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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for
baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
I absolutely can't due sugar substitutes. Never have been able to. Splenda
maaaaybe in tiny amounts. And if what we were emailing about is a problem for you, I've read and read that sugar substitutes are WAY up on the list of offenders. I wouldn't do it. "Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. Xylitol isn't a sugar substitute, it's sugar derived from birch trees, if I remember correctly. A little like maple syrup but from birches. And I do believe it to be of Finnish origin. Here's some info: http://www.xylitol.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol I don't personally use it in baking. I mainly come across it in chewing gum I usually take after eating something, as Xylitol is tooth friendly and stops the "acid attac" in your mouth when you've eaten something. -- Christine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
On 2006-04-03, Karen penned:
I absolutely can't due sugar substitutes. Never have been able to. Splenda maaaaybe in tiny amounts. And if what we were emailing about is a problem for you, I've read and read that sugar substitutes are WAY up on the list of offenders. I wouldn't do it. Well, the reason I'm looking at it is because it's not artificial -- it's sugar made from other plants, like corn and raspberries. It's called sugar alcohol, I think. It also supposedly reduces cavities quite a bit. I could use all the help I can get in that dept. I also can't stand artificial sweeteners. Splenda grosses me out. Nutrasweet? Forget it. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. I ate quite a bit of the sugar alcohols when on Atkins. I can't say I noticed any laxative effect. Thanks for the Keyboard rec BTW, came today. It seems to be working fine, although the mouse seems to have a mind of it's own at times. Likely just a setup issue. I love the Blue Tooth, absolutely no wires, unlike the previous mouse, which sat about a foot away from it's receiver. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
... Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. I ate quite a bit of the sugar alcohols when on Atkins. I can't say I noticed any laxative effect. monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully Splenda, as I posted in an earlier thread, makes me very sick, very quickly (few hours) and we are talking similar effects - not of a regular OTC "laxative" - but like "X-Prep", a most powerful, purging-type laxative given to patients to take before their digestive barium-type or renal contrast-type radiology exams. A pleasant way to do myself in would be to bake Splenda cookies and eat them all, LOL. Good luck to those who get no effect from consuming Splenda and all its beneficial qualities. I'll stick to Equal and saccharin (aftertaste of the latter is nothing compared to a Splenda happening!)........ Good news for you Splenda fans: it's being put in more and more commercially-produced foods and I have to read all labels before tossing my usual treats into my cart......or they'll bite my ***! |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
On 2006-04-03, Bill Stock penned:
Thanks for the Keyboard rec BTW, came today. It seems to be working fine, although the mouse seems to have a mind of it's own at times. Likely just a setup issue. I love the Blue Tooth, absolutely no wires, unlike the previous mouse, which sat about a foot away from it's receiver. Err, well, that's not the mouse I recommended, as I don't have any bluetooth pointer devices ... Anyway, all of my logitech trackballs have come with Windows drivers that allow you to define "up" ... if you're running Windows, maybe that will help. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... On 2006-04-03, Bill Stock penned: Thanks for the Keyboard rec BTW, came today. It seems to be working fine, although the mouse seems to have a mind of it's own at times. Likely just a setup issue. I love the Blue Tooth, absolutely no wires, unlike the previous mouse, which sat about a foot away from it's receiver. Err, well, that's not the mouse I recommended, as I don't have any bluetooth pointer devices ... Well you did recommend the Logitech. Keyboard's a bit spongy for my taste, but overall very nice. Just have to get used to all the extra buttons now (multimedia, etc). I'm happier than a cat with a new box, just to keep it somewhat OT. Anyway, all of my logitech trackballs have come with Windows drivers that allow you to define "up" ... if you're running Windows, maybe that will help. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
On 2006-04-03, Bill Stock penned:
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... Err, well, that's not the mouse I recommended, as I don't have any bluetooth pointer devices ... Well you did recommend the Logitech. Keyboard's a bit spongy for my taste, but overall very nice. Just have to get used to all the extra buttons now (multimedia, etc). I'm happier than a cat with a new box, just to keep it somewhat OT. Yeah. I've never gone wrong with Logitech. I've never used the extra buttons, though. Currently my main computer actually has a Logitech G15 keyboard, which is designed for gaming. It looks really impressive, but I've never gotten around to programming the nifty macro keys (the whole reason I got it). Its number one nifty feature, to me, is a slider that toggles the ability to use the "windows" key, so that you don't accidentally bring up the start menu while playing the game. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
... Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. Any form of 'artifical sweetner' leaves me with godawful stomach cramps followed by violent diarrhea. I have to be very careful these days. I can't have any chewing gum (all have artifical sweetner in them) and have to be very careful around 'low fat' and 'healthy' foods, because they often add some artifical sweetners to reduce the calorie content. If you are looking for something to substitute for sugar, I'd go fructose, the fruit sugar. Its twice as sweet, weight for weight, as normal table sugar (and therefore effectively half the calories), but is in no way "artificial", and you should be able to cook with it. Yowie |
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