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Natural Sweeteners – Not So Sweet?

September 18, 2015 By thekitchenapothecary 10 Comments

Natural Sweeteners – Not So Sweet?

Natural Sweeteners – Not So Sweet?

There is a worrying trend across wellness oriented food blogs and magazines to offer endless “healthy” and natural sweet treats. You have seen the pictures choking Instagram and Pinterest feeds – raw vegan paleo caramel slice, cacao peanut butter cups, raw cashew cream “cheesecake”. It appears that this is what all the healthy bods are eating … or at least dreaming about!

Starting your day with maple toasted granola, popping a few cacao balls at work then scoffing a slice or two of raw caramel slice after dinner is not going to put you on the path to good health in the long run. When transitioning from a high sugar diet to a low sugar one these substitutions are great, they move you from the empty calories of refined cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup to more nutrient-dense foods, they also allow time for your palate to evolve. Including them in significant quantities in your day to day diet long-term will simply keep feeding you sugar….

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Filed Under: Blog, Knowing and Growing, Uncategorized Tagged With: dates, diabetes, fructose, glucose, health, honey, maple syrup, metabolic syndorme, natural sweeteners, sugar, sugar and health

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