agave

I've mentioned that I have been experimenting with using agave nectar in a lot of my recipes and thought I should post a little about it. Agave nectar is a natural sweetener made from the agave plant. It's sweeter than sugar so you use less of it, and it has a really low glycemic index so it doesn't raise your blood sugar like honey or sugar. I bought some at Costco called Wholesome Sweetener brand Organic Blue Agave.

I first heard about agave from a friend who no longer uses sugar, only agave. She uses Xagave brand, which I believe they sell in health food stores in Utah (or can be ordered online). Their website has a lot of info and yummy looking recipes (I've made a few).

Then after I read about it in Anti Cancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber I decided to try it out. I obviously use it in baking and cooking, but I also put it on my oatmeal, in plain yogurt, in peppermint tea, etc. It tastes a little different from sugar which you can detect when you put it directly on stuff, but it's not strong and I don't even notice it when I cook with it.