{"id":1473,"date":"2013-03-14T03:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2012-12-14T05:57:05","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T10:57:05","slug":"top-sweetener-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2013\/03\/top-sweetener-picks.html","title":{"rendered":"Top Sweetener Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0This is only my opinion, but here is a summary of what I consider the best of the alternative sweeteners.\u00a0 These are the ones I will be using:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>5. Xylitol.\u00a0 This sugar alcohol has about 10 calories per teaspoon, and a GI of 8.\u00a0 It substitutes 1 to 1 for sugar in recipes.<\/p>\n

4. Honey.\u00a0 This is all natural, used for centuries, and comes with health benefits of vitamins and minerals.\u00a0 There are 22 calories per teaspoon, but it is twice as sweet as sugar.\u00a0 Glycemic index: 55.<\/p>\n

3. Trehalose.\u00a0 It\u2019s good for your brain — and my brain needs all the help it can get!\u00a0 It would have come higher on the list, but for the price and the lack of accessibility.\u00a0 It has 11 calories per teaspoon, but is only half as sweet as sugar. Glycemic index: low\/moderate in most people. This one was hard to pin down.<\/p>\n

2. Coconut sugar.\u00a0 This alternative is dense in nutrients and has a low GI of 35 while it has the same number of calories as white table sugar.\u00a0 I will probably use this one for baking, since it substitutes for sugar one to one.<\/p>\n

1. Stevia.\u00a0 I may use others in baking, but Stevia is the winner for sweetening tea, cereal, oatmeal, etc.\u00a0 While it doesn\u2019t have positive health benefits, it does have zero calories and a zero glycemic index number.\u00a0 It is natural and sweet without side effects.\u00a0 Besides that, it is relatively inexpensive and you can buy it almost anywhere.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve done the best and the worst — next up are the ones in the middle.\u00a0 I hope my take on these sweeteners helps you make an informed decision on which is the best for you<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n

Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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