Splenda is free hun. It's in the food optimising book under storecupboard staples. Artificial sweeteners in tablet or drop form are free, and granular sweeteners with less than 2 calories per teaspoonful e.g. Canderel, Hermesetas, Splenda, Sweet n Low
I'm another newbie too!! We can get to grips with it together with all the other newbies I started on Sunday, so I'm still not sure I've got to grips with it yet, lol! xx