This post is deliciously sponsored by Whole Earth Sweetener, but all opinions are my own.
Non caloric (or non-nutritive) sweeteners have been around for a while now, but there’s some new names in this game that you don’t want to miss out on. These products are all natural and contain few to no calories, but still provide the sweet taste you love from sugar.
Why use an alternative sweetener?
The AHA recommends that women limit their added sugar consumption to no more than 100 calories per day, which is about 6 teaspoons of sugar. For men, it’s 150 calories per day, or about 9 teaspoons. For reference, (1) 20 oz soda contains ~12 teaspoons sugar. So it’s VERY easy to exceed this AHA recommendation.
Why should you care?
Excess consumption of added sugars is associated with poor health outcomes such as type 2 diabetes, weight gain and fatty liver. Specifically, sugar sweetened beverage consumption has been shown to increase risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Additionally, consuming added sugar easily adds calories without offering other nutritional benefits which may lead to weight gain. Too much simple sugar in the body also speeds up the process of your liver turning food to stored fat.
So, with these potential health risks, it may make sense to switch to other forms of alternative sweeteners.
Here are 3 of my favorite new, low-to-no calorie sweeteners to add into your diet: