mary garvey told me about Stevia a few months ago. It's a sweet herb from South America, no carbohydrates, no calories. You can find it as a liquid or powder in health food stores or online. It's sweetness is concentrated. The tiniest amount of powder on the end of a chopstick is sweeter than spoonfuls of sugar.

Here is something you might enjoy:

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In the beginning, God created the Earth and populated it
with broccoli and cauliflower, spinach, green, yellow and red vegetables off all kinds, so man and woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and Krispy Cream Donuts.

And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?" And man said "Yea," and
woman said, "and another one with sprinkles."

And they gained 10 pounds.

And God created the healthy yogurt that woman might keep the figure that man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the
cane and combined them.

And woman went from size 6 to size 14.

So God said, "Try my fresh green salad."

And Satan presented Thousand-Island Dressing and garlic toast on the side.

And man and woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil
in which to cook them."

And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big
it needed its own platter.

And man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.

God then brought running shoes so that his children might lose those
extra pounds.

And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so man would not have to
get up to change the channels.

And man and woman laughed and cried before the flickering TV light and
gained pounds.

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming
with nutrition.

And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center
into chips and deep-fried them.

And man gained pounds.

God then gave lean beef so that man might consume fewer calories and
still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonald's and its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then
he said, "You want fries with that?"

And man replied, "Yea! and super size'em."

And Satan said "It is good." And man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

Then Satan created HMOs.