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Great if you like sucralose (Splenda) in your hot cocoa.
Swiss Miss has begun putting the artificial sweetener sucralose (Splenda) in all their hot cocoa, whether it's a K-cup or a packet.
I personally HATE sucralose. The day companies didn't have to put the Splenda label on their sucralose-using products was a bad day for consumers.
I've been trying to find a K-cup that doesn't use sucralose, and so far none exists. For a long time I used Swiss Miss packets, but then they added sucralose to those, too! Now, instead of a K-cup, I use store branded hot cocoa without sucralose, in packets. One packet does one cup. I use the Keurig to dispense hot water, and I add a little half & half to the drink to make it creamier. The end result is a great cup of cocoa WITHOUT sucralose... And it costs a LOT less per cup than the K-cup cocoas do.
If you like sucralose, then go for it. I'm just giving a heads-up to buyers here. For those of us who are trying to avoid things like sucralose it's becoming necessary for us to help each other, because the companies are slipping the stuff into foods and never letting us know.
Read the labels. Eat defensively.
June 2013 · Grocery and Gourmet Food