My Stuart is such a great guy and when the whole Splenda controversy came about he did some research on the whole issue. Now don't get me wrong, we both still use Splenda (me more than him) however, he also researched Stevia.. it is all natural and it comes from the Stevia plant and basically it is the leaves ground up or something like that. I didn't do the research so I don't know the whole story.. other than what he told me. There are no additives and no preservatives, no chemicals used to break the stuff down.. so basically it is 100% safe. You get this little jar of it and the scoop looks like a "coke scoop" if you know what I am talking about.. you are very bad.. lol Just kidding.. Anyway you use very little as it is very sweet. I just thought I would put this out for anyone who wanted something that was actually a natural sweetener and quite tasty to boot.
I don't know the long term effects from Splenda so I don't know if it is unhealthy or not.. but all the chemicals they use to break it down including I believe bleach.. well, I am willing to give all natural a try..
