Healthy Alternatives of Sugar Which are Easily Available---Health Tips

From the olden days till today the only thing that has not changes is the attraction of human beings for sweet food.

• But sweet food had changed during this time interval and the sweetening agent (Sugar) used in sweet food has also changed.
• Earlier this sweetening agent was not that harmful as it is now.
• Today according to WHO Sugar is responsible for almost 60% of diseases caused in our society and almost every one of us knows about it.

[ Note : try to use the replacement mentioned at number 2 and 1 position ]

Way we get addicted towards Sugar ?

• The simple reason is that we love eating sweet food and there is no harm in doing that.
• We have to first understand that sweet food and Sugar both are different because we generally feel that sweet and Sugar are same.
• According to Dr. Robert Livetick of University of California Sugar has impact equivalent to alcohol and is as harmful as alcohol for our body.
• This is because Sugar causes diabetes , high blood pressure , obesity , Sexual weakness and heart problems.

How come Sugar be Harmful if it is made out of Sugar Cane ?

• Sugar is made out of Sugar Cane that is true but after refining it with different chemicals almost every nutrition of it gets destroyed.
• And the chemicals used in refining are also Harmful for our body.
• If we see the nutrition of Sugar then it only contains Sweetness and chemicals and literally nothing more.
• Whenever we eat something the digestion process starts with the very mouth but same is not the case with Sugar because it remains undigested when reaches our stomach.
• Further our intestines also cant digesting Sugar properly therefore every crystal of Sugar increases fat in our body.
• Hence insulin producing capacity of our body reduces due to which one face the problem of diabetes.

Hence , Knowing the replacement of Sugar becomes important this replacement should be such that it must produce same taste and should be beneficial to the body.

So lets get started...

5.  Desi Khand or Mishri

• It has been consumed in India as a sweetening agent science ages.
• But after the arrival so Sugar most of people are just forgotten it.

How Khand and Mishri are prepared ?

1. Sugar cane juice is boiled and shaked continuously  for 3 days.
2. Thereafter like Washing Machine it is rotated with milk and water so that impurities in it can be removed.
3. And after drying it the color of Khand changes from brown to very lite brown.
4. For preparing mishri out of it this Khand is boiled with water then with the help of thread it is converted to solid form.

Benefits

• Mishri and Knand provide Coolness to the body therefore in Aryoved many medicines are prepared our of it.
• It is nutrition rich because its unrefined products it contains Calcium , magnetism , Iron , Dietary Fiber and Anti Oxidants.

4.  Coconut Sugar 

• Like Desi Khand and Mishri Coconut sugar is also unrefined.
• That means no chemicals are used while preparing it.

For preparing coconut Sugar 

1. First coconut juice is removed form wood , leaves and flowers.
2. Now this juice is boiled and then dried under sun.
3. It contains calories equivalent to a normal Sugar but our body can easily digest it because this Sugar is not refined with harmful chemicals.

Benefits

• It is very rich in Iron , Potassium , Zinc and Calcium.
• Even its Glycemic index is very low as compared to Sugar and its easily available online.

3.  Dates Sugar

• Dates could be used as in place Sugar and it could be easily prepared in home and its also available in market as well as online.

1. Dried Dates after removing there seeds are just heated under the low flame in a pen.
2. Thereafter with the help of grinder the fine powder is prepared out of it.
3. Now this powder is known as Dates Sugar.

• Actually it can't be used in preparing tea or Coffee because it is not completely soluble in water and has its own flavor of dates.
• But it can be used in preparing different sweet dishes like Cake , Halva , Milk , etc...
• Its one of the best alternative of regular Sugar.

Benefits

• It is actually very healthy because it is very rich in vitamins , Fiber and minerals.
• It reduces cholesterol amount in body and also very good for bones.

2.  Jaggery

[ Note : Dark Jaggery is Pure while white Jaggery is the refined one and even harmful for health ]

• It is Hot in nature.
• Therefore consuming it in winter season is the best option.
• If we compare it with other replacement of sugar discussed above then it contains more about of vitamins and minerals in it.
• Because its the most unrefined product.
• Sugar is acidic but cold while Jaggery is alkaline and hot in nature.
• Most healthy diet that one can follow is the alkaline diet.
• If you are suffering form the problem of cuff then consuming Jaggery can be very helpful because it is hot in nature.

Benefits

• It is really good to remove all sort of blockage in the nerves while acts divine for cleaning intestines.

1.  Raw Honey

• It is the best source of sweetness and very beneficial for our health.
• But now a days in market refined honey is sold which is not good for health.
• Honey never degrades even though many companies mix various preservative in it.
• Therefore try to use the honey on which the tag of Raw Honey or Unprocessed Honey is mentioned.
• And if possible then try to find some local honey makers near your area and collect some honey from them.
• Because this honey can solve all sorts of allergies from the body and also very good for weight Management.

Conclusion : you can use 1 or more then 1 replacement of sugar mentioned above.