Natural Healthy Sweeteners

Drinking three stevia infusions a day can help us regulate our blood sugar levels, which is why this herb is highly recommended for people with diabetes .

White sugar is abundant in our diet and yet it does us no good and over time it can even cause us health problems! We therefore present to you various substitute products, natural sweeteners, to sweeten your preparations.

Natural sweeteners are both good for health and recommended for people with diabetes , obese people. Do you know, for example, stevia and panela?

Brown, whole or cane sugar

Brown sugar is one of the best known and easiest products to find because it is also sold in supermarkets.

This sugar is not refined, unlike white sugar, and therefore retains the vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin B , vitamin B2, etc.) and the minerals naturally contained in sugar cane or beets.

Everything will depend on the process used, because some brands market a sugar of a slightly dark color which is in fact white sugar to which a little molasses extract has been added.

We advise you to use this sugar for the preparations of cookies or cakes. Because it is economical and better for your health. But to sweeten incidentally, we will more readily choose the following natural sweeteners!

The panela

The panela is obtained by the evaporation of the juice of the sugar cane. It is consumed a lot in Latin America. And like honey, it has balsamic and expectorant effects that make it an excellent medicinal product that is mixed with hot water and lemon to treat colds, flu, sore throats, etc.

In addition, it contains fifty times more minerals than refined sugar, mainly calcium, potassium, magnesium, copper, iron or phosphorus.

Honey is also one of the natural sweeteners!

Honey, which has the capacity to sweeten twenty times more than sugar, which gives food a delicious taste and which is a very nourishing product, is also a recognized natural antibiotic!

This food has many properties: antiseptic, fortifying, calming, laxative, diuretic and antibacterial. It is advisable to take a teaspoon of honey per day. Alone or mixed with fruit juice, yogurt or infusion.

It is important to consume raw organic honey which retains all of its properties. As a peculiarity, we can point out that it is good to apply a little honey on wounds and on burns to promote their healing.

Cane honey

Cane honey or molasses comes from sugar cane. It is called “honey” because it looks like bee honey. Although it is darker in color and has a stronger taste. Moreover, the darker its color, the more remarkable its properties!

It is rich in minerals and vitamins, which is why it is recommended for athletes, children, people who are anemic, exhausted, stressed, etc.

Stevia

Stevia is a gift from nature! This plant native to Paraguay has the property of sweetening more than sugar. While providing many benefits for our health. E lle actually slightly lower blood pressure, it keeps the teeth in good condition and improves blood circulation, it is good for digestion.

Stevia has no calories and is therefore very suitable for weight loss diets. It is also excellent for diabetics . Not only because it does not increase the blood sugar level, but also because it has been shown to regulate it in a natural way if you drink three infusions of stevia per day. .

To take full advantage of its properties, it can be consumed as a powder or as a pure extract. Or even eat the leaves of this plant. If you want to sweeten while avoiding the characteristic taste of the plant, similar to that of licorice, you can get it as a pure extract (transparent in color).

Although the latter does not have the same therapeutic effects, it will allow us to sweeten without any contribution of calories. By avoiding the disadvantages of sugar or those of sweeteners like aspartame.

Agave syrup

Agave syrup, which is extracted from a kind of cactus, has a texture similar to honey and a slightly sweet flavor. This sweetener is also excellent for diabetics. As long as it is consumed in moderation, due to its low glycemic index.

Like the previous sweeteners, this one also has multiple beneficial properties. However, it will be necessary to ensure that it has been treated cold and not at high temperatures.  It is perfect for sweetening infusions, juices, and it can replace sugar in many preparations!

If one is suffering from any disease, it is also recommended to consult the doctor before starting to consume a food on a regular basis. Like natural sweeteners.