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Vibrant Glow reports on the latest news in natural health and beauty, offers tips for better nutrition, fitness & wellness, and gives people the resources to live a healthier life.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'natural sweeteners'
Delicious, Fat-Burning Salad Dressing Recipe
Last month I reported on a new study that found vinegar to be a natural fat fighter (at least in mice). Well, in case you are tired of dousing your salads with vinegar and oil, I thought I'd share a recipe for a delicious and healthy version of swee...
New Food Finds: Palm Sugar & Nourishing Food Blog
A couple of great finds I want to pass along.First, since I gave up processed sugar more than six years ago, I am constantly on the prowl for the latest and greatest natural alternatives. Recently, at Whole Foods I came across Sweet Tree's evaporate...
New Alternative to Sugar & Sugar Substitutes Hits Market
The other day as I was looking for agave nectar at Whole Foods, I noticed a new sweetener sitting on the grocery shelf. It's called erythritol. Intrigued by the discovery, I decided to do some research.I found that it just might be a good option fo...
Sweet News: Study Finds Stevia Full of Antioxidants
The news about stevia keeps getting sweeter. This zero-calorie, healthy sweetener may be destined to become the next superfood now that a new study has found that the leaf extract it's made from contains an abundance of antioxidant polyphenols.The ...
No-Sugar, Naturally Sweetened Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
Dark chocolate is the best tasting antioxidant-rich treat around, so why not indulge a little this holiday season?Here is a recipe for a delicious, chocolaty, creamy cheesecake. This chocolate truffle cheesecake is made without sugar, using low-glyce...
Low Glycemic, Naturally Sweetened Pumpkin Pie
As the baker in my family, I'm assigned every year to bring a couple of pumpkin pies to my aunt's for our Thanksgiving gathering. I'm also expected to keep with tradition and make them according to my great-grandmother's secret pumpkin pie recipe--wh...
Coca-Cola Turns to Natural Stevia to Sweeten Up
Finally, a new day may be dawning for those of us looking for a natural, sugar-free option in our beverages, yogurt, cereal, ice cream and other sweet treats. I was thrilled when I read the headlines that Coca-Cola teamed up with Cargill, one of the...
Healthy, Beautifying, Decadent Dessert
Baking is my passion. In fact, at every holiday party for friends or family, I am the designated baker. I began baking as a child when my grandma taught me how to bake peanut butter cookies, chocolate pudding, and rhubarb pies. Then, five years ago I...
