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Does anyone here know about Stevia?
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Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: January 25, 2011 05:47PM I noticed that Robyn Openshaw (GreenSmoothieGirl.com) uses
Stevia in her Green Smoothies. Is that something anyone here would do? My last GS was made with Turnip Greens, and they overpowered everything else.....WY [www.youtube.com] Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
Posted by:
pborst
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Date: January 25, 2011 05:58PM Best sweetners are whole fruits, golden raisins, dates/date sugar (really pulverized dates), other. Stevia leaves an after taste and is potentially mutagenic, so I wouldn't. [cspinet.org].
Paul Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
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Anonymous User
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Date: January 25, 2011 08:45PM Stevia has apparently been tested extensively in Japan and no negative effects were discovered. According to the article linked it is considered safe for moderate use and has not been proven to be mutagenic, only some compounds found in stevia are suspect and would be a worry if added to soda drinks in large quantities and consumed on a regular basis in volume.
I think it's safe to have now and again, surely for a turnip leaf smoothie. I don't like it on it's own, it had an aftertaste, but mixed with lemon for lemonaide it's very pleasant. Might be fine in a smoothie. Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
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Tamukha
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Date: January 25, 2011 09:02PM WY,
Don't blend turnip greens--they have potent caustic chemicals that are released when the cell walls are broken. I was surprised that the net effect is exactly like blended mustard greens, which of course I'd never try 
Stevia is fine for a smoothie; you aren't using but a touch, as it's much sweeter than sucrose. Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
Posted by:
Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: January 25, 2011 10:11PM Based on the responses, which were all very well stated,
I've decided not to try Stevia. Also, I won't be having Turnip or Mustard Greens again. It's back to Kale and Collard Greens. I have a very limited selection of dark greens, and can't even get Organic.....WY Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
Posted by:
Utopian Life
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Date: January 26, 2011 04:10AM I don't see a reason to use it very often for a person who eats a non-processed diet. But occasional use is fine. Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: January 26, 2011 04:29AM Well, I tasted a leaf off a tree so that is not processed. Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: January 26, 2011 01:32PM A tree? Very groovy. All I've ever seen are small bushes/plants. My mom grew one last year in her garden. I'm pretty sure she bought the seedling at MalWart, how weird is that? Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
Posted by:
eaglefly
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Date: January 26, 2011 01:39PM Hmmm..
My gut feeling is to never use a packet of white powder to sweeten a food. Use whole fruits instead. Vinny Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
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Anonymous User
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Date: January 26, 2011 01:45PM Stevia comes in all sorts of forms from the dried whole leaf (or fresh if you're growing it yourself) to a liquid or a powder. Doesn't have to be overly processed to be used at all, it's all incredibly sweet. You can use the whole leaf in a smoothie or in tea to naturally sweeten things up.
I think these studies are all based on it being used and consumed in massive quantities in diet colas and the like, they don't apply to how we would use it in minute quantities now and then. In that way I'm sure it's harmless and if taken in whole leaf form potentially beneficial. Nature usually makes things tasty if she wants them eaten  .Re: Does anyone here know about Stevia?
Posted by:
Utopian Life
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Date: January 26, 2011 02:54PM coco Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- Nature > usually makes things tasty if she wants them eaten > .
I completely agree. If something invokes a gag response, I usually think it's best to avoid. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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