A Safer Sweetener You’ll Go Nuts For
You probably know that guarding your health means sugar and artificial sweeteners are out. But thanks to safe, all-natural sweeteners – including erythritol, stevia, and agave nectar you can satisfy your sweet tooth without sabotaging your health.
And today, I have another one for you to try. Coconut sugar.
Made from the evaporated sap of the coconut flower, coconut sugar tastes much like brown sugar. But unlike sugar’s 60-65 score on the glycemic index, coconut sugar ranks a low 35. What’s more, coconut sugar is denser in minerals, including potassium and magnesium.
Because coconut sugar does, in fact, contain “sugars,” the best way to use it is in combination with erythritol or stevia. It produces a wonderful caramel-like flavor that you can add to healthy home-baked goodies.
[Ed. Note: Sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, Splenda, aspartame… So many sweeteners are bad for you, it’s nice to know you can still appease your sweet tooth with healthy alternatives. Nutrition expert Kelley Herring has created a delicious chocolate cake that’s entirely sugar-free. Get your slice here.]Kelley Herring
Kelley Herring is the Founder & CEO of Healing Gourmet – a multimedia company that educates on how foods promote health and protect against disease. As a young adult, Kelley battled a debilitating health condition that went misdiagnosed by multiple doctors for more than a year. Finding no help from “modern medicine”, she turned to her own knowledge of biochemistry and her passion for health research. She soon learned that her symptoms were related to nutrition and within weeks, she charted a course back to health with nothing more than simple lifestyle changes and the power of the plate. The lessons she learned spawned the creation of Healing Gourmet. Kelley is a firm believer in vigorous exercise, moderate sun exposure and delicious, healthy, home-cooked meals. She is also the creator of Healing Gourmet’s Personalized Nutrition Software and Editor-in-Chief of the Healing Gourmet book series published by McGraw-Hill including Eat to Fight Cancer, Eat to Beat Diabetes, Eat to Lower Cholesterol and Eat to Boost Fertility.