tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113182910687820979.post2476212439028549379..comments2023-10-10T03:24:24.002-05:00Comments on Home of the Croslands: Unrefined sweeteners verses Refined and ArtificialCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16849509579609336471noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113182910687820979.post-31022182694512420362008-12-31T15:12:00.000-06:002008-12-31T15:12:00.000-06:00These are some of my own observations about variou...These are some of my own observations about various sweeteners. When we did try splenda, Silas would get awful stomach aches. I did some research and we quit using it right away. We use sucanat most of the time, but ran out this month. I missed our buying club order so I bought a bag of white sugar. Savannah made another batch of fudge using the same amount of sugar as we use of sucanat. It was WAAAY too sweet. None of us liked it at all! I think we've gotten so used to natural sweeteners that we don't like the too sweet taste of white sugar anymore.<BR/><BR/>The health benefits from honey are best you use get raw, unpasteurized honey. We have a local supplier who breeds his bees to be resistant to the mites killing so many hives. He is the only beekeeper in AL who is not chemically treating his hives. Maple syrup is another good sweetener that we like to use in some recipes. We also use xylitol. You see this used in breath mints and tooth paste because it actually fights cavities. It's available in health food stores and is not calorie free, but has less effect on blood sugar levels. But it's very expensive. <BR/><BR/>We get our sweeteners through a wholesale buying club, saving 50 to 75% off health food store prices. I couldn't afford health food store prices. But if I was back in Texas I'd love to check out Sun Harvest Farms. I remember they had health food at much better prices than typical.Still standin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/01429349551706587111noreply@blogger.com