The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week, we talked about agave nectar. Today, we’re wrapping up our adventure in sugar alternatives with sugar alcohols. These sweeteners sound like man-made chemicals but claim to be all natural. Are […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week, we learned about Coconut Palm sugar. Have you had a chance to try it? This all-natural sweetener is as sweet as sugar, has the same calories, a caramel-y flavor, a […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week we finished up our look at zero-calorie alternative sweeteners and learned a little bit about monk fruit, the newest sweetener in the sugar aisle. Today, we’re staying in the sugar […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week, we took a look at the most popular all-natural, calorie-free sweetener, stevia. This one can be found just about everywhere and has gained a lot of popularity over the past […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week, we learned a little bit more about Splenda and sucralose – the most popular artificial sweeteners on the market right now. Like most artificial foods, there are some potential health […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week we began our journey through sugar-alternatives with aspartame. Today, we’re moving on to the most popular artificial sweetener, Splenda and sucralose. Unlike aspartame, sucralose is not a byproduct of E. […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week, we took a look at refined sugar vs. organic sugar. This week, we begin talking about artificial sweeteners…those no-calorie, no-carb sweeteners that star in sugar-free, reduced-calories products. The word “artificial” is […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. Last week, when we were talking about the Pumpkin Spice Latte (and its excessive 49g of sugar!) we came up with some more natural alternatives. We looked at a few options for […]
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain. A few weeks ago, I was picking up a bag of coffee and noticed a new label on it: “Bird Friendly”. Knowing nothing about how coffee could possibly be unfriendly to birds, […]
