Sugar has to our most popular food. It or one of its substitutes is in or added to the majority of food items that we consume. Our passion for sugar is astounding, some would say addictive,when we consider how much we eat and how frequently we crave it. Have you ever found yourself awake at 3:00 a.m. wandering about your house looking for something sweet? If you have, you have lots of company, myself included.
I don't add milk or sugar to my coffee or tea, two very common uses for either sugar or aspartme. I do eat chocolate, pies, cakes, fruit and drink fruit juices and pop. Now I'm not about to make my own pop, juice is a possibility and so are desserts. Nor, is it likely that I'll plant a crop of sugarbeets. What I can do is use a natural sugar substitute that can readily meet my family's needs and devote very little space to growing it.
Stevia can be purchased at a health food store or you can grow your own, either indoors or out. One plant in a container in a sunny kitchen window will provide you with most of your family's sugar needs.
Now the sugar you get will take the form of a plant leaf, rather than the granules or cubes that you are used to, however, the amount you need is much less, you can dry some leaves, crumble them, when dry, store them in a recycled glass jar and add them to tea, coffee or baking as needed, a pinch is all you will need. Plus you will have a steady sugar supply on hand, should times get tough and the regular supply lines dry up.
Plants can meet many of our needs and as we learn about what they can provide for us and begin to realize the reciprocal nature of the relationship we increase our ability to care for ourselves and our families.
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