Product Description

Enjoy sugar-free versions of your favorite dishes without the guilt, the calories, or the health risks.

Derived from a South American plant and widely available in the United States, stevia is an all-natural, calorie-free sweetener that is three hundred times sweeter than sugar, suitable for diabetics, safe for children, and does not cause cavities. The Stevia Cookbook includes documented studies and testimonials, as well as more than one hundred recipes for satisfying entrées, hearty side dishes, and sinfully sweet desserts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #102013 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-01
• Released on: 2004-06-17
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

From Publishers Weekly
What is stevia? It's an "all-natural sweetener" that's "200 to 300 times sweeter than regular sugar" and "suitable for diabetics." The FDA banned its import as a sweetener in 1991, and to this day allows it into the country only as a "dietary supplement." Sahelian (Natural Sex Boosters) here teams up with longtime stevia advocate Gates (The Body Ecology Diet) to advocate for the South American plant's sweetening properties. Among the short chapters that begin the book are detailed descriptions of stevia's chemical composition and probable effects on the metabolism and of Gates's dealings with the FDA in trying to get stevia recognized as a safe sweetener. The heart of the book comprises more than 100 sugar-free, stevia-sweetened recipes, for everything from Autumn Apple Crepes to Sweet Spaghetti Squash. A resource list and bibliography round out this introduction to a below-the-radar alternative, which Sahelian and Gates say can play a role in dealing with diabetes, weight issues, hypertension and even cavities.
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New Living, June 2001
The Stevia Cookbook [will] provide your children with tasty goodies that will satisfy their sweet cravings but not cause cavities.

About the Author
Ray Sahelian, M.D., is a respected physician and medical writer. He is a regular contributor to Healthsmart Today, New Living, Yoga Times, and Whole Life Times, and is the author of Natural Sex Boosters, Mind Boosters, and Creatine.

Donna Gates is a widely acclaimed nutritional consultant, lecturer, and author. She is the author of The Body Ecology Diet and The Stevia Story.

Customer Reviews

Great information about Stevia
Stevia is the best kept secret in the nutrition world. Why this product is hated by the FDA is beyond me. They will poison us with Equal, but no allow this in prepared foods and it can't be labeled a sweetener.

Recipes not very good
I have tried several recipes in this book and I am not sure if my dog would even eat them. The egg nog was most disgusting. I couldn't bear the smell never mind the thought of drinking the very thick eggy mixture. The rice pudding was more like rice with cinnamon on it. Yuck.

No Fillers, No Sugar Addictions, No Sublimation...Just Headaches
I'm only writing this as I've been doing research online regarding Stevia and headaches, and this thread came up in a search. I saw that many people were making claims about the user who might have experienced headaches from Stevia, and wanted to at least provide some feedback as an alternative...in case someone else is in my position and is seeking an answer.

I've never been one to overindulge in sweet items, but began to notice that I just felt better without having any refined sugar, or even a lot of simple sugar containing items, in my diet. I'm oversimplifying to save time, but I'm not someone who's so used to sugar that I need to use a pound to sweeten a cup of tea.

This morning I tried SweetLeaf's Liquid Stevia (the one without the fillers, as I didn't want to trigger an insulin response) in my tea. I used around 3 drops. Headache. Granted, it went away quickly, but it was there.

I'm drinking some coffee with it now. Headache. Granted, it seems to be fading, but it's there.

I'm going to keep experimenting with it, as I don't want to think I wasted $14 (as well as the money I spent on various cookbooks which use Stevia), but I'm not excited about these headaches as I'm doing nothing differently than adding Stevia to drinks that I usually just didn't put any sweeteners in at all.

Regarding this particular cookbook...it's a standard cookbook in my eyes, nothing really special or horrible about it.