Healthy Alternative Sugars

I don’t think I need to explain why sugar isn’t good for you so I’ll just hop into telling you your other options.

Stevia: According to the Global Stevia Institute stevia is a plant indigenous to South America and known for its sweetness. Each plant contains many different steviol glycosides. These glycosides are anywhere from 200 to 350 times sweeter than sugar. Though this sweetness comes without all the calories.

Whey Low: Whey low is another sugar substitute consisting of fructose, sucrose, and lactose. It comes in many different varieties and it proven to be healthier for diabetics. According to the sellers of whey low it only contains 4 calories per tablespoon, compare to sugars 9.

Xylitol: Xylitol is a naturally occurring sugar alcohol in many vegetables. It has 1/3 as many calories as table sugar. It also has a lower glycemic index.

Honey:  Honey is also a natural sugar substitute. It’s composed of fructose, glucose, sucrose, and maltose similar to whey low. Honey is considerably more caloric than table sugar, but honey is sweeter so you have to use less to get the same effect as sugar. Another benefit to honey is that is less likely to become fat compared to table sugar.