2, 3 Biological studies of maple syrup extracts suggest that its unique combination of compounds reduces inflammation.
As recently as 2014, previously unidentified beneficial phytonutrients were found in maple syrup. Maple syrup, rich in minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and phytochemicals, is produced by boiling sap collected from the sugar maple tree (and some other maple species). The quality of your sugar is critical-so find small-scale or local producers who care about their products. Avoid low-nutrient sweeteners: refined sugars, “raw sugar,” and even agave nectar, as they are nearly devoid of antioxidant and nutritional benefits. Be suspicious of “natural sugars” or “healthy sweetener” claims on processed foods because much industrial processing robs plants of their benefits. And always read the label, as industry is always looking for a way to spin products to you and your children. Moderation is key a little goes a long way. 1 Ultimately, some healthy sweeteners boost your antioxidant intake to a level greater than eating a serving of blueberries. While refined sugar, corn syrup, and agave nectar contain essentially no antioxidant activity, raw honey, evaporated cane sugar, date sugar, dark muscavado, maple syrup, and blackstrap molasses have high levels of phenols and antioxidants-in spades. Naturally occurring sweeteners benefit the body in unexpected ways.
You’ve probably heard all sweets are damaging to your health. While refined sugar and artificial sweeteners offer no benefits, nature provides unprocessed plant-based sugars for our enjoyment and good health. How many times have we as parents allowed our kids some junky treat, then felt guilty and promised ourselves we’d do better? There are alternatives to the junk. Processed foods attempt to trick the body with synthetic forms of these real foods without offering their amazing benefits. Just as bitter foods alert us to the possibility of poison and activate the body’s defenses, sweetness indicates that food contains sugar and carbohydrates, which provide quick energy and calories saltiness and umami tell us necessary minerals will maintain our proper electrolyte and mineral balance and the mouthfeel of fat tells the body that a bundle of energy and dense nutrition is coming. Tastes send various messages to the brain. Combining pleasing tastes-sweet, fat, and umami-from nutrient-dense sources, with other nutrient-dense, living foods is a way to combine “business and pleasure.” The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child CHAPTER 15 Simple Pleasures: Healthy Sweets, Fats, and Umamiįood offers not just energy and nutrition, but also pleasure.
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