How to Use Stevia as a Healthy Sugar Substitute
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…
A Sweet Sweet Summer
Why Is White Sugar Bad for You?
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…
Sorghum Syrup: A Sweetener with Actual Nutritional Value!
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…
Is Real Maple Syrup Healthy? Maple Syrup Nutrition and Uses
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.…
Xylitol, Erythritol, Sorbitol…What’s That "ol" About?
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…
A Sweet, Sweet Summer: Date Sugar, Yacon, Fruit Sweeteners and Non-Sweeteners that Taste Sweet
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…
Monday Mission: Eat Fruit for Dessert
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…
A Sweet, Sweet…Spring? Coconut Sugar and Palm Sugar Step up to the Plate
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…
The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners — Are They Safe for Kids?
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…
Is Stevia Safe? What are the Facts on Stevia?
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?…
Unrefined Dehydrated Whole Cane Sugar (Sucanat, Rapadura, Panela and Muscovado)
Unrefined sugars can be SO confusing – sucanat, rapadura, panela, and muscovado. Not only are they unfamiliar in the culture, tough to find at your…
A Sweet, Sweet Summer: How to Bake with Honey (& Other Recipes)
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,…
A Sweet, Sweet Summer: Does Raw Honey Have Nutritional Health Benefits?
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…
Monday Mission: A No Sugar Day
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…