I wanted to do a quick blog about something I learned this weekend and found it shocking. My husband has always used something other than sugar in his coffee in order to try to loose weight. I have always used sugar as the one thing I can’t replace in my cuppa or cup of tea. I have yet to find any kind of sweetener (with the exception of honey) that does not have an after taste. I use honey in some teas, but in black tea I guess I am just indoctrinated from years of use, but brown sugar or white when I can’t get it are my taste preference.
The scary thing about the other artificial sweeteners is that they actually work as an insecticide. Yep, Splenda will kill ants and other household insects. I have not tried this will Equal yet, but I am assured that this brand will also kill ants. I was told at a conference this weekend that Splenda was actually developed as a pesticide before being approved for human consumption as a sweetening agent.
Some people may not be concerned that what they are putting into their drinks (or buying already in there as a artificial sweetener for diet drinks) kills things, but I assure you it makes me a bit nervous. I think I have finally proved my point with my husband and he agrees that maybe the calories accrued by brown sugar or honey are preferable to having ant killer in his system. Who knew??
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