Stevia’s Coming into Her Own!
Its has been interesting to watch the evolution of Stevia, a type of non-caloric sweetener that has been used for centuries in Paraguay and is widely used in countries such at Brazil, Canada, China and Japan. Stevia comes from a plant that you can actually grow if you want to – the leaves are incredibly [...]
Healthy Tropical Smoothie Popsicles
My kids love homemade popsicles, and they think they are getting a treat even though I make them entirely out of fruit. I can even bribe them with hard labor with one of these babies and it works. You really can blend about any of fruit you like, add some stevia, freeze, and it will [...]
Low Sugar A-Z Bread
My kids LOVE banana bread and I always seem to have extra brown bananas lying around. My favorite recipe had 2 cups of sugar and virtually no fiber, but after tinkering around I finally came up with a healthier version. It is seriously so yummy my kids go nuts when I make it. With stevia [...]
Reader Poll: What type of sugar do you use?
I was at a birthday lunch today and wanted to sweeten my tea. I usually have 4 options: sugar, and 3 other cancer causing agents. Now, I know that I’m not going to spontaneously grow cancer after ingesting a blue bag of Equal, but I would appreciate another option, like Stevia. This got me wondering [...]
