This Natural Sugar Guide includes all things sugar-related: unrefined sugars, raw sugar, white sugar substitutes, and tutorials like “how to substitute honey for sugar when baking.” I’ve also compiled a mini low sugars food list and some low sugar recipes. Believe me, I understand the struggle! It can feel like a balancing act to treat yourself to the things you love while also embracing a clean eating lifestyle.
Because of eating too much of the sweet stuff, America has had a huge spike in obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.
It hits 3pm and you get smacked with that mid afternoon slump. You want to run to the corner coffee shop and snag one of those chocolate croissants with a large vanilla latte to satisfy the sugar craving that has struck. You know this is no good for you, and that what you want to consume consists of “empty calories”. As an intelligent human being, you even recognize that after consuming this, getting slapped with an intense sugar crash and burn is inevitable.