CLOSED ~ Truvia Review and Giveaway

For a few years now, I have used artificial sweeteners. I gave up using sugar in my beverages when I was dieting. I am always dieting so I never went back. The good thing about sweeteners is that they usually have no calories and that is always good for the diet. The bad thing about sweeteners is that they are artificial and god knows what you are putting into your body.

So when I got the opportunity to try Truvia a natural sweetener harvested from stevia plant, I jumped at the chance. I had seen blog reviews and ads about Truvia but never ever tried it but I have always wanted to try it.

I wanted to give you a few facts about Truvia from the website because they say it better than I can. And these are good facts:
Truvia™ is the brand name for a great-tasting, natural, zero calorie sweetener made with rebiana, the best-tasting part of the stevia leaf, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Truvia™ natural sweetener provides consumers with a new, natural sweetener choice to reduce the number of calories in their diets and provides a new option in their overall wellness plan. Truvia™ sweetener is available both as an ingredient and as a tabletop sweetener.

Truvia™ natural sweetener is safe for use as a general purpose sweetener. Based on stevia's long history of use around the world, previous scientific research, and a rigorous safety evaluation program, Truvia™ natural sweetener has been established as a safe product for use as a general purpose sweetener.

One packet of Truvia™ natural sweetener provides the same sweetness as two teaspoons of sugar. Truvia™ natural sweetener is suitable for people with diabetes. The product is kosher certified (Parve circle U).

Now with that being said, it's my turn to tell what I thought. I first used Truvia in my morning coffee. Right now I am using the little yellow packet sweetener and I like that. Truvia was just as good. It made my coffee taste sweet like I like it but it's not overly sweet and it doesn't have that chemical taste. It is easy to use and dissolves quite well. There was no weird aftertaste and I had a very good cup of coffee. Then I tried Truvia on my morning cereal and, once again, it tasted good and was perfect on cereal. I used it for a few days and had no problems and I really like it.

Now all things being equal, really no pun intended, I will probably switch over to Truvia the next time I need to buy sweetener. The reason? Because it is a natural sweetener. Why suck down artificial stuff when you can have the same product in a natural version? Plus it fits right into my diet. Because it has ZERO calories, it is a good alternative to sugar as well. You can also use Truvia like sugar and cook with it. Now again, if I can make shortbread cookies with less calories, I will. That just means more cookies for me. If you already use artificial sweeteners, Truvia is a great alternative. If you don't, this is a chance to stop using sugar and not have to use artificial sweeteners.

Thanks to Truvia and Cargill, 5 of my wonderful readers get to try Truvia as well. Not only do you get a box of Truvia to sample but you will also receive this beautiful Truvia tote bag and gardening gloves. Oh I am so jealous because this is a beautiful tote. Plus, I am a gardener now so I am coveting those gloves!! So if you want in, you know the drill: read the rules and enter!! Good Luck everyone!!

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Disclosure: As part of my review, I received the product I discussed in this review. No other compensation was given and the opinions in this post are solely mine and are based on my experience with the product. My opinions have not been influenced by the product given.