With raw honey and other natural sweeteners such as stevia, raw food folks can have incredible desserts. Honey also has some amazing healing properties. Especially when combined with other powerful natural foods. Another popular natural sweetener is stevia. The species Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, is grown specifically for its sweet tasting leaves. Stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than sugar, and some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations. Stevia is very low in carbs. It for diabetics and those seeking low-sugar food alternatives. Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets. Honey has an incredible amount of enzymes. It is very important that honey be maintained below 95 degress F in order to preserve maximum enzymes and nutrition. Here James Stewart, the owner of Rawsome in Venice, CA explains more:
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