Xylitol
Monday, April 20th, 2009
I’m so excited about xylitol. It’s perfect for those who want their families to be healthy and cavity free. Xylitol has 40% less calories than sugar and fights cavities besides creating them. The best part is that Xylitol tastes delicious! Substitute sugar in any recipe with xylitol at a 1:1 ratio. There has a great desert cookbook with recipes for cooking with xylitol. This cookbook contains a wide variety of delicious recipes such as black forest cake and Boston cream pie as well as recipes for cookies, pies, and ice cream!
Xylitol fights bacteria, especially the most harmful bacteria that can be found in our mouths. These bacteria can store acidic sugars to be wont to decay teeth during times when we consume little or no sugar!
Xylitol is safe to be consumed by diabetics and those who are hypoglycemic because it’s a sugar alcohol. It’s an advantage above other sugar alcohols- it’s all natural, extracted from birch trees, sugar cane bagasse, and corn cobs/stalks. That’s right- it is not created in a laboratory. It is not a synthetic chemical. It doesn’t have an aftertaste like artificial sweeteners. Xylitol is the ultimate prevention tool when it comes to cavities. (more…)