For these reasons, it is best to
avoid agave syrup until further legal mandates are in place to ensure its source, and its safety.
Fruity Panna Cotta Easter Eggs from Raw Food Recipes (
avoid agave syrup and use any sweetener from this list)
Finally, I worked very hard to
avoid agave syrup, and so I chose to use coconut nectar, which is sustainable and is loaded with enzymes and nutrients.
Not exact matches
Unlike sugar, honey or high fructose corn
syrup,
agave does not spike blood sugar levels; thereby
avoiding the highs and lows of sugar and corresponding cravings and over consumption associated with roller coaster blood sugar levels.
I
avoid numbers, flours (wheat and soy especially),
agave, artificial sweeteners sugar and high fructose corn
syrup.
* I don't suggest using a sweetener such as maple
syrup, honey, or
agave if you're trying to
avoid added sugars which is why I use real fruit or natural stevia instead.
I've tested them with several different sweeteners (including date
syrup, which I don't recommend because it overwhelmed the orange and ginger) and like them best with
agave nectar, but I've included a couple of other options for those of you who
avoid agave.
They want to
avoid well documented dangerous sweeteners like HFCS (high fructose corn
syrup) but are unaware that most
agave is actually WORSE than HFCS.
Maple
syrup is traditional, of course, but
agave nectar, or brown rice
syrup would be good if you want to
avoid refined sugar, or, try a fruit compote or even just fruit preserves for something a little bit healthier.
Stevia and xylitol are acceptable alternatives, but
avoid all artificial and synthetic sweeteners, honey, maple
syrup, and
agave nectar.
Agave syrup as we know it today was invented in the 1990s and there is no biological reason to consume it so it is best
avoided.
* I don't suggest using a sweetener such as maple
syrup, honey, or
agave if you're trying to
avoid added sugars which is why I use real fruit or natural stevia instead.
This range of fructose content hardly makes
agave syrup a logical choice if you're hoping to
avoid the high levels of fructose in HFCS (high fructose corn
syrup).
In particular,
avoid these because they raise your blood sugar: white table sugar, honey,
agave, brown sugar, sucralose (Splenda), maple
syrup, and molasses.
Avoid bacon, hot dogs, sausages and cold cuts, which typically contain variations of fructose, such as honey, high - fructose corn
syrup or
agave syrup, or forms of sucrose, including glucose, dextrose or sugar.
Avoid the pure substance or highly refined sources such as
Agave Syrup.
Unlike unrefined sugar and high fructose corn
syrup,
agave and coconut palm sugar break down slowly during digestion,
avoiding the sugar spike that contributes to the development of diabetes.
If you want to bake,
avoid sweeteners like honey,
agave syrup and high - fructose corn
syrup and use sugars that contain less fructose, such as maple
syrup or table sugar.
This industrial sweetener is currently the darling of health conscious crowd but is best
avoided for a multitude of reasons as discussed in «Worse than We Thought: The Lowdown on High Fructose Corn
Syrup and
Agave «Nectar»» (Wise Traditions, Spring 2009).
It's best to
avoid sweeteners like brown rice
syrup,
agave nectar, maple
syrup, date sugar, and all other alternatives to white sugar.
Recipe: — 4 - 5 tablespoons natural peanut butter
avoid the kind with palm oil — Juice of 1 lime — 1 clove garlic — 1 tablespoon (sweet) soy sauce — 1 tablespoon tamarind paste — 1 tablespoon raw
agave syrup (or maple
syrup)-- Hot sauce / sambal or fresh chili peppers to taste — 4 tablespoons of water and / or cocunutmilk
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