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Fran Costigan - Real Talk on Recipe Testing
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific, 4:00 pm Eastern
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Question:
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What sweetener should be avoided if you have cancer? I know, processed white sugar, but I use maple syrup, agave, dates, date sugar, coconut sugar and xylitol.
— Catherine Hardie
Answer:
I will say that there are a lot of, you know, you wanna look at the studies or look at the doctors that we trust, like Dr. Gregor, Dr. Essel. Um, don't just willy-nilly over things. Maple syrup is a good sweetener. I would use that over agave dates. Certainly dates. Sugar, coconut, sugar. I don't use xylitol, I don't use any of the non-sugar sweeteners.
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