What the f*%@#! is Lakanto??

I am always on the look out for natural sweeteners. I have a sweet tooth and need my fix! Of course refined sugar is so bad. The worst. I try not to eat it, buuuut of course I do sometimes.whoops. Usually I stick to Brown rice syrup and agave. These are good choices and much lower on the glycemic index (the measure that glucose levels increase from carb consumption). Buuuut they are not zero calorie. Stevia is zero carlorie and  would be another example of a good sugar substitue. Buuuut I do not like the taste. It is also not great for baking. Whole lotta butttts here. 

Lakanto to the rescue! Lakanto means "sweet plant" in Japanese. It is prepared by adding an extract of Luo Han Guo (a Chinese medicinal plant) to erythritol, obtained from fermented glucose made from corn. What you get from this wacky process is a great tasting, all natural  zero calorie sweetener. It looks, smells and tastes like light brown sugar.   I'm not gonna lie. It's not cheap. I paid about 30 bucks for an 28.22 oz bag. It will not be realistic for me to bake with it all the time. But its great for my coffee and oatmeal in the morning! If you are wanting a great sugar replacement this is the best zero calorie option in my opinion. Bummer about the price, but the more people use it hopefully it will become easier to get. Thus, cheaper. I found out about this though The Body Ecology website (www.bodyecology.com). Donna Gates (the founder of Body ecology) introduced this product to America.She also brought us stevia as well. If you are having digestive or immunity issue check out the site.

You can buy Lakanto on amazon or through the Body Ecology website. It just might be worth it to you....