Xylitol is the natural sweetener that tastes like sugar, has less calories, doesn’t create cavities, and has many other health benefits. Move over, sugar!
The Natural Sweetener With Many Health Benefits
“Sugar is sugar.” Every time I see that deceptive commercial, I wonder how the actor must feel getting paid to tell a total lie: sugar IS NOT sugar, and most people know this by now, I hope.
High-fructose corn syrup is not the same as cane sugar, honey, or molasses.
Making Sense of Sugar and Sweeteners
I’ve recently been looking into all kinds of sweetener options — sugar, artificial sweeteners, and syrups.
I already wrote about agave nectar not being a good sweetener alternative, because agave syrup is as bad as high-fructose corn syrup. [Read more…]