Comments on: Will the REAL Food Sugar Please Stand Up?

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:27:59 +0000

I also, only use a whole food stevia which is supplied by Sunrider: http://bit.ly/SunriderDiana

If you want more extensive information on Stevia email me and I will send it to you.

By: Types of Sugar

Types of Sugar — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:12:32 +0000

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By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:04:01 +0000

Kirti, I love Jaggery. It is listed above as Palm sugar ...it is tasty indeed and yes it does contain lots of nutrients. Still it is a sugar that will spike your blood sugar. I would like to get you some stevia to try as I am sure you would like it.

By: Kirti

Kirti — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:38:46 +0000

As far as possible, I use natural food sugars, Stevia is not that readily available as yet in India; prefer to use jaggery instead of sugar wherever possible, jaggery is made from fruit, basically the juice is cooked till it solidifies, for more, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery
Jaggery does sometimes add a brownish tint to milk dishes, so sometimes it is so not so usable, but for most part, it is a healthier alternative. Also, jaggery is known to be a very rich source of iron.

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:42:58 +0000

I too am a consumer of Stevia; it is my favorite for the reasons I have said above.

On occassion I will use a very ittle of any of these: Maple syrup, Rice syrup, Molasses, Coconut sugar, Palm sugar, Agave nectar, Date sugar. I do mean very little….I bought a litre of maple syrup 5 years ago ad still have half of it and that is only because I spilled a cup of it last month….in the fridge; wat a mess! I bought a pacakage of sucanat 3 years ago and still have half a cup left. At Christmas, I make my Fancy Fruit & Macadamia Nut Cookies (Dairy & Wheat Free); I use 4 tablespoons of sucanat for a big recipe.

Mostly when I am making desserts I use stevia to make things like rice pudding.

By: Shar

Shar — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:50 +0000

I use Sunrider’s Suncare…or Honey. Only if I have to, will I use Brown Sugar or white.

By: Ralph Quinlan Forde

Ralph Quinlan Forde — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:18:52 +0000

Brilliant! The main point also is that in the other sugars is that the chromium is not refined out. Honey contains over 75 types of sugars some of which are extremely beneficial to health. Sucrose is not sugar despite all the marketing in the world. Has done so much damage and is the cause of lots of diabetes occurring.

By: Jean Pelletier

Jean Pelletier — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:46:37 +0000

Hi Randy and Diana,
I use Stevia in the liquid form also. I agree with Tricia being a diabetic also it really helps with the blood sugar levels and you can sweeten so many things with it. That’s actually something I wanted to get from you Randy the night I was there for rhe Food Fair. Do you have any dark Stevia yet? I would absolutely love to get some from you. Pleas, Please, Please and Thank-You.
Jean

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:30:09 +0000

I only use organic whole food stevia that has been balanced with chrysanthemum flower. The other ones in the health food store are full of additives like alcohol and have no health benefits. As a Type 1 diabetic it’s really helped lower my insulin needs.