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I put my mother on Stevia because she used to use saccharin all the time (deadly!) I think that it tastes a lot like those fake sugars. I hate the stuff. I don't think that it is raw and is often mixed with things to make it a certain consistency that are definitely not raw.
If your major concern is calories and hence losing weight ... going raw brings you to your ideal weight on your body's timing with health and vitality in a way that is maintainable. Honey, agave, licorice and dates and all other raw natural sweeteners have other life and health enhancing elements that make them good to eat. The healthier you are, the better you look.
I know that stevia is better than a lot of those nasty sweeteners out there, but I have never heard of anything good it does for you other than make things sweet without messing up your blood sugars. Maybe someone knows more. Being 100% live I wouldn't eat it. It makes me feel bad even when not all live. I think that tells me more than anything.
If the person that suggests Stevia also suggests Splenda I wouldn't take anything she suggests seriously. I know for a fact that Splenda is deadly stuff. Some raw folks are more transitional than others and incorporate many things that aren't really raw but better than the norm. That's ok to do, but they should let people know that it isn't raw. For instance - manna bread isn't raw even though many raw foodists eat it. It's a thousand times better than regular bread - but cooking at 200 degrees certainly isn't raw. When not all raw I eat lots of manna and do fine. When I'm all raw it brings me down.
Being all raw is a great way to test if something is really raw or good for you. Being all raw at present, my experience with Stevia would suggest that it isn't raw.
I'm not sure if I cleared things up for you or made them muddier. Hope it helped.
Greenbunny
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