This is just a quick post to update you on Tate & Lyle’s disappearing Light at Heart Stevia blends.It was three years ago that I reviewed Light at Heart in this post. This was about the time that Stevia as an ingredient started becoming prominent in the UK as a natural alternative to sugar.
UPDATE: 21 February 2021
Unfortunately this is no longer available. A great and even better alternative is Sukrin Gold Brown Sugar Alternative - see below.
For those that wanted to cut their sugar intake but still wanted the taste of sugar, Tate & Lyle produced two types of sugar – in brown – demerara style and white. They were available in handy cardboard cartons.
I used to buy the brown for my husband who likes demerara sugar in his coffee, and the white for other things e.g. (for visitors). But I haven’t been able to find the brown version for an age, and the white version has become so rare I’ve almost forgotten what it looks like.
Maybe this is a good thing because I’ve been replacing all sugar in the house with Truvia. The kids haven't noticed a thing, which is great. But it’s so expensive. Luckily we don’t use much sugar in our household – really they just like to sprinkle a spoon onto their cereal in the morning.
Back to the title of my post. A few weeks ago, as I was trawling around the sugar aisle in Waitrose, ever on the lookout for ‘Light at Heart’, I spotted this new sugar from Tate & Lyle. To me, it looks like the old Light at Heart brown sugar, but now it’s in a 500g clear plastic bag and called Brown Sugar with Stevia. It’s twice as sweet so you use half as much. It’s also now Fairtrade.
Calories per 3.2g teaspoon = 12.64. BUT you only need half a teaspoon to get the same sweetness. So, let’s say that's about 6 calories per half teaspoon for a teaspoon worth of sweetness!
It's a shame that this sugar is now packaged in a plastic bag as the previous cardboard carton with snap close lid was really easy to store.
Since I wrote this post, the white sugar with stevia has also appeared back in store. And like the brown version, it's no longer in the cardboard carton, but is now in a plastic bag.
The white and brown stevia sugars are available at Ocado and Waitrose in 500g bags and cost £1.50 - £1.70 respectively, in Waitrose; more expensive at Ocado.
Ingredients: sugar, sweetener: Steviol Glycosides, natural flavouring
I used to buy the brown for my husband who likes demerara sugar in his coffee, and the white for other things e.g. (for visitors). But I haven’t been able to find the brown version for an age, and the white version has become so rare I’ve almost forgotten what it looks like.
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| Tate & Lyle Brown Sugar with Stevia |
Maybe this is a good thing because I’ve been replacing all sugar in the house with Truvia. The kids haven't noticed a thing, which is great. But it’s so expensive. Luckily we don’t use much sugar in our household – really they just like to sprinkle a spoon onto their cereal in the morning.
Back to the title of my post. A few weeks ago, as I was trawling around the sugar aisle in Waitrose, ever on the lookout for ‘Light at Heart’, I spotted this new sugar from Tate & Lyle. To me, it looks like the old Light at Heart brown sugar, but now it’s in a 500g clear plastic bag and called Brown Sugar with Stevia. It’s twice as sweet so you use half as much. It’s also now Fairtrade.
Calories per 3.2g teaspoon = 12.64. BUT you only need half a teaspoon to get the same sweetness. So, let’s say that's about 6 calories per half teaspoon for a teaspoon worth of sweetness!
It's a shame that this sugar is now packaged in a plastic bag as the previous cardboard carton with snap close lid was really easy to store.
Since I wrote this post, the white sugar with stevia has also appeared back in store. And like the brown version, it's no longer in the cardboard carton, but is now in a plastic bag.
The white and brown stevia sugars are available at Ocado and Waitrose in 500g bags and cost £1.50 - £1.70 respectively, in Waitrose; more expensive at Ocado.
Ingredients: sugar, sweetener: Steviol Glycosides, natural flavouring
© Diets and Calories
I live in London, and the Waitroses I have looked in haven't got it, and Ocado no longer stocks it. It is the brown I am interested in as I can get silver spoon 1/2 spoon white in Sainsburys as well. Any ideas to help me, as I need it for baking! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for your comment. This drove me crazy trying to find it but unfortunately they seem to have stopped producing it. I'd recommend the Sukrin Gold Brown sugar alternative which is even better I think.
DeleteI've put the link in the post above.