Bye, Bye Splenda

The favorite daughter sent me a link to this article Splenda is Officially Bad For You from Well+Good.  Basically it says Splenda may cause serious health problems, including cancer.   I guess that was her subtle, not really subtle, way of telling me it’s time to say bye, bye to Splenda.

In the past I’ve tried to wean myself off of Splenda on to Stevia, or another sweetener, but unfortunately it only lasted temporarily.  Since I use agave nectar for my homemade margaritas, don’t drink diet soft drinks anymore, and only drink unsweetened ice tea, my only indulgence with Splenda is in my 3 cups of coffee every morning with 2-3 Splenda packets per cup.  So I didn’t think it was too big of a deal if I didn’t switch.   Actually, after seeing this in writing, maybe 6-9 packets of Splenda a day is a bit much.

Well, if the threat of the big C word isn’t enough for me to make a lifestyle change off of Splenda, well nothing is.  Maybe I’ll try this coconut sugar everyone, well not exactly everyone just the favorite daughter, has been raving about.

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