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@fritzo
Love stewed apples. And I often do the poor man's version - I cut up the apple and sprinkle cinnamon on it!
Dates have a bad reputation for glycemic index, they have more sugar for their size and apparently more fructose than many others. Don't some people find honey a preferable sweetener?
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@carbcounter Whole dates are low GI and medium GL (surprisingly) — while they taste very sweet, the fibre in them slows sugar consumption a bit, and most of their sugar is fructose rather than glucose.
If you cook/stew them, though — as with other fruit — the GI and GL rise significantly, since they're effectively predigested for you.
(Again, that doesn't mean don't ever eat apple sauce or date squares; just be aware they're going to have a much bigger impact on your blood sugar than raw apples and dates, even if there's no sugar added.)
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@carbcounter I'm no expert....but thought this article was somewhat helpful.
https://www.eatthis.com/healthiest-sweeteners/
Sounds like dates are great for baked goods. Applesauce works that way too.
When you need sweetener for liquids, healthy options narrow down. Honey sounds like a winner. They say honey is sweeter than sugar because it contains a higher percentage of fructose. This means you can get away with a smaller portion.
I've been using bananas in my morning smoothie to sweeten it up vs. using brown sugar or artificial sweeteners found in most protein powders. Adds fiber and I suspect a ton of sugars, but at least they are natural.