suger in the raw

[ka_yun]

is it really raw? its so cheap, & I luv it! so much more easy 2 get than stevia

[luckitri]

I do not believe it is really raw but I am no expert. If your body has a tendency towards diabetes or cancer - Sugar use will bring it on. Maybe you are at an age where you find that too hard to believe. I know I was and I put this whole health thing down. Well, now I am older and I know that it is true. There are many other problems with the use of sugar - it throws your whole system out of whack.

[ka_yun]

thank u! ;) I kno I'm young, but I really do try to worry about myself for when I'm 20, 40, 60, and hopefuly 100 &up :D

[juliebove]

It's not really raw. Just not bleached. And it's probably not vegan either.

[eatyourbroccoli]

evaporated cane juice is raw from what i hear.

what about making date sugar? i think you just dehydrated dates until theyre crispy and then grind them up. or..something...

never done it myself :o maybe google?

[chriscarlton]

I just use dates. I get fresh dates from Iran which are delicious and truly raw. I make date syrup out of them and use it like honey or agave nectar. I have never heard about making sugar out of them, great tip, thanks.

[RawVegan4Health]

Sugar In the Raw is simply turbinado cane sugar, so it is not raw.

[tvillemom]

Hey...I know sugar in the raw...is not raw. I HAVE recently found stevia in Walmart...right along side the artificial sweetner where they sell stuff for diabetics! It was also only @ $8 ($8 and change) as opposed to just over $11 at the HFS! (It was in the same box and everything!) I'd keep checking...or maybe talk to the manager of your supermarket. Sometimes they will order stuff if they KNOW about, appeal to how safe it is, and how popular it is becoming among diabetics, and those who know about true health. Maybe they will order it!
Good luck.
Wendi

[Raine]

Hey...I know sugar in the raw...is not raw. I HAVE recently found stevia in Walmart...right along side the artificial sweetner where they sell stuff for diabetics! It was also only @ $8 ($8 and change) as opposed to just over $11 at the HFS! (It was in the same box and everything!) I'd keep checking...or maybe talk to the manager of your supermarket. Sometimes they will order stuff if they KNOW about, appeal to how safe it is, and how popular it is becoming among diabetics, and those who know about true health. Maybe they will order it!
Good luck.
Wendi

Aside from Whole Foods, my local GNC has started carrying Stevia Plus! I confess it is a bit of a crutch for me and I go through a 100 pack box in a month.

[Wendee]

No, the "raw"sugar is not raw.

[andypdx]

It's not really raw. Just not bleached. And it's probably not vegan either.
Why would "Sugar in the Raw" not be vegan? It is not filtered through a bone char filter.