Everything You Need to Know About Monk Fruit Sweeteners
Monk Fruit Powder Is it okay to use monk fruit powder in healthy recipes? Is it safe for kids?
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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…
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…
Everything You Wanted to Know About Chewing Gums with Xylitol
Sugar alcohols aren’t new, and I’ve researched them before, but we are seeing the “-ols” more and more – especially in chewing gum. I don’t…
How to Cut Down on Sugar: Eat Plain Yogurt with Little or No Sweetener
You all know that I’m not a big fan of sugar, and my healthy Halloween party plan along with its cousin the healthy school Christmas…
Recipe Connection: Sugar Free Frosting Recipe (Date Sweetened!)
It’s a “you’ll never guess what’s in it” sort of recipe today. Like those black bean brownies from The Everything Beans Book, it’s almost unfathomable…
Cut High Fructose Corn Syrup
This is a {guest post} series from Tiffany of Don’t Waste the Crumbs. Please tell me I’m not the only one who has been in…
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…
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?…
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…
Recipe Connection: Two HealthiER Birthday Cake Options from the KS Kids
Let’s get the truth out right from the start: those doggone boxed cake mixes are moist and delicious, every time. They’re almost impossible to mess…
Monday Mission: Use Less Refined Sugar
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find at least one way to cut down on refined sugar this week because of the…
Food for Thought: Health Benefits of Cinnamon, Raw Honey, and Dark Chocolate
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…