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Last month we prepared ourselves for making substitutions for white sugar in holiday baking. We considered its effects in both the body and in baking. Since you can’t substitute all sweeteners 1:1 with white sugar, this was important to consider.

Now let’s dig further into white-sugar alternatives.

For starters, here’s a word of advice. Just because you choose to use less in your cooking/baking or in the products you buy doesn’t guarantee that you’ll automatically be healthier, lose weight or manage your blood sugar. Why? It has to do with the whole picture of your diet, what y...