Joy dot: feeling good again after being sick
I think Stevia is better than any of the artificial sweeteners. Molasses isn't really any better than sugar - I think it's just sugar prepared a different way.

But, there's no reason to switch from sugar to something else right now. You could slowly use less in your coffee or tea. And as you go through the steps, your sweetened cup of beverage gets treated as sugar, so it would be with a meal on step 3.

I actually found that I like tea and coffee better without sugar while I was still using sugar.
Allison

: I can't believe how many people dump
: packets of Equal and Splenda into
: their coffee...I hear so many
: controversial things regarding
: artificial sweeteners that I'm
: wondering if avoiding all of them
: is the best?

: I can't do honey - it's too sweet for
: me even (and that's saying a lot!)
: same with the agave nectar, plus
: it's very expensive at least in
: the supermarkets here. I also
: can't do maple syrup, even the
: 'organic' kind...that bottle
: wouldn't last a day!

: I'd like to know more about stevia,
: and is it really considered a
: healthier alternative to sugar?
: Also, how about molasses? Unless it
: contains honey within it...I
: haven't tried molasses but I
: wondered if this would be good to
: use like in coffee or tea, in
: place of sugar and cream.

: Thanks guys =)