Taste Life Blog

Office parties, celebrations with friends, and family gatherings offer the opportunity to make special holiday memories. But for some, the holiday season may not be so sweet.

Americans consume on average about 270 calories from added sugars per day, which is more than 13 percent of total daily calories.¹ With confections, pies and other holiday goodies high in added sugars being offered everywhere you look, it is no wonder why this time of year can be difficult, especially for those committed to making healthier choices in the New Year.

For many, it may be overwhelming to make changes to their daily eating patterns – let alone during the holidays. However, small changes, such as swapping out added sugars for low-calorie sweeteners, can help.²

There is a new sweetener option, SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener that is a perfect choice for your patients and clients looking to reduce calories from added sugar, without sacrificing taste.

SPLENDA® Naturals gets its unique sweetness from Rebaudioside D (Reb D), a better tasting stevia leaf extract. Until now you may have only tasted sweeteners made with a stevia extract called Reb A, which can have a bitter aftertaste. By using primarily Reb D, we have found a perfect blend that tastes great.

SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener is sweet but has no calories, added flavors or artificial ingredients, and no bitter aftertaste.

SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener has just two ingredients, stevia leaf extract and erythritol. Additionally, these two ingredients are non-GMO.

This holiday season can be sweet for your patients and clients, with recipes that swap added sugar for SPLENDA® Naturals, like this Pumpkin Bread Pudding. For more holiday recipes, check out SplendaNaturals.com.

I was not paid to write this. These opinions are my own. I love this new no calorie sweetener.

1. What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010 for average intakes by age-sex group. Retrieved November 22, 2016, from http://bit.ly/2geW1zE

2. Catenacci, V. A., Pan, Z., Thomas, J. G., Ogden, L. G., Roberts, S. A., Wyatt, H. R., … & Hill, J. O. (2014). Low/no calorie sweetened beverage consumption in the National Weight Control Registry. Obesity, 22(10), 2244-2251