10 Natural Sugar Alternatives

Don’t reach for a packet or box of sugar substitute for your coffee and cooking. Instead try these nature-made sweeteners. Unlike alternative sweeteners, in moderation they’ll sweeten your diet without damaging your health or sabotaging your weight management plan. Keep in mind, they do have carbs and calories.

• Balsamic Glaze (1 tablespoon – 20-40 calories depending on thickness)
• Banana Puree (1 cup – 200 calories)
• Blackstrap Molasses (1 tablespoon – 47 calories)
• Brown Rice Syrup (1 tablespoon – 55 calories)
• Coconut Sugar (1 tablespoon – 45 calories)
• Dates (1 Medjool Date – 66 calories)
• Jam made with real fruit (calories varies depending on fruit)
• Maple Syrup, pure (1 tablespoon – 52 calories)
• Raw Honey (1 tablespoon – 64 calories)
• Stevia (steviol glycosides), made of extract from the stevia plant, this natural low-calorie sweetener is 300 times sweeter than sugar (0 calories)