The Smelly Truth About Splenda

                                                                                

So I’ve beena fan of Splenda since conception.  As in, “since the conception of Splenda” , not of myself of course.   I was really a die-hard fan,  trying to spread the word to everyone I knew.  I swear, the stuff tasted just like sugar to me,  and I really like sugar.  The only difference I always noticed was with coffee.  I like it black with lots of sugar, and although Splenda tastes the same, coffee with Splenda is lacking in texture.  I think Sugar makes it a bit syrupy and yummy.  Until recently though, coffee was the only thing I preferred sugar in over Splenda.  Then things changed.

I had gastric bypass surgery a few months ago and the first thing I noticed was that things tasted different.  Things that used to taste good to me, suddenly tasted odd or even bad.  One of those immediate taste changes I noticed was with Splenda.  It suddenly tastes less like sugar and more like chemicals.  I still used it,  but have not been as satisfied with it.  Today I made a pitcher of tea and was out of Spenda,  so instead of adding the Splenda while the tea was still warm, I put it in the fridge until I could go buy some more sweetener.  Later, when I went to sweeten the tea, it made sense to me to add some warm water to the Splenda to dissolve it and then add that mixture to the pitcher of tea.  When I added the water, I was accosted by a horrendous smell,  very similar to that of paramsean! That stinky feet sort of smell.  It was absolutely discusting.  I was freaked.  I put it in the tea, hoping that it would taste like dirty feet and I would be able to chaulk it up to a bad batch of Splenda or something.  Nope,  it tastes just like it always does.

Now I don’t know what kind of chemical reaction happened to produce that smell,  but I’m thinking I don’t want it happening in my 98.6 degree body.  I’m totally freaked out.  I can’t have sugar since my surgery and I have tried Stevia and find it replulsive, so other than going back to pink or blue carcinogen-in-a-packet sweeteners, I’m up a creek…  without my Splenda.

~ by janedavisblogs on April 30, 2008.