Sweet, Natural Sugar!

We all love sugar.  I mean what's not love about sugar?  While there is no alternative for Sugar's online community — smirk — there are some real natural alternatives to your ordinary processed (and stripped of any available nutrients) table sugar.

  • Stevia is far more sweeter than sugar and it comes from an herb — Just don't call it an artificial sweetener, for now it can only go by dietary supplement.
  • Maple Syrup is just made from boiling sap and it has some trace minerals as well as some calcium and iron.
  • Natural Sugar is great because naturally milled sugars go through a single process that leaves some of the trace nutrients from the cane.
  • Honey is probably the most well known substitute for sugar — Use it in place of sugar for its natural anti-inflammatory effect.  Honey is also a natural antiseptic.
  • Date Sugar is simply ground dried dates so it still contains small amounts of several vitamins and minerals found in the dates.

Fit's Tip:  Some people also use Molasses and Brown Rice Syrup as sugar alternatives but due to their distinct tastes I don't ever opt for them, but if you're indifferent you may want to give one or both a try.

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Posted by Richard J. Wood on Monday 13 February 2017
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