Where Do I Find The Best Dried Stevia Leaves?

If you weren't really sure where to start, then finding the very best dried stevia leaves would be a difficult task I imagine.

It's not exactly like you can just drop into the supermarket and grab some dried stevia leaves off the shelf. So what do you do?

Do you grow them yourself? Or do you try to find someone who already sells them?

Well the truth is, you can do both!

Growing Them Yourself

Now growing stevia yourself can be challenging.

First of all, you need to know that you will not be growing them from seeds.

You see, people who try to grow them from scratch almost always end up with an inferior product (And possibly so bad tasting that it's not even worth it).

A lot of Stevia's riches come from years and years of growth, taking care of the plants, cross breeding and pollinating, and taking the seeds from last year's crop to create a superior product next year.

So you can see that starting from the beginning would likely be time consuming, and would probably never pay off for the hobby gardener (That's the type of thing you can leave to the agricultural universities).

And That's why you will need to purchase baby stevia plants from a company who has already created a good breed of Stevia.

I've written an in-depth and detailed article on How To Grow Stevia here. I recommend giving it a read if you are considering taking this route.

Buying Your Dried Stevia Leaves

The key to buying a good quality dried stevia leaf is the brand.

Now if you end up with a bad brand, you will find that the bitter taste that the stevia plant is famous for, will be ever so prevalent.

That means you will be eating some preeeetty bitter stevia.

But if you find a good brand of Stevia, you will find it is actually sweeter than the bad brands, and the bitter taste can almost be eliminated.

And that makes a big difference in the sweetener you choose to use.

The brand that I use personally is from a company called herbal advantage.

Through years of cross-pollination, they have created a type of Stevia that has little to no bitter taste, and is 1.5X sweeter than other stevia brands.

You can buy this particular brand of Stevia at the Herbal Advantage Website.

Final Thoughts

I personally think it's much more worth it for you to just buy some stevia.

The amount of dedication that it takes to grow your own stevia plant that still tastes great just isn't worth it. I choose to 'leaf' it up to the people who specialize in it. That way you can spend more of your time doing things that you already know (And you become more productive that way!)

Why not take a moment to Read about the other sugar substitutes that you can use to improve your lifestyle?

If You Haven't Done So Already:...

... To Learn How To Eat Whatever you Want, Worry-Free (and Sugar-Free!)

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