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The World Health Organization has said three different things about aspartame this year. First, they said not to use sweeteners like aspartame for weight loss. Next, they designated aspartame, the…
Aspartame, a sweetener in Diet Coke and other low-calorie foods and drinks, is reportedly about to be named a “possible carcinogen” by the World Health Organization. That sounds bad, right?…
Maple syrup is so good, it’s hard to believe it comes out of a tree. Or maybe it’s easy to believe. Trees also give us peaches, olives, and lemons, three…
It’s rare for me to experience professional jealousy, but it does happen, and I got hit pretty hard with it yesterday morning when I read this Maple-Poached Egg recipe on…
As a teen and young adult, I drank a lot of full-sugar sodas—Mountain Dew, mostly. One day I decided that I would swap them all out for their diet equivalents,…
Orgeat is something I only found out about in my 30s, about the time when I could confidently afford to go to a fancy cocktail bar and have that confidence…
Citrus season may be over, but lemons and limes persist. Both fruits are widely used to add a little (or a lot) of acid to dishes and drinks, and both,…
When someone (Claire) mentioned #syruptok to me, I got excited. It’s maple tapping season, and I’ve always wanted to harvest my own maple syrup. But sadly, as with most exciting…
Sweetness is one of life’s simple pleasures, but too much sugar in your food can be detrimental to your health. Numerous studies have documented the ill effects of excessive sugar…
Photo: DUSAN ZIDAR (Shutterstock) A recent study suggests that the sweetener erythritol, found in many foods, may put us more at risk for blood clots, and thus for heart attack…