Love them or hate them zero calorie sweeteners are found in many products in the supermarket. Some people avoid them diligently, others embrace them as a way to lower calories or reduce the amount of sugar they eat. It is a personal decision to use or not use low calorie sweeteners, and that is totally … Read More
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Everyone is down on sugar, telling you to eat less. It is nice to know that there is one sweetener out there that is actually healthy. Pure maple syrup is not pancake syrup. It is tree sap, the life blood of the plant, flowing in late winter and early spring. It takes 40 liters of … Read More
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Single-serving, no-calorie sweeteners are packaged in different colors – yellow (sucralose, Splenda), green (stevia, Truvia), pink (saccharin, Sweet and Low), blue (aspartame, Equal), and white (sucrose, sugar). There is evidence to show that color aids in food acceptance. The universal use of color to define the contents of sugar packets has long been accepted and … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Swerve is a zero calorie, sugar replacement. It can substitute for sugar on a cup-for-cup basis. It is available as Granular, Confectioners and Brown Swerve in 12-ounce recloseable bags. All varieties … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Dolcedi is a liquid, low glycemic index (22.5) sweetener made simply from concentrated organic apple juice. It is sourced from Italy, kosher (Star-K), USDA Organic, NonGMO Project Certified, and sold in … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. O’Tim Sweet is a monk fruit-based, zero calorie sweetener. Monk fruit also known as lo han guo, is a plant native to south East Asia. It was approved in 2009 by … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. The Siren Spice Co. line of Infused Cane Sugar is the brainchild or a husband and wife team of product developers who started RogersMade, a company which develops artisan food products … Read More
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Millions of people around the world routinely use artificial sweeteners and drink beverages sweetened by them. A new study from Australia attempted to understand what happens in the brain when we eat or drink sweet foods that have no calories. The study was done on animals but the results may provide hints about how artificial sweeteners … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Though it is wise to cut back on the amount of sugar we eat, there are times when a little sweetness is needed. Many put sugar in their coffee or tea and sugar … Read More
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Let’s get practical about selecting, storing, and using herbs and spices. First, which is which? No one can quite agree. Herbs are usually the leaves or flowers of plants that die away in winter. Spices, more pungent because they contain more essential oils and flavoring compounds, are usually from the seeds, bark and roots of … Read More
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