Guest guest Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 I am in the position of preparing foods for my dh, family, and friends who are very skeptical of the changes I've made to my diet the past year. To prepare for them the same foods I enjoy in their natural state would be non-pallatable for them so I rely on maple syrup, stevia, agave, and honey in various quantities so that they are instead encouraged to continue trying my " concoctions " as they sometimes refer to it. It's nie to know the benefits and draw back to many options. J rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I notice an ongoing conversation in the group about stevia, whether or not > this is a toxic substance. > > I'd offer a different and much simpler approach. If you cannot enjoy the > foods you are eating without intensifying ( " enhancing " ) their flavor in some > way (whether by sweetening, spicing, salting, or the like), then either you > are eating the wrong foods for you, or your health is such that your sensory > awareness is substantively damaged and your body requires time to restore > that awareness, or some combination of these two. > > In other words, I'm not commenting upon stevia, in and of itself, at all, > one way or the other. Rather, I'm commenting more generally upon what lies > beneath a desire to intensify the flavors (or the aromas) of the things we > eat. > > Best, > Elchanan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Are you hinting at an emotional connection or something else? rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I notice an ongoing conversation in the group about stevia, whether or not > this is a toxic substance. > > I'd offer a different and much simpler approach. If you cannot enjoy the > foods you are eating without intensifying ( " enhancing " ) their flavor in some > way (whether by sweetening, spicing, salting, or the like), then either you > are eating the wrong foods for you, or your health is such that your sensory > awareness is substantively damaged and your body requires time to restore > that awareness, or some combination of these two. > > In other words, I'm not commenting upon stevia, in and of itself, at all, > one way or the other. Rather, I'm commenting more generally upon what lies > beneath a desire to intensify the flavors (or the aromas) of the things we > eat. > > Best, > Elchanan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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