Sweet Substitutes: The Alternatives To Sugar
Sugar. It’s sweet, tasty, and everywhere. It occurs naturally in many foods, and is often added to processed foods, in a variety of forms. Unfortunately, too much sugar can contribute to many health problems: tooth decay, obesity, and related medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Artificial sugar substitutes are often added to foods to replicate the sweetness of sugar, without the added energy or calories. Most are suitable for people with diabetes or hypoglycemia, and are usually much friendlier to your teeth.
However, artificial sweeteners have been the subject of much controversy. Some people claim they have experienced negative health effects after consuming sweeteners, while others question the political motives behind the approval process and labeling protocols for each additive. Many dietitians recommend you avoid some artificial sweeteners, or that you avoid large amounts of sugar substitutes at any one time. (Larsen – Ask the dietitian, 2009)
Before you can decide which additives you want to consume or avoid, you need to know some basic facts about each sugar substitute. Read more
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What to Look For When Choosing Iced Tea
by Shereen Jegtvig for foodessentials
When the weather warms up, so does our desire for a glass of iced tea to beat the heat. And Iced tea can be very good for you health because tea is rich in polyphenols that work as antioxidants to prevent damage to the cells in your body. Drinking tea may help prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease and it can help you lose weight. That is if you don’t load your iced tea down with excessive amounts of sugar. Read more
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Regular Soft Drinks – What to look for?
There is a minefield of information out there on the perils of carbonated soft drinks and what one should be concerned with…the list is long and includes; calories, sugar, colors, additives, high fructose corn syrup, and aspartame. It is quite an emotional field with a vast range of opinions and studies. This is not surprising considering the size of the soft drink market, the money involved, and the fact that one of the target markets is our youth.
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The Best Kids Cereals:
This post follows on from the last post “Kids Cereals – What to look for”. We put that knowledge in to practice to try and find the best children’s cereals considering their sugar, fiber, artificial color, and artificial preservative properties. The products analyzed come from the Foodessentials database that includes tens of thousands of lists of products including this list of 17 kids cereals. Read more
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