Question:
Do we have to use splena or is sweet n low or equal just as good?

   — PAULA B. (posted on May 21, 2002)

May 21, 2002
I am 1 month post-op and I am using Equal and have had no problems. Good luck.
   — Kesha R.

May 21, 2002
splenda is superb to equal. you can cook and bake with it - you can't with other artificial sweeteners. it also tastes like real sugar to me.
   — [Deactivated Member]

May 21, 2002
I was a faithful equal user....until I tried Splenda! Now I hooked. It is NOT an artificial sweetener so there is never an after taste and you can use it on/in anything. As a matter of fact I am going to make KoolAid with it tonight. I can't the bad aftertaste of Crystal Light anymore. Also, I have been noticing that the grocery stores have been having Splenda on sale lately, too...which is always an added bonus. Good luck.
   — pam29922

May 21, 2002
We were told that the artificial sweetners (sweet n low, equal etc.) are appetite enhancers as well as sugar substitutes. They actually increase your hunger so you are apt to eat more. I use the splenda in everything including making koolaid. It's cheaper than fruit2O and Crystal Light and, again, does not contain any artificial sweetner.
   — grammie5

May 21, 2002
I am almost 6 months post-op, have lost over 100 pounds and use all three products with no problems at all. I don't drink coffee or tea so the sweetners I use are in Crystal Lite, Country Time Lemonade (SF), No Sugar Added Hot Chocolate mix by Swiss Miss, SF Carnation Instant Breakfast and in sf popscicles. Some of these things have aspertame (equal) and some have Splenda.
   — Patty_Butler

May 21, 2002
THEY ARE ALL GREAT. JUST PICK THE ONE YOU LIKE THE BEST, IF YOU ARE BAKING SPENDA CAN BE USE 1CUP FOR 1 CUP, I USE THEM ALL , DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM AND WHAT THEY HAVE, BUT I DO KEEP THE SPLENDA AT HOME--LAURIE
   — laura B.