complex sweetness
Complex Sweetness
Sweet flavours restore and relax us. It is important to satisfy our sweet cravings sensibly by eating mostly complex carbohydrates that enter the blood stream gradually for steady energy.
Whole grains and vegetables are an important source of complex carbohydrates.
If prepared well, some vegetables can taste as sweet as dessert!
Complex natural sweeteners include rice syrup, barley malt syrup and amasake. They can help soothe digestion and stabilize blood sugar by reducing the body’s desire for quick sugars.
Refined sugars and artificial sweeteners are best avoided or reduced, as they give us only short bursts of energy.
Also, because they leech important minerals from the body, refined sugars are linked to a number of conditions, including anemia, obesity, calcium loss, and anxiety.