Thanks Bob! My parents still refuse to use Stevia because my mother feels it's easier to find in the stores- and Splenda is "good enough" She is stubborn and ignores any article on how toxic Splenda is.
I'm the only one in our family buying Stevia though my family also will use it if placed in front of them.
It has the same sweetness intensity as the artifical sweetners- you only need one Stevia packet to sweeten a cup of tea. It leaves no wierd aftertaste, and does not have any flavor that would compete with anything you would add it in.
I love Stevia! and pray that they don't pull it off the shelves in a few years after our Country gets more entrenched in Codex rules.