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If you\u2019re trying to cut down on processed white sugar in your life, check out these healthier alternatives for sprinkling, stirring, and baking.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s nothing wrong with white sugar per se, but there\u2019s no getting away from the fact that it\u2019s high in calories and low in nutrients. White sugar has one job: to give you a massive jolt of pure energy (calories!) very quickly.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re more interested in having a little nutritional benefit alongside your energy, try replacing traditional forms of sugar with alternatives. Here are some of the best for sweetening your drinks, snacks, and baking recipes.<\/p>\n
Caster sugar is the fine white granulated type of sugar that sits somewhere between Granulated Sugar and Icing Sugar (in terms of granule size). It\u2019s often used in baking recipes, and to sweeten tea and coffee. For an alternative to caster sugar that has some benefits (besides energy!), try Xylitol<\/a> – a natural, low calorie sweetener which is low on the Glycemic Index. It even has the same granulated texture. Or you could try Stevia extract powder<\/a>, which is an all-natural alternative to caster sugar.<\/p>\n Palm sugar is an umbrella term for any sugar that originally comes from the sap of any kind of palm tree. Because of this, it\u2019s often found in ethnic recipes like Thai, Malay, and Chinese. For a healthy palm sugar substitute, try our Organic Coconut Palm Sugar which is 100% natural, organically certified, and gives a lovely flavour to your baking or cooking.<\/p>\n Muscovado Sugar is that deep, dark coloured sugar with a distinctive rich smell. The colour, texture, and aroma comes from the fact that it is only partially refined. For this reason, it has slightly higher levels of some minerals than white sugar does. But there are healthier alternatives. If you like your sugar to be high in minerals, give our Organic Lucama powder a try. It\u2019s not strictly a sweetener, but it is a sweet flavouring option with a rich, deep taste and a lovely aroma. It\u2019s a good source of calcium, phosphorous, and other micronutrients. Lots better for you than Muscovado!<\/p>\n Icing Sugar is that super fine, light white flour that\u2019s used for dusting and decorating. It\u2019s intensely sweet, and not much good for sprinkling (or stirring) because it goes everywhere. There are much better choices than icing sugar – especially if you like your protein baking. For an icing sugar alternative that won\u2019t make your dentist cringe, try a sprinkling of VitaFiber\u2122<\/a> powder which is a natural sweetener very low in calories with the added benefit of being high in fibre too. If you enjoy healthy protein baking, VitaFiber\u2122 is a great addition to your kitchen. We have a ton of VitaFiber\u2122 recipes on The Core\u2122<\/a>!<\/p>\n Some people just can\u2019t get on with unsweetened tea. If hot sweet tea is up there with Wi-Fi on your pyramid of human needs, there\u2019s no need to cut sweetener out of your life. Ditch the sugar lumps, and try sweetening your tea with our LiquiFlav\u2122<\/a> drops instead. Not only are they calorie-free, but you can choose different flavours (vanilla is lovely in tea and chocolate gives coffee a mocha flavour). Plus they go much further than a bag of sugar (and are much easier to carry in your bag!). If you miss the spoon-and-stir routine of adding white sugar to your tea, the best alternative would be\u00a0Sucralose<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cutting down on sugar has never been easier or tastier – there are so many options available to you. Make the switch and you might even discover that you prefer the alternatives!<\/p>\n Nicola Joyce has been writing for (and about) sport, fitness, nutrition and healthy living since 2004. She\u2019s also a keen sportswoman: her background is in endurance sport but she now competes as a natural bodybuilder, most recently winning a world title with the INBF. When she\u2019s not writing content, she can be found blogging. Follow her here\u00a0www.nicolajoyce.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0& Twitter (@thefitwriter<\/a>) too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Healthy Sugar Alternatives If you’re trying to cut down on processed white sugar in your life, check out these healthier alternatives for sprinkling, stirring, and baking. 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