Artificial sweeteners, ubiquitous,
In much we eat and drink,
Effect on health, iniquitous,
Made me stop and think:
How do I play calorie game?
Queried web, answer found.
Stevia —unlikely name —
From natural leaf is ground.
Sweetens like aspartame,
No guilty calories, of course.
For sweet tea, cereal same,
I found a low priced source.
Swansonvitamins.com on line,
Has vitamins and Stevia too,
A hundred paks for $3.59,
I said, “Okay, this’ll do”.
Toxic sweeteners we’ll unseat
If word’s spread all over town.
Stevia’s taste is oh, so sweet,
And helps you fit your gown.
© 2007 R. Leland Waldrip
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