Tesco Granulated Sweetener

Tesco Granulated Sweetener is a great way to get a bit of sweetness without the calories and without the aftertaste of some other sweeteners. This granulated sweetener is packaged in a jar with a red label and lid and is available from Tesco in a 70g size costing 72p or a 35g size costing 42p with the main ingredients being Maltodextrin and Aspartame. Each teaspoonful gives the equivalent sweetness as 1 teaspoonful of sugar but only 2 calories, whereas 1 teaspoonful of sugar supplies us with 15 calories. I found this sweetener to be similar in texture to castor sugar, having much smaller granules than granulated sugar. It has a slightly more ...

I'm trying to cut back on the amount of sugar in my diet, I eat way to much of it which isn't good. Too much sugar can seriously affect your health so I'm trying to change my diet before it affects me. Too much sugar can: ~ Make children hyper and prevent them from concentrating ~ Cause depression ~ Decay your teeth ~ Cause headaches ~ Unbalance your hormones ~ Increase fluid retention, blood pressure and cholesterol ~ Cause speed the aging process ~ Contribute to weight gain and diabetes ~ Cause hypoglycaemia I've tried several sugar alternatives and found them to be quite expensive, so I decided to try ...

My wife has been cutting down on her sugar intake for over a year now and we tend to try to make sure the kids get as little sugar as possible to prevent hyper activity amongst other things. Very recently I have began to try to cut down on my sugar intake after my wife pointing out all the things that a high sugar intake can lead to such as the obvious tooth decay and weight gain to the less obvious things like depression, speeding up the aging process and hypoglycaemia (not even sure what that is but it sounded nasty when she told me about it). When I first substituted my sugar for a sweetener it was Candarel spoonful and I have to admit I was not ...