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i wouldn't do it... not sure what it would do but if it's not in the ingredients.. i wouldn't add it in. hope this helps.

I doctor the food up a lot. I've been at it since April, and still have 50 pounds to go, so I decided from the beginning that I would do whatever I could to stick with the plan.

I add salsa to the chili, cocoa powder or instant coffee to shakes, vanilla to pancakes and brownies. I just had a pancake muffin - nuke the pancake mix in a mug sprayed with Pam, add vanilla, splenda, cinnamon & fake butter spray to the mix.

If you don't use any of the optional condiments, you will probably lose weight a little faster than if you did. But for me, I need to keep the food interesting so I stay on the plan.

Do whatever works for you, and good luck!