stevia & coconut sugar yes or no

[missmariah]

Switching from low carb to paleo but having a hard time using honey to sweeten things. I'm only using it in my fat bombs and homemade coffee creamer. I am eating two bombs a day (for my coconut oil intake) & one cup of coffee a day.

[TamarE]

Apr 19, 2014 19:28:55 GMT -5 missmariah said:

Switching from low carb to paleo but having a hard time using honey to sweeten things. I'm only using it in my fat bombs and homemade coffee creamer. I am eating two bombs a day (for my coconut oil intake) & one cup of coffee a day.

Hi, I moved this post to the Paleo Diet area.

Stevia is not recommended, Sarah discusses it in this excerpt from The Paleo Approach: www.thepaleomom.com/2013/03/teaser-excerpt-from-the-paleo-approach-the-trouble-with-stevia.html

Coconut sugar, also not recommended as mentioned here: www.thepaleomom.com/2012/12/the-science-and-art-of-paleofying-part-4-sugars.html

But sometimes what's also important is how much sweetener you are using. It's really a personal decision.

More information here: www.thepaleomom.com/2011/11/sugar-vs-sweeteners.html and here: www.thepaleomom.com/2012/03/is-sugar-paleo.html

[Stell]

Missmariah, I have no idea what fat bombs are, but if you are eating them to eat a certain amount of coconut oil per day, this may help:

Carob Candies
1 part coconut oil
1 part carob powder

Melt together in a pan on low heat, then fill chocolate molds with the mixture and freeze.

Alternately, you can add shredded coconut to the melted mixture until it's about the consistency of no-bake cookie mixture. Spoon out on waxed paper to make "cookies" and freeze.

Both taste nicely sweet due to the carob, and you can't really tell that the coconut oil is there, which is good for people like me who get nauseous from too much.

[salixisme]

stevia is a no-no because it is very highly refined and can affect fertility/hormones.

Coconut sugar contains lots of inulin, which can cause a problem for some people.

I made a homemade coffee creamer for my daughter that used date puree as a sweetener


I also make a honey-sweetened fat bomb

I don't know if either of these would work for you.

[missmariah]

I've been using honey and 100% maple syrup....I think it's a mental thing switching from low carb to using honey...I use honey in my fat bombs too and creamer....the other day I just decided to put my fat bomb in my coffee...fabulous!

[missmariah]

Apr 30, 2014 7:58:10 GMT -5 Stell said:

Missmariah, I have no idea what fat bombs are, but if you are eating them to eat a certain amount of coconut oil per day, this may help:

Carob Candies
1 part coconut oil
1 part carob powder

Melt together in a pan on low heat, then fill chocolate molds with the mixture and freeze.

Alternately, you can add shredded coconut to the melted mixture until it's about the consistency of no-bake cookie mixture. Spoon out on waxed paper to make "cookies" and freeze.

Both taste nicely sweet due to the carob, and you can't really tell that the coconut oil is there, which is good for people like me who get nauseous from too much.


that is pretty a fat bomb! I add honey for sweetness and other extracts for fun...mint, orange...I've made maple nut

[_hashimom_]

Fat bombs? I have to look into this! My husband and I have been making "bulletproof" coffee and it's been awesome.
We replaced the butter with coconut milk...not the same creaminess, but I'm trying to avoid dairy.


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[_hashimom_]

Thank you, Tamar, for the link about coconut sugar. I just read it. My husband uses this daily. We might have to reconsider his choice of sweetener.