ASPARTAME: It’s the world’s best ant poison
Those nice people who produce aspartame, the sweetener in diet drinks, have taken quite a hammering of late. So it's great to be able to report on a practical application of the sweetener that puts it in a more positive light.
According to Jan Jenson of Mooresville, North Carolina, it's the world's greatest ant poison. "It works better than the most deadly poisons I have tried. Any time those ants show up again, I simply dump another package of NutraSweet in a corner, and they will be gone for a year or so again," she reports.
She made the discovery after carpenter ants, which were resistant to even the deadliest ant poisons such as Orkin, plagued her home. At her wit's end, she remembered reading that aspartame had first been developed as an ant poison until the manufacturer discovered its more lucrative role as a sweetener. She bought two packets of NutraSweet, put one in a corner of her two bathrooms, and she didn't see another ant for nearly a year.
As with any poison, Jan recommends that you wear gloves and wash your skin afterwards should you come into direct contact with the poison. Of course, you must avoid swallowing it (oh, yes, of course, you are supposed to swallow it).
(Source: Idaho Observer, 1 July 2006).
2006-09-29 07:32:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Stevia or 100% maple syrup are great sweeteners. They are both healthy alternatives to man-made and regular sweeteners. Stevia is an aquired tast however.
2006-09-29 07:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sweetener.
I can have sweet things without......
A) Becoming morbidly obese
B) Loosing my teeth
These days, you are lucky to find anything that doesn't kill you in some way or another.
As I am not an ant, I shall refrain from panic just yet.
If I'm struck down for putting sweetner in my coffee then I'll let you know
2006-09-29 08:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by kate_wizzbomb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I'm shocked that it doesn't mention that aspartame can also cause brain bleeding. Well, anyway, for people that are scared of putting on weight with sugar and use sweetners, I am scared for you. Did you not know that your body is made to process sugar?In moderation, your weight is controlable with natural substances. Try walking around your block instead of pumping deadly poisons into your body. But hey, that's just logic speaking...
2006-09-29 07:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by weebat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw the same article. Having an ant problem I decided to try it for myself.It worked. How scary is that!?
2006-09-29 07:36:35 · answer #4 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use sweatner called Hermasetes. does not contain aspartame
2006-09-29 22:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use sweetner, cause like its taste more than sugar especially with coffee hmmmm
2006-09-29 07:34:31 · answer #6 · answered by Pinar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sweetner is bad but i always use sweetner as i dont wanna put on weight with the sugar! i use splenda which is meant to be better
2006-09-29 07:33:36 · answer #7 · answered by cleo the pussycat 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 02:42:04 · answer #8 · answered by rhoat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use real sugar and just don't over indulge. Artificial sweeteners can cause cancer.
2006-09-29 07:34:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sugar!! Stick to the good stuff lol
2006-09-29 07:48:38 · answer #10 · answered by sup. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋