For the Sweet Addict
Post the previous piece had got a few queries ; as to what to substitute for sugar....for the sweet taste. First; is it essential ? It is one of the six primary flavours [ other five being salt, bitter, pungent(hot!) , astringent &; sour ] Though Ayurveda says rice, wheat and cereals do contribute to the sweet taste, I think satiation can come only from the regular sweet as we know it. Pls note, pranic foods in general do come in that taste :) , fruits i mean ...pls refer... http://freeprana.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-prana.html Meanwhile until you are able to achieve "real" Pranic living( fruits, nuts only ) we can use jaggery syrup or date syrup ( not aspartame, sucralose both are toxic , the second one is not even recognised as food and not metabolised, diabetics are happy about it though ,as it does not contribute to a spike in glucose levels. Aspartame is proven to cause cancer in Rats - so as long as you are not a rat maybe u are safe ! ) Honey..?...: Nev...