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25

May

2010

Raw Food Recipe: Date Sweetener (Alternative To Agave)

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Seeing as there’s a lot of conversation going on about whether agave has a place in a healthy right now, I’ve made a little video showing you how to simply make a whole food sweetener from just dates and water.

I get asked about my views on agave fairly often and the aim making this video is to provide an alternative for those people that want another option. It doesn’t mean I am saying agave is or isn’t ‘good’ or ‘bad’, that’s for another conversation.

I think there’s more conversation to be had about agave and with that said, here’s another great whole food alternative.

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  • http://greatfoodhealthexperiment.blogspot.com/2010/06/but-it-takes-so-looonnng.html Stacey

    Interesting! I didn't know that, but whenever I'd offer leftovers with xylitol in it, my dog would not lick it or eat it…whatever. He must instinctively know it's not good for him. Makes me wonder about that for we 2 legged beasties?

  • Terrie

    Stacey, glad your dog doesn't go for it. Some dogs are not picky and will eat anything. Like some of us human critters : )

    It's good for me to remember that just because certain things are made to ingestible, does not mean I necessarily need to ingest them : )

  • lori

    this is a great agave alternative, thanks! :) I am hypoglycemic though so i use stevia and was wondering if I can halve or quarter the recipe to try it out and see if my blood sugar is affected too much. I do enjoy my medjool dates but do not eat them too often. YUM!

  • Drgndream10

    Could you use this as a replacement for prune puree?

  • Huriyetaser

    Thank you for showing how to open a cocnut. I t is going to help me a lot. You are very generous. I like your style.

  • Blended05

    Couldn't be any easier! This is a great sweetener. Thank you,

  • Koelsumm

    i love the idea of the date sweetner. I struggle with my weight and love tea and coffee. Every one is telling me not to use sugar so i will try the dates

  • Bammajac

    Thanx Russell, have been going around this area with different schools of thought on raw food sweeteners for awhile, as in raw or not, love the medjool :), use them as sweeteners but this way didn't twig so thanx again for a simple solution.

  • Terijogs

    Excellent information on alternative sweetener. Seeing it on video makes a huge difference. Thank you.

  • Rejuvin8

    Hi Russell, I enjoyed this video. Whilst I have been making a similar date/water combo to use as a sweetener it has never looked like yours. Seeing how lovely your mixture turned out convinced me that the vita-mix blender has to be added to my shopping list as I move closer to a raw food diet. Thank you for your clear instruction.

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  • Ruth

    This is great! I live in Honduras and can't find agave or maple syrup. Thank you! Ruth

  • Ttttturtle

    thanks this is awesome ive been looking for an alternative to agave…i read in dr mercola's website agave is atleast as bad as high fructose corn syrup if not worse ;-/ because of the way its processed! plus agave is not raw it is cooked above 140degrees.

  • Deborah

    thats great…..i was wanting to use less Agava.,i'm not sure its a healthy choice….
    …..and i think the dates have a great flavor……it's amazing how quickly my taste buds are ajusting….. to a more healthier choice
    my daughter has always used dates and i really never liked them…until i got more into raw …and now i am hooked

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