some sugar alternatives

in #health5 years ago (edited)

If you know that sugar is bad for our body , then it is very good . If you do not then please check out this : how sugar ruining your health

The refined table sugar that we generally use is made from much chemical processing and it has no nutritional value . Its daily conumption increases fat percentage in body , also causes wrinkles , bad breath , bad teeth and increases risk of diabetes .

so we need to change it. Now , we will be talking about best sugar alternatives . First of all let me clear that I will not be talking about those artificial sugar free powders that are sold in market because they are very harmful for your health . We will talk about natural and healtheir alternatives .

Lets begin :

1.) Stevia or Meethi Tulsi
Image result for stevia It is a natural sweetner. 1gm stevia powder is equivalent in sweetness to 4-5 tea spoons of sugar . while sugar 80 empty calories and stevia has 0 calories . Studies have proved that stevia is free of any side effect . It is much sweeter than sugar and has many health benefits . It has zero glycemic index .You can shift from sugar to stevia .

2.) Coconut sugar
Image result for coconut sugar coconut sugar is another best alternative of table sugar . As compared to refined table sugar , it not only it gets digested very easily but it is very rich in minerals like iron , potassium , zinc , calcium etc.. Its glycemic index is much less than table sugar . You can easily buy it online .

3.) Date Sugar

Date sugar is derived from dates which is one of the fruit . So this is completely natural and one of the best alternatives to sugar . you can even make it at home . It includes 3 steps : 1.) roasting dates 2.) grinding dates 3.) then strain them . and your date sugar is ready.

Date sugar is extremely rich in fibre and many vitamins and minerals . It also helps in digestion and increases bone density. It also reduces bad cholestrol. It glycemic index is 40-50 . You can easily buy it online.

  1. ) Rock sugar or Mishri
               Indians have been using mishri since ages . It is just produced before refined table sugar . It is very versatile and taste like table sugar that we generally use . It is rich in calcium , magnesium , iron , dietry fiber , antioxidants . Helps digestion and increases haemoglobin . It can be used in every place where a sugar is used .  If it is available to your place then use it .

NOTE : make sure to buy the threaded mishri . Not the crystal one because it nothing but just the bigger version of refined sugar .

  1. ) HONEY

    Do you know that Honey has almost the same compostion as that of human blood . Due to this it gets easily assimilated in the body . Any food that combined with honey , gets digested easily . It is an amazing alternative to sugar . It has many antioxidants and antibacterial properties . If it is taken with mixed with luke warm lemon water every morning , it reduces body fat .

  2. ) Jaggery / jaggery powder

      jaggery or jaggery powder is the best of all that we have discussed before in nutrients . Natural blood purifier , boosts metabolism , detoxify the liver and prevents constipation . If you are facing skin problems , replace sugar to jaggery .  Jaggery is hot while jaggery powder is cool . So , jaggery can be taken in winter and jaggery powder in summer. It has many minerals . 
    

So, try replacing sugar in any of these . You will feel more energy , weight loss and good feeling.

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Hi @im-sagar,
Jaggery is one of the best sugar alternatives. It has been in use since ancient times in India.
Stevia and Meethi Tulsi are also some great sugar alternatives.

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