Celebration with a little less sugar

Celebrations without the delectable desserts in the menu are incomplete. However, consumption of the high carbohydrates and unhealthy sugar present in dessert, only to satisfy the craving during the celebrations, can cause adverse effects on the body. Also, it needs to be understood that the desert with unrefined sugar does not mean low calories. Therefore, while binging on cakes and other delicacies during a celebration, one needs to be moderate. In fact, natural sugar has its own benefits whether it is for the Parkinson treatment in India. And, those who are suffering from muscular dystrophy treatment in Ayurveda are advised avoid taking extra sweetness in the desserts will somehow spoil your holidays. So, cut down your sugar intake and not your celebration since there are various healthy substitutes in the market which make your desserts and bakeries healthy, keeping your health in the proper phase.

Here are some of the natural substitutes for refined sugar which can make one less guilty on the dining table.

Applesauce

After singing and dancing for a long celebration, and if you are still craving cookies, cake, pastry, pie and doughnuts, then go for applesauce to boost the energy of the body. While cooking or baking, cake, bread or even muffins, substitute the oil and melted butter with the applesauce. Not only does it give a different taste and texture when cooking, but it also becomes an alternative to oil and butter.

Maple Syrups

Next to sugar, maple syrup is considered as one of the best choices for its natural sweetening properties. In fact, adding maple syrups in the desserts can be even healthier and more nutritious than the ordinary sugar. Produced from the circulating fluid of maple trees until the sugar condenses into thickened syrup, maple syrup is used in the sweetening of many dishes compared to sugar.

Date Sugar

Although date sugar might have similar features as the brown sugar, its composition is different. Yield from the pulverised dates, date sugar does not dissolve in liquids or melt in like any other sugars. However, the date pieces can be used in sweetening baked goods and beverages.

Honey

Made from the nectar of flowers by the honeybees, honey is a natural sugar that contains more calories than white sugar. In fact, honey is sweeter than the sugar and provides twice the nutrition. And therefore, it can be used as an alternative to the sugar in your dessert.

Molasses

Extracted from the sugarcane remains, Molasses syrup is one of the most delicious and natural sweeteners in desserts. Adding texture and malty sweetness, molasses can be marinated into the desserts.

Stevia

Stevia is extracted from the leaves of the sunflower and is a natural sweetener and sugar substitute in the dessert. Stevia, as known as sugar leaf and sweet leaf, is much sweeter than white sugar which can be diluted in beverages, cereal, coffee, tea, fruit and yoghurt.