During this Reduce the Refined Sugars week, it’s worth taking a look at some of the newer-on-the-market “natural” sugars. There are many bloggers who have done comprehensive posts on all the natural sugars, and since I haven’t really experimented with most of them, I’ll defer to their expertise (links at the bottom of the post). [...]
Entries Tagged as 'natural sweeteners'
Agave and Stevia: All Natural, Unsafe, or Unhealthy?
April 15th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Food for Thought
Kitchen Tip Tuesday: How to Stretch your Real Maple Syrup
August 4th, 2009 · 28 Comments · Frugality, Upgraded Nutrition
Don’t forget to check out my two giveaways this week in honor of my birthday and the intro to Analyzing Aluminum in August (for a chance for 5 extra entries in the giveaways!). Inspired by the Condiment Awareness Monday Mission, I’d like to help you utilize a healthy, real-food condiment more frugally: Real Maple Syrup. [...]
Tags: Frugality·maple syrup·natural sweeteners·sweeteners·tips
Food for Thought: Health Benefits of Cinnamon, Raw Honey and Dark Chocolate
August 3rd, 2009 · 21 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Super Foods
Well friends, we are on the last week of the Super Foods series! It’s been a good way to organize the ol’ blog for 15 weeks, but I’ll be glad to be finished at the same time. I have lots of other ideas to share with you! As with dinner and dessert, I’ve saved the [...]
Tags: cinnamon·dark chocolate·natural sweeteners·raw honey·Super Foods·sweeteners
No Sugar for Lent: a Mary and Martha Moment
March 15th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Do It Yourself, KS lifestyle, My Story
Give Up or Do More? The query, “What are you giving up for Lent?” just doesn’t cut it with me. It falls short of recognizing the three-fold purpose of Lent: prayer, fasting, AND almsgiving. I always try to say, “What are you DOING for Lent?” and I used to post my third graders’ “Lenten promises” [...]
