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Default Healthy Chocolate

In article >,
"Dee.Dee" > wrote:

> "Miche" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Dee.Dee" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Miche" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > In article
> >> > >,
> >> > "www.hwchocolate.com" > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> 4) Avoid the sugar. Most commercial chocolate is sweetened with
> >> >> refined sugar and corn syrup, both of which spike blood sugar
> >> >> profiles. Select a chocolate that uses natural sweeteners that are
> >> >> low
> >> >> on the glycemic index, such as raw cane juice crystals,
> >> >
> >> > Raw cane juice crystals are SUGAR. Nothin' special about cane sugar.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Some people are allergic to beet sugar.

> >
> > Yeah, I can see that. For those people cane sugar would be healthier.
> > For the rest of us there's not a lot of difference.


>
> Also, beet sugar is cheaper.


Not everywhere. I've never seen it for sale here -- why should it be,
when cane from Australia and Fiji is cheaper.

I was talking in terms of health benefits, though.

> You'll see it around here in jellies and jams
> places where local women are selling their products.


Makes sense. If it's what's available locally then it's what'll get
used.

Miche

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