It sounds fine to me. I've tried to give up sweets, too, but there are always sweets in my house so it's difficult. Also, I get in trouble after my kids go to bed and I can snack on more expensive things without having to share. I got some plain yogurt this week and am reminded how much I do like it.

I do greek yogurt a lot and add a tad of honey.

Plain yogurt with agave sounds good too. Will have to try it. From all I have read the agave is a good alternative for a sweetner. It is low on the glycemic index. It is natural from the plant, but I do not know a tons more. I figure it cannot be that bad compared to regular cane sugar.

I do plain yogurt with fruit a lot. I will toss in a handful of blueberries or strawberry.

Supafly wrote:

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Dr. Oz talks about agave and what a great sugar alternative it is all.the.time. Not that everything he says is law, lol, but I would imagine it is a healthy alternative!!!

Where do you get it? I haven't looked for it, tbh, but have been curious to try it myself.

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I actually got mine at Costco. It had two bottles of it. I know Whole foods has it also and Trader Joe.

I imagine now it is everywhere. It has become the in thing. I actually like it alot and have now rid myself of all other sweeteners

 

CoffeeQueen wrote:

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Supafly wrote:

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Dr. Oz talks about agave and what a great sugar alternative it is all.the.time. Not that everything he says is law, lol, but I would imagine it is a healthy alternative!!!

Where do you get it? I haven't looked for it, tbh, but have been curious to try it myself.

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I actually got mine at Costco. It had two bottles of it. I know Whole foods has it also and Trader Joe.

I imagine now it is everywhere. It has become the in thing. I actually like it alot and have now rid myself of all other sweeteners

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I will have to seek it out.  I love to drink iced tea, and in and of itself, I don't think the tea is all that bad, but of course, we sweeten it with white sugar, and I'd like to do away with that for myself.  We don't use a lot of sugar, but I really want to cut way back.  I also want to cut back  on what the girls get.  Is it the kind of consistency that you could put it on berries?  My girls always want sugar on their strawberries (especially when they are out of season), and this kind of thing would make me feel a lot better about that!

What does it taste like?

Supafly wrote:

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CoffeeQueen wrote:

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Supafly wrote:

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Dr. Oz talks about agave and what a great sugar alternative it is all.the.time. Not that everything he says is law, lol, but I would imagine it is a healthy alternative!!!

Where do you get it? I haven't looked for it, tbh, but have been curious to try it myself.

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I actually got mine at Costco. It had two bottles of it. I know Whole foods has it also and Trader Joe.

I imagine now it is everywhere. It has become the in thing. I actually like it alot and have now rid myself of all other sweeteners

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I will have to seek it out.  I love to drink iced tea, and in and of itself, I don't think the tea is all that bad, but of course, we sweeten it with white sugar, and I'd like to do away with that for myself.  We don't use a lot of sugar, but I really want to cut way back.  I also want to cut back  on what the girls get.  Is it the kind of consistency that you could put it on berries?  My girls always want sugar on their strawberries (especially when they are out of season), and this kind of thing would make me feel a lot better about that!

What does it taste like?

 

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I'd compare it to honey but a little more smooth. It says it can mix with anything - cold drinks, hot drinks, etc. It is not the consistency of sugar at all but if your girls like yogurt you could try plain yogurt with berries and agave. We've had that before and it is SO good. We do it as a dessert. 

Supafly wrote:

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CoffeeQueen wrote:

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Supafly wrote:

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Dr. Oz talks about agave and what a great sugar alternative it is all.the.time. Not that everything he says is law, lol, but I would imagine it is a healthy alternative!!!

Where do you get it? I haven't looked for it, tbh, but have been curious to try it myself.

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I actually got mine at Costco. It had two bottles of it. I know Whole foods has it also and Trader Joe.

I imagine now it is everywhere. It has become the in thing. I actually like it alot and have now rid myself of all other sweeteners

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I will have to seek it out.  I love to drink iced tea, and in and of itself, I don't think the tea is all that bad, but of course, we sweeten it with white sugar, and I'd like to do away with that for myself.  We don't use a lot of sugar, but I really want to cut way back.  I also want to cut back  on what the girls get.  Is it the kind of consistency that you could put it on berries?  My girls always want sugar on their strawberries (especially when they are out of season), and this kind of thing would make me feel a lot better about that!

What does it taste like?

 

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It is a syrup. It is the same consistency of honey. You do not need a ton to add the flavor.

You should try it. It is much better then the sugar in the tea. I do not even notice and I put it in my coffee.

I use it to bake now too. You could put it on the berries, but not a lot.

It is basically the fructose in original form. You use much less of it though then you would sugar.

You still need to watch the amount you use.

 

I found this really helpful to explaining the whole agave thing.

http://www.sweetsavvy.com/sweeteners/summary.php?id=Agave%20Nectar

Not all agave is the same, but this explains it.

sbucking wrote:

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Does it have an after taste?

-- Edited by sbucking on Monday 8th of February 2010 12:00:50 AM

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not to me. it is like honey.