Sugar Alternatives

I mentioned in a previous post that I was still looking for a good sugar substitute.   I found one! It's coconut palm sugar.  It tastes like sugar and is used exactly the same way. So if your recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, you use 1 cup of coconut sugar.  The amazing thing about coconut palm sugar is that it is naturally nutrient rich.  It's also low glycemic so you won't get that sugar low.  It slowly absorbs into your bloodstream.   It is awesome stuff.

A lot of recipes will call for agave syrup.  

I just made a Clean Eating ice cream that called for this.  It's not my favorite,  but it works.  Of course, honey is great for sweetening plain yogurt or hot tea.  My two year old loves plain yogurt with a little bit of honey drizzled on it.  When you buy honey, always try to buy local and raw.  Raw just means that it hasn't been pasturized.  It will still have all of the great nutrients in it. 

There you have it. My opinion on sweeteners. Now go get some coconut sugar!