hi everyone. so before i begin sorry for tmi but as im a woman its my time of month and i crave chocolate every time. so this week ive made two batches of sw chocolate brownies and they help satisfy my craving however the ingredients are 2 tubs of sweetner in one batch alone and am just concerned with the amount of sweetner that i have consumed within 5 days is this ok. (stayed within my syn limit each day do )
chocolate brownies
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blades4life
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im assuming if its sweetener then u should be ok but i would double check with your SW consultant xx
Phoenix_Girl
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If it is sweetener, i.e. Aspartame-based, it's fine but if it is Stevia, it needs to be Synned.
Aspartame is 3000 times as sweet as a sugar molecule so you need hardly anything.
That does however sound incredibly sweet.
How many servings does your brownie batch make?
Aspartame is 3000 times as sweet as a sugar molecule so you need hardly anything.
That does however sound incredibly sweet.
How many servings does your brownie batch make?
Phoenix_Girl
Full Member
That's strange as the consultants in group advise that it needs to be used sparingly as it is a sugar analogue.
flashharry
Silver Member
I avoid sweeteners, I'd rather have a little bit of sugar and syn it. Aspartame in particular is not very good for you if you research it
Phoenix_Girl
Full Member
It's mixed results really.
Some (very few) people cannot metabolise the Phenyl Alanine found in Aspartame however they also cannot metabolise protein and it leads to a toxic build-up which eventually kills them as it pools in the brain and poisons it quickly.
Most people can metabolise it however there have been some worrying studies come to light which indicate that excessive consumption of sweeteners can actually interfere with appetite regulation.
This MAY be the reason why Muller Lights are on their own column in the new food diary pads however I cannot say this is the definitive reason.
One way I am combatting consuming too much aspartame is to go for products with the green N symbol on the label at the front.
It indicates that the products/ingredients are entirely natural so Sucralose/Stevia will be used instead of Aspartame. I'm hoping that will help me
Some (very few) people cannot metabolise the Phenyl Alanine found in Aspartame however they also cannot metabolise protein and it leads to a toxic build-up which eventually kills them as it pools in the brain and poisons it quickly.
Most people can metabolise it however there have been some worrying studies come to light which indicate that excessive consumption of sweeteners can actually interfere with appetite regulation.
This MAY be the reason why Muller Lights are on their own column in the new food diary pads however I cannot say this is the definitive reason.
One way I am combatting consuming too much aspartame is to go for products with the green N symbol on the label at the front.
It indicates that the products/ingredients are entirely natural so Sucralose/Stevia will be used instead of Aspartame. I'm hoping that will help me
