Shade

I'm not a fan of using any chemical sweeteners in my food as I've never found a safe one. Truvia and Splenda are chemical additives and this alone steers me clear of them. The latter has actually shown to be a toxin in Australian studies which resulted in a legal ruling against Johnson&Johnson regarding the way they advertised Splenda in Australia. There was a lot of fallout over it and it's pretty much frowned upon here now. (For example, you won't find packets in cafes anymore like you used to). I believe other countries such as France and NZ also followed suit. Coca-Cola suffered a similar slapdown when it was forced to disclose the use of truvia in its products. They simply denied that they used the stuff in the products in Australia.

I use stevia directly from the plant (it's part of my herb kitchen), it's totally safe and a little does go a long way. But I find that once the palate is trained to accept less sweetness, you can actually do without any sweeteners, natural or otherwise and this is what I'm doing throughout my Transformation nutrition process.

I celebrate this thread as I feel chemical sweetening is harmful. The more people are aware of this, the better.