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Artificial Sweeteners, Natural Sweeteners

While many people use artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners are increasing in popularity.  There is good reason for that.  More and more people are concerned about the effects of the various chemicals...

5 comments    health food diabetes
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Using Artificial Sweeteners in Baking

You're trying to cut back on the amount of sugar that you consume but you can't quite give up the homemade cookies. Can you use artificial sweeteners in baking at home? There are often better alternatives...

1 comment    food diet cooking
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How to Make Fake Pecan Pie!

Pecan pie is a favorite dessert for so many people. It is loaded with sugar, flavor, crunchy and chewy nuts, a delicate crust. Some like it wolfed down and go for seconds before the last bite reaches bottom....

12 comments    how to food dessert
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Sugar and Sugar Substitutes

Sugar is a crystalline substance that mainly comes from sugar cane and sugar beet. Natural sugar is also found in fruits,honey, and sugar maple from the maple tree. To humans sugar is sweet and this is where...

15 comments    sugar aspartame stevia
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Luo Han Guo vs. Stevia

There was a time when I tried giving up sugar entirely. It didn't quite work, but I managed to explore most of my alternative sugar options in the process. At the time, my favorite was Stevia, a South...

4 comments    health food sugar
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Coke and Pepsi with Stevia Extract as a Natural Sweetener: A Health Drink?

Coke and Pepsi are waiting on FDA approval for the introduction of a type of stevia extract as a natural sweetener for their carbonated beverages. The natural sweeteners will be sold as PureVia and Truvia.

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Be Careful About The Miracle Juices

There has been lately, a craze for health juices such as Pomegranate, Acai, Noni, Goji, etc., because they are powerhouses of nutrition, and as many people, I was sucked in to the arena. I bought up on...

15 comments    fruit acai juice
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Natural Sodas

Many people love to drink soft drinks, but nutrionally there are just horrible! If you need to cut back or wean yourself off of them, you might enjoy trying natural sodas.

33 comments    health soda beverages
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Stevia Natures Perfect Natural Sweetener

Recently, sugar has come under intense scrutiny, some even referring to it as the "white devil." In the U.S., sugar is so widespread that it's hard to imagine life without it. Both children and adults have...

0 comments    stevia stevia fda stevia safety
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The Dangers of Stevia

The high sugar content in so many foods and beverages today has prompted many people to use artificial sweeteners as a way to reduce calories and promote weight loss. Unfortunately, artificial sweeteners are...

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