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Stevia: The Natural, Healthy Sweetener

Stevia is an amazing sweetener derived from the Sweetleaf plant (stevia rebaudiana) which is a natural herb that grows in Asia and South America. Sweetleaf is a pretty little shrub with white flowers. I've grown it myself, and it is amazing how sweet the leaves really are! You can pluck them right from the plant and put them in the blender with some milk to make a yummy milkshake! The plant can't tolerate frost, though, and its seeds don't germinate well, so I love the convenience of ready-to-use stevia extract.

Besides the wonder of sweets without sugar (without weight gain or tooth decay), stevia has some great health benefits! It can decrease the desire for sweets and fatty foods, it supports healthy blood sugar, blood pressure and LDL (bad cholesterol) levels. It also helps you have healthy skin, scalp and shiny hair, plus makes your gastrointestinal system work well, improves energy levels and heightens mental clarity. It has been used for centuries in other cultures, with no side effects. This amazing natural sweetener has been recommended by leading doctors and researchers as "the only safe sugar substitute on the market". I am thrilled to be using it in my family's diet to improve their health, and get them off sugar without sacrificing the enjoyment of wholesome sweets.

The biggest mistake people make in using stevia is using too much! It is 360 times sweeter than sugar, so just use a teeny amount. When you first try stevia, you may sometimes taste a "licorice" aftertaste. The better the stevia product, the less you will taste this. As you use stevia, and stop or reduce sugar use, your body will adapt and that aftertaste will not be so prominent within about two weeks. Pretty amazing! I remember tasting a licorice aftertaste when I first stopped sugar and started stevia, but I cannot taste it at all now. I love foods sweetened with stevia! And it is so amazing to be able to drink a smoothie or milkshake or have a piece of berry cheesecake knowing that it is a healthy food that is 100% nutritious and sugar-free.

Use stevia to sweeten hot or cold drinks, salad dressings, milk, smoothies, milkshakes, ice cream, puddings, yogurt, berries, and more. I find it works best in drinks, puddings, and liquid base desserts rather than in baking, where the volume of sugar or honey is needed to give bulk. I am trying stevia in recipes, though, and my apple crisp and cheesecake have turned out successfully.

Why not use honey to bake with? Raw honey is a health food that I heartily recommend with amazing medicinal properties that I have experienced myself. But cooked honey is reduced to a simple sugar, and is not significantly better than sugar or fructose. Grocery store honey has been heated to high heat, pasteruized, and has water added. It is not a healthy food. Use raw honey to sweeten your lemonade, or on bread, but don't cook it.

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