Have you ever heard of Xylitol?
It’s a sugar alternative… and I promise your friends and family will never know you swapped out the sugar toxic stuff for this.
Xylitol is processed from the birch tree/bark. It’s as sweet as sugar but has little effect on raising blood sugar levels which is what makes it awesome!
See, you can beat those cravings, lose weight and enjoy dessert!
You may also consider the following 9 alternatives to satisfy your sweet tooth
- Stevia
- A plant used by the Guarani people of South America for more than 1500 years:
- Tastes about 300 times sweeter than table sugar
- No calories, no impact on blood sugar and may reduce blood pressure
- Make sure to buy only 100% whole leaf stevia
2. Xylitol
- A sugar alcohol that is neither sugar nor alcohol but is actually an organic
compound: - About the same sweetness as table sugar
- Comes from a non-GMO plant source
- Low in calorie and no effect on blood sugars
3. Erythritol
- Also a sugar alcohol like Xylitol
- About 70% as sweet as table sugar and tastes just like it
- It is 100% Erythritol
- Nearly non caloric, doesn’t spike blood sugar and is easily digested
4.Coconut palm sugar
- From the sap of cut flower buds of the coconut palm:
- Same sweetness as table sugar
- Look for labels that say coconut sugar, coconut crystals or coconut palm sugar
- Has a low glycemic index and contains some nutrients and fiber
5. Agave
- Produced from the leaves of this Mexican succulent plant
- It is about one and a half times sweeter than table sugar
- Make sure to buy organic agave
- It lowers the glycemic index more than table sugar does
6.Honey—bees, bees, bees…
- Slightly sweeter than table sugar
- Buy raw, local and organic honey
- Can help boost immune system and seasonal allergies and sooth sore throats
7. Lucuma powder
- Produced from this subtropical fruit native to South America:
- Sweet, maple flavor
- It is 100% lucuma powder
- Can help boost immune system, no effect on blood sugar and contains nutrients
8. Maple syrup
- Made from the sap of sugar, red or black maple trees:
- About 3 times sweeter than table sugar
- Buy organic pure grade B maple syrup
- Lower fructose content than table sugar but don’t be fooled it’s still sugar
9. Monk fruit (lo han gou)
- Made from a green melon that grows in the mountaintops of Asia:
- About 200 or 300 times sweeter than table sugar
- Buy pure monk fruit or pure lo han gou sweetener
- Non caloric, no impact on blood sugar and may be anti-inflammatory