The stevia is way too strong for me, anybody have any idea how to tone it down a little? It's way too sweet for my taste...
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I always make a smoothie with the protein powder, almond milk, almond butter, banana, fresh spinach and about a tablespoon of plain Greek yogurt -- and it's perfect.
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I usually mix it as a banana milk shake. Just add milk, a banana, the powder and some flax seeds.
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If the taste bothers you try putting it in a smoothie with fruit! That's how I drink it and it doesn't bother me at all, and I am pretty sensitive to very strong tastes. It will, however, make your smoothie a crazy color so close your eyes or use a straw and a lid.
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I know the question is old (over a year), but I wanted to put my 2 cents worth in. I saw this question since I was looking up the product, as I had purchased it and noticed that artificial sweetener aftertaste, to which I am very sensitive to. I can't stand ANY artificial sweeteners... and yes, I can taste it in this product. Once I use the box up, not buying it again.
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Yay! I hope you like it as much as I do. Plan on getting used to it for a few days. Add things like banana and peanut butter, or blueberries, at first so that you get used to the flavor. Enjoy!
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It is much, much sweeter than sugar in terms of volume. It is a slightly different-tasting sweet as well, but I like it very much! Use just a little (I refill smaller dropper bottles with this bottle of stevia) at a time and you'll figure out what amount is best for you. A little goes a long way!
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I bought one of these machines and that was one of my concerns as well. In fact I returned the first machine becuase I thought something was wrong. The second machine seems to throw a lot of sugar on the side as well. I think it must just be a part of the design. You can break off the sugar from the side and give it out as a kind of Rock Candy. It does taste a little different then just sugar since it has been melted and reformed. Dont know that you are doing anything wrong, I just think its the machine.
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Hi Diana, I blend it with a few frozen strawberries and sometimes add about 4 drops of stevia. I think it tastes like a strawberry shake. Love the taste.
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EXACTLY! This is Dextrose In The Raw. Using up-to 10% stevia does NOT make it stevia in the raw. Rather, this company uses it's marketing to LIE to the public about it's product which is at least 90% DEXTROSE a cheap sweetener -but they charge you BIG don't they? YES this is an expensive rip-off using an ingredient that is barely in the product you are consuming.
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Agreed. With the very first sip I knew they had changed the formula and used stevia. I HATE stevia. I wasted my $9 because I can't finish the box. I bought raspberry, which used to be my favorite flavor and now I can't stand it. I just saw on their site that they also changed the tangerine flavor. So maybe the original orange flavor would be okay.
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I like my hot tea sweet. At first, in an effort to get it as sweet as I wanted, I would use to much, making the tea bitter. Now I use five drops of the Stevia and a rounded !/8 teaspoon (Heaping half of the little pink spoon that comes with it) of powdered Sweet-n-low. Stevia is supposed to be the best of the 'natural' sweeteners, and Sweet-n-low is supposed to be the best of the 'artificial' sweeteners. Mostly it is a matter of personal taste. To me this is a good combination for my tea, and the addition of a spoon of honey really puts it over the top. Yumm.
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You're welcome! Let me know if there's a different kind of stevia you are looking for. I have access to a lot more stevias than what I currently have in my store.
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I use the same amount as you would white flour. You will never know the difference. I have lost 38# and the biggest changes I made was using almond flour instead of white and stevia in place of sugar. Enjoy!
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I can taste the stevia in it. I don't like the taste, either. I'm drinking it right now. I added PB2 to try and hide the stevia flavor, but it isn't working! Stevia may be all natural, but as far as I'm concerned it tastes just as nasty as artificial sweeteners!
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Joe at Customer Service said yes, but they will be taking it back out, soon. He also said you can return the one(s) you've bought with Stevia, to the store(s) where you bought it. They must not have tasted this new formula with Stevia before they started making it. It is dramatically different, and really not any good.
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The bottle is about half full, if even that much. The picture online may appear full because lighting or stevia residue. The commenter was basically saying don't be alarmed by how little the bottle seems to have because stevia is a potent sweetner. A little goes a long way.
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It's an acquired taste sort of like wheatgrass. Try adding honey or raw Stevie it'll sweeten it somewhat but I've learned that the pros outweighs the taste. Because of the numerous bodily benefits after a while I just got use to the taste. Or try mixing non concentrated raw Apple juice...not so bad. Your body will thank you for it &#128515;&#128515;&#128515;&#128515;
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Use Splenda for a while, and imagine it in a much much much smaller quantity to get the same sweet, without as much aftertaste because there are no other fillers, additives or things like that. Like any other sugar substitute, it's all about moderation, if you use too much it may get sweeter, but there is a point where it tastes "wrong' so to speak.