How do you practically use an herb that’s 30-300 times sweeter than sugar to substitute for sugar in recipes? Stevia is a great option as an alternative sweetener, but sweetening with stevia isn’t easy to use in all situations. I prefer the liquid version of stevia extract. I’ve explained the safety of stevia, including an […]
Sugar makes life sweet… until it doesn’t. From ketchup, to yogurt, to bread, white sugar hides in many foods, even ones that look healthy. White sugar tantalizes our taste buds, but is white sugar bad for you? For years the finger pointed at saturated fat as the culprit behind our steeply declining health, but recently
Sorghum syrup, also known as sorghum molasses, has been used as a healthy sweetener for centuries. Sorghum molasses is actually a misnomer because sorghum is different from molasses, but they have a similar taste profile. Keep reading to learn the health benefits of sorghum syrup, how to substitute sorghum syrup, and more! Did you know
Sorghum Syrup: A Sweetener with Actual Nutritional Value! Read More »
Maple syrup has been a healthy sweetener for centuries. Find out how maple syrup is made, maple syrup nutrition, and how to use maple syrup. I once put my pure Michigan maple syrup right next to my in-laws’ sugar-free (taste-free?) maple “syrup” in the fridge and reflected on how people try so very, very hard
Is Real Maple Syrup Healthy? Maple Syrup Nutrition and Uses Read More »
Sweeteners that have been around for centuries like sorghum syrup and maple syrup are a delicious way to satisfy your sweet tooth with a few health benefits too. But what about the new sweeteners we keep hearing about? I probably get more questions about this category of sweeteners than any other sweetener out there and
Xylitol, Erythritol, Sorbitol…What’s That "ol" About? Read More »
I’ve decided to have “fruit for dessert” at least once a week around here. Last night was “fruit night.” When I was cutting the cantaloupe and pineapple, Leah had a few pieces, and then I told her not to ask for any more until it was served at the table. Ever observant, she asked with
Part of weaning ourselves down on sugar and training our sweet tooth to expect (and enjoy!) less sweetness includes appreciating the natural sweetness of things like fruit. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to serve a dessert without a sweetener this week. So offer a bowl of sliced pineapple as a dessert, or
See? Procrastination has its upsides: I’ve stretched the Sweet, Sweet Summer series it hit another season that allows for alliteration. Now I sound cute again. Lots of people have asked about the merits and flexibility of coconut sugar and palm sugar, and although I’m still figuring them out myself, I’ll shed some light on the issue
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In food, marketers would like you to believe it’s the same system. Chemists create a new “food” in a lab, advertisers promote it, and once it’s in every box in the supermarket, we all eat it. As food fads change, so must one’s pantry. Something about that strikes me as odd. I strongly feel there’s
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A natural sweetener with zero calories and zero aftertaste that doesn’t cause cancer in lab rats? Is that a dream too good to be true? I’m hoping not. I’m talking about sweetening with stevia. Stevia is fast becoming my favorite formerly-unknown sweetener, if only for the mystery surrounding it, the foodie vs. government controversy, and
Unrefined sugars can be SO confusing – sucanat, rapadura, panela, and muscovado. Not only are they unfamiliar in the culture, tough to find at your local grocery store, and a maze of nutritional myths. When you have 3-4 names for basically the same product it can be difficult to find an answer to the question,
Unrefined Dehydrated Whole Cane Sugar (Sucanat, Rapadura, Panela and Muscovado) Read More »
If you need a honey recipe to use up what you have OR wish to know how to substitute honey for sugar in baking recipes, you’ll find what you need here! I’ll teach you how to bake with honey instead of other sweeteners.Honey never, ever spoils. It’s been found in Egyptian pyramids, still edible! Now
A Sweet, Sweet Summer: How to Bake with Honey (& Other Recipes) Read More »
Honey – especially raw honey, has many health benefits. Raw honey’s nutritional value is awesome, plus, it tastes great! Honey is a great bridge to move your family over to healthier choices while they are getting used to eating less sugar. Raw Honey Health Benefits Honey is one of the oldest sweeteners humans have been
A Sweet, Sweet Summer: Does Raw Honey Have Nutritional Health Benefits? Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to go one day without eating any refined sugar or artificial sweeteners. You’ll have to be a voracious label reader, as almost anything that comes in a box or bottle includes sugar, sometimes found as high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, sucrose, maltose, and more. You probably won’t
