I definitely have to say my favorite herb is the Stevia plant. I know this has been discussed in this forum before, but I really wanted to reiterate the impact it has made on my life. Stevia is a plant native to Paraguay that has been used for its sweet leaves. It's a perfect sweetener because it has no calories! Though I've been using Stevia for years, I recently came across a new sweetener being sold in story as of just late. It's called SweetLeaf Sweetener and from the research I've done, it has no calories, no carbs and no glycemic index and is the only sweetener to have all of those components. I've found that it's a great natural and healthy way to sweeten pretty much anything including recipes, beverages, etc., etc. I usually just add a filler like mashed bananas or yogurt to maintain the volume of the ingredients when I substitute SweetLeaf for sugar in recipes. It's worked perfectly every time! Just wanted to enlighten everyone about this awesome herb I've been using for awhile now. I think everyone should just give it a try. You'd be surprised at how much of a difference it makes! Enjoy! Also, I found a couple videos on YouTube about SweetLeaf when I was perusing the Web site. Search SweetLeaf Sweetener if you want to check them out!
