Poll: Favorite Sweetener

[rawstrength]

If you could only use one (raw) sweetener, what would it be? Of course, some sweeteners are better for different recipes etc. But what is your favorite or the one you use most often?

For me it would definitely be raw honey. Especially now that I've gotten into different honeys that are made from different plants and have such wildly different and complex flavors and textures. Some are thin as nectar while others are solid and melt in your mouth when eaten. And besides, without bees, we would have no yummy fruits!

[beppa66]

Agave for me.

[raweater]

Green stevia powder, as it's the only one with no negative health effects and also by VERY FAR the cheapest, so it's the healthiest and cheapest sweetener.

I still use agave where necessary like recipes, but in smoothies and things like that, green stevia powder is what I use.

[lanettasmouse]

raweater- would you mine sharing where you get your green stevia powder from please? thanks

[raweater]

I get it from www.herbaladvantage.com

It's VERY powerful stuff, I think I put 1/8th teaspoon in a LARGE (650 ml) smoothie. So it lasts forever.

[pan.droid]

If you could only use one (raw) sweetener, what would it be? Of course, some sweeteners are better for different recipes etc. But what is your favorite or the one you use most often?

For me it would definitely be raw honey. Especially now that I've gotten into different honeys that are made from different plants and have such wildly different and complex flavors and textures. Some are thin as nectar while others are solid and melt in your mouth when eaten. And besides, without bees, we would have no yummy fruits!

Nice one. Dates are my fav. but I def. use Agave more than anything... raw organic dates are too expensive for most things:)

[greenday]

Agave for most everything that requires some sweet. I use dates for desserts when I need super-sweet (not often). :)

[Shell]

I use stevia the most...I only use dates or agave in recipes (which I don't make all that often!).

[JEN]

I use dates mostly. They make the best almond mylk in the world.

[Ginger]

I voted dates as my fav but I use agave more then anything else. Honey is the one with the most health benefits though so I feel it's the 'best' BEEing a superfood & all, it just tastes too strong in recipes for me, I eat it by itself.

[subbacultcha]

Dates! Cos they're a whole food, and they're yummy.

[raweater]

Even though honey does have benefits, it still spikes sugar levels which is very bad for the pancreas and accelerates aging.

Stevia is the only sweetener without this effect, it also has several other benefits.