Green Options » sweetners http://greenoptions.com/tag/sweetners Posts tagged 'sweetners' Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Is Stevia Safe? Not According to the FDA http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/17/is-stevia-safe-not-according-to-the-fda/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/17/is-stevia-safe-not-according-to-the-fda/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:10:06 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/17/is-stevia-safe-not-according-to-the-fda/ Stevia is not classified as food by the FDAEditor’s note: The following post was originally published on Green and Clean Mom. “Green & Clean Mom can inspire you to try a little harder, be a catalyst for change and to offer you some new tips and news on how to be the green, sexy and sassy mom…I know you are!”

I drink organic shade grown coffee but I put sweet and low in it. Gasp. I know, it makes no sense and I’ve tried to stop. I can’t. Over at 5 Minutes for Going Green I wrote a post about my natural weight loss struggle and the zero calorie mentality that basically has me hooked on artificial sweeteners.

This was before my new love affair with Stevia. Have you tried this stuff? Holey Moley! Good by artificial sweeteners, hello Stevia! Very expensive but well worth it. It is so sweet that I can use half the packet in my coffee and make it go the distance. Plus, zero calories and it’s natural.

Stevia, a herb native to Paraguay, has been “treated like a drug by the FDA”, again proving that the FDA is in bed with the chemical companies. The more I read about Stevia and the ongoing saga with the FDA, the more I am convinced that money has everything to do with what is on our shelves, versus health and safety.

Artificial sweeteners are big dollars in the U.S. and the FDA can’t have a natural herb like Stevia knocking all those pink and yellow packets off the grocery store shelves. Oh, my…what would happen?

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