I was reading up on the most popular sugar substitutes and Erythritol was pretty highly recommended, it seemed to have less side effects and less unfortunate consequences than other stuff so I gave it a try.
I am supposed to take morning meds with food so usually that's coffee and a piece of cinnamon toast, buttered bread of whatever variety I happen to grab first, then sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon and toasted in the toaster oven until melted and crisp. Erythritol worked pretty good for this, it doesn't caramelize like sugar but it'll do.
It also worked for ice tea, we always order half and half tea in a restaurant and 1C of Erythritol in a gallon of fresh brewed tea tastes like half and half.
6% of the calories of sugar, doesn't spike the glycemic index, I can rely on it to keep my weight steady or even lose a bit. Not diabetic or overweight, I just like being trim at 6' and 180ish, and would welcome the lower cholesterol count from reducing sugar. I take Praulent shots every 2 weeks so I wonder now how much the Erythritol will help bring that number down. I guess we will see soon enough.
This stuff is kinda pricey but then again how much does plaque and blockages in the arteries and other health issues caused by our diet cost?