So I met this fabulous gal, Lisa, at Trader Joe’s the other day. She is attending Bastyr and sent me some fabulous recipes I will share soon!
But I wanted to share this info she gave me on Agave Nectar as well. I don’t use very much of it, but I will probably use even less now.
Thanks Lisa!
I noticed that you recommend agave nectar on your blog and I thought you might want to read this. Agave is highly controversial right now because we are learning that it is an extremely processed food that in the end is fractionated to between 70-90% fructose. This is more than high fructose corn syrup. If you know the metabolism of free fructose you know that this is not good. This article explains it very well. With this research, the nutrition department at Bastyr has decided to eliminate agave from the instructional kitchen.
http://www.naturalnews.com/024892.html
leesa said,
April 20, 2010 @ 5:41 pm
Thanks for commenting Lisa and posting Jen. I have been using Agave a lot recently in plain yogurt and to sweeten up oatmeal for my two year old. This was news to me!
jensheps said,
April 20, 2010 @ 6:12 pm
Leesa, try Costco’s Kirkland Organic Strawberry Spread….all natural and it makes yogurt and oatmeal taste great! I will also heat frozen blueberries in the microwave until they are hot then mix with yogurt, the kids love it, or keep them a little cold and dump in the hot oatmeal! YUMMERS!