seeing patients with diabetes, one of their biggest frustrations was finding a low calorie sweetener that would taste good, be convenient and meaningfully help them manage sugar intake. The products available then had no calories, but they also did not have a good taste, and were hard to use regularly.
Time has passed, and sweeteners have come a long way. Splenda® Naturals Stevia Sweetener has found the best way to bring flavor out and calories down. The sweet stevia leaf, long used in South America, is processed by drying the leaves and soaking them in water to tease out and capture their sweet elements – natural steviol glycoside compounds such as: Reb A and Reb D. The different steviol glycosides have different taste profiles. Reb D content in Splenda® Naturals is important, as that has none of the bitter notes that some alternate stevia sweeteners have. Splenda® Naturals is great in recipes and as the sweetener for coffee and tea. The packets make it easy to carry with you, especially as you make your way through the fun events and shopping the holiday season brings upon us.
How to enjoy it? This great recipe for Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce will wow your guests and help keep calories and carbs in check, and this AdvantEdge card e-coupon keeps you on budget – win-win!
It has the sweetness found in Mother Nature’s stevia plant, which means Zing was born sweet. Grown in accordance with USDA organic practices, and zero calories make Born Sweet Zing absolutely perfect for adding a delicious sweetness to favorite foods and drinks throughout the day.
Sprinkle it into coffee, tea or over fruit and yogurt, or try it in homemade smoothies. Tasty recipes for smoothies and more await you at zingstevia.com.
Born Sweet Zing Organic Stevia Sweetener can be found in the Baking aisle.