From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 03:49:13 MDT
Michael M. Butler wrote:
> So I'm taking my chances with aspartame while I
> whittle my waist down.
You can buy powdered Splenda and make your own artificially sweetened
drinks. I have a couple of boxes of it in my cupboard, next to a bag of
xylitol -- a natural sugar alcohol that has little effect on blood sugar.
Also these days one can buy just about anything on the web. You could
probably buy any sucralose flavored product by the case and have it shipped
directly to your door-step, including Diet Rite.
Splenda (w/sucralose) hasn't yet become a commercial hit like Nutrasweet
(w/aspartame), probably because the maker of aspartame (Monsanto, I think)
was early to market and tied up all the contracts with major food vendors.
It's true that diet drinks like Diet Rite are a little harder to find.
However you can force their hand a bit: a few years ago in the middle of an
extremely hot and humid summer during which I was doing a lot of heavy
yard-work, I bought practically every two liter bottle of Diet Rite Cola on
the shelves of my local major supermarket. There weren't many at first.
However after a few weeks I noticed that my friendly grocer had devoted
almost twice as much shelf space to Diet Rite Cola, probably just to meet my
personal demand for the product. (I no longer buy any; he's probably
wondering now what happened to his mystery Diet Rite fanatic. :)
Last year I contacted the manufacturer of Splenda by telephone to inquire
about prices for mass quantities of pure sucralose. I was so convinced of
the superiority of sucralose vs other artificial sweeteners that I had an
idea to start manufacturing and selling my own line of sucralose sweetened
food products. I learned from the rep that I could buy large quantities of
pure sucralose for resale in other products only if they approved of my uses
for the product. I had some off-the-wall ideas in mind and decided not to
bother.
Despite all these favorable opinions of mine regarding sucralose, my
personal health goals for this year include the avoidance of all artificial
sweeteners. They tend to lessen my appreciation for the healthy naturally
sweet treats of nature. There is nothing tastier or healthier than a handful
of fresh chilled berries, and they won't make you fat if you eat correctly.
It is a myth I think that artificial sweeteners do a lot to help people lose
weight. They might have some short term value but in the long term they only
help to feed the modern addiction to overly sweet foods. It is better just
to lose the addiction.
-gts
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