Artificial Sweeteners

Wifey1012 · February 2012

Am I the only one who is absolutely anti-artificial sweeteners?

LilyPotter218 · February 2012

I doubt you are the only one, but I use Splenda in my coffee and do drink diet when I do drink pop.

vcukoko82 · February 2012

LilyPotter218:
I doubt you are the only one, but I use Splenda in my coffee and do drink diet when I do drink pop.

Same here.

books4brooke · February 2012

I avoid it in pregnancy, and I try to avoid generally. But I was a diet coke drinker for a long time, and it still tastes good to me. I'm going to try not to stay away after the baby, but we'll see.

pattymctatty · February 2012

Probably not. There's lots of people who don't eat artificial sweeteners.

I'm not though - I hate greek yogurt and the regular flavors don't come in flavors that I like so I eat Yoplait Light (but that's the only thing I eat with artificial sweeteners on purpose). I do try to avoid them but I'm not absolutely against them.

edugosh · February 2012

The chiropractor just sent us some article about how sugar is bad for your body/organs/muscles and artificial sweetener is worse. I'm not a big sweets person but I do bake with regular brown or white sugar.

kmiller1012 · February 2012

I wouldn't consider myself anti-artificial sweeteners, but I don't like them. I can't stand the taste so I try to avoid them.

Abby7 · February 2012

I've had maybe 2-3 things with artificial sweeteners since I've been pregnant - I just don't want LO having that.

But when not pg, I do have diet sodas. They are a good afternoon snack at work. Other than that, though, I kind of avoid them just because I don't like the taste of stuff that's "sugar free". I figure I can handle the 15 calories in a teaspoon of sugar if I want to sweeten a drink like iced tea.

Eleventy11 · February 2012

I have stayed away from them during pregnancy. However, pre-pregnancy I was a big diet coke drinker and actually preferred sweet n low over sugar in tea. That was one of the biggest adjustments for me...and yes, I know that it is not on our banned list. I just didn't think it was a good idea.

lulling · February 2012

I am generally not a fan. If I want sugar I use sugar. It I want butter I use butter. I think that a little (real) sugar or fat is a lot better than chemicals and I would rather have the real thing. That said, every now and again I will have a Diet Coke. I actually like the taste better than regular Coke. I think regular is just toooo sweet.

I am sure there are other things that I eat that have artificial sweeteners in them. I mean almost any cookie or candy or muffin that you purchase pre-made at a store has them. But nothing that I eat on a regular basis.

Mattel · February 2012

LilyPotter218:
I doubt you are the only one, but I use Splenda in my coffee and do drink diet when I do drink pop.

Yay! You're a "pop" girl vs. "soda" like me! Smile

Anyway... I drink diet pop, but other than that I hate the taste of artificial sweeteners, so I avoid them for that reason.

DR1819 · February 2012

No, I'm all the way anti-artificial sweetner. I never drink diet soda, eat yogurt unless it is greek and never eat anything that is labeled sugar free. The one time I did drink diet coke it gave me a terrible stomach ache, same with some sugar free chocolate that I ate by accident.

lizzymo19 · February 2012

I avoid them most of the time. I would drink diet pop on occasion but once I got pregnant I switched to regular if I absolutely HAD to have soda. Up until last week I was using sugar only in my coffee...then one day I put in splenda and it's been downhill from there. I put in way less than I do sugar and it is still much sweeter. I don't know if I'll be able to go back...

Zilly13 · February 2012

I don't seek them out, but I also don't avoid them like the plague. If I have coffee, I will put a few packets of splenda in becuase I prefer the taste and I don't feel guilty. I don't typically drink any diet sodas or use other types of artificial sweeteners though.

Wifey1012 · February 2012

I feel like I'd be ingesting chemicals.

mrsawtry2B · February 2012

courtnif:
I have stayed away from them during pregnancy. However, pre-pregnancy I was a big diet coke drinker and actually preferred sweet n low over sugar in tea. That was one of the biggest adjustments for me...and yes, I know that it is not on our banned list. I just didn't think it was a good idea.

Actually, sweet-n-low is on the banned list - it's saccharin. Not recommended at all during pregnancy.
I do use Splenda, but that's the most artificial I go. Even when not pg, I try to avoid other sweetners just because I don't like the taste.
I found this site helpful: https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/artificialsweetner.htm

msteph82 · February 2012

I'm big time allergic to artificial sweetener. Instant migraine.

In my head, it's no different than smoking. I know that's extreme - really extreme. But you're pumping a bunch of disgusting chemicals into your body.

But then again, we try to stay away from a lot of foods that have preservatives and whatnot. But there's no way to completely stay away from everything, so you just do the best job you can. But that's us, I don't expect anyone else to do it or feel the way I do. It's a personal choice.

I don't get all judgy about people who do use artificial sweeteners, but I'm personally not okay with it. But then again, some people can't have sugar, so it's a necessity - or lesser of all evils.

To each their own.

Charlyne · February 2012

I use Splenda in my tea, or Stevia if it's available. I also drink diet Coke when I'm craving one, I regularly drink non-caffeinated sodas both diet and regular (orange, root beer, sprite, etc).

cinamoniz · February 2012

Mattel:

LilyPotter218:
I doubt you are the only one, but I use Splenda in my coffee and do drink diet when I do drink pop.

Yay! You're a "pop" girl vs. "soda" like me!

me too! I always look to see where people are from when I "read" pop because i know it's a little corner of the world ... makes me feel like I'm back home in western PA

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