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Your best alternatives for sugar or corn syrup are either raw honey, organic maple syrup, or even a little-known high antioxidant syrup called sorghum syrup (common in the southern US). Even though these alternatives still have the same amount of calories as sugar or corn syrup... honey, organic maple syrup, and sorghum syrup actually provide some nutrients and antioxidants, so it's not just empty calories. Empty calories such as white refined sugar stimulate your appetite more because your body is lacking nutrients. http://www.truthaboutabs.com/artificial-sweeteners-natural-stevia.html

Called Stevia. It is derived from a plant called  stevia and is 100 times sweeter than sugr and is all natural. You can buy it on the internet or in Healthfood Stores.

Honey is quite good.

There are a lot of good sugar substitutes. I've heard great things about agave. When it comes to me, I just do without sweets.  If I must consume sugar, I will but only in small amounts.......

Truvia® Calorie-Free sweetener is refreshingly uncomplicated. Sprinkle it on your grapefruit. Spoon it in your tea and coffee. It won't end up on your conscience or your thighs.

One sachet of Truvia® Calorie-Free sweetener provides the same sweetness as one teaspoon of sugar. Truvia® Spoonable provides you with the option to sweeten to your own taste. 1/3 teaspoon sweetens like 1 teaspoon of sugar.

Truvia® Calorie-Free sweetener is a great alternative for people with diabetes. It is also kosher pareve (neutral) and suitable for vegetarians.

Another natural sugar is Xylitol derived from birch tree sap. It has apparently the almost miraculous property of repairing early tooth decay.

I read recently that the average American consumes 54 gallons of soda per year, and the average American child 34 teaspoons of sugar per day. I can't vouch for the accuracy of these figures but the fact is that kids are becoming diabetic at earlier ages than previousy. Reducing sugar consumption is essential.

Stevia leaves. You can grow stevia - very easy to. Most other substitutes including the ones mentioned here -  are either SUGAR or may have undesired side effects.

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Stevia

Stevia rebaudiana flowers.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Stevia
Cav.
Species
About 240 species, including:

Stevia anisostemmaStevia bertholdiiStevia crenataStevia dianthoideaStevia enigmaticaStevia eupatoriaStevia lemmoniiStevia micranthaStevia ovataStevia plummeraeStevia rebaudianaStevia salicifoliaStevia serrataStevia tunguraguensisStevia viscida

Stevia is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia, is widely grown for its sweet leaves. As a sweetener and sugar substitute, stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, although some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations.

With its steviol glycoside extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar food alternatives. Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets.

The availability of stevia varies from country to country. In a few countries, it has been available as a sweetener for decades or centuries; for example, stevia is widely used as a sweetener in Japan, where it has been available for decades. In some countries, health concerns and political controversies have limited its availability; for example, the United States banned stevia in the early 1990s unless labeled as a dietary supplement,[1][2] but in 2008 it approved rebaudioside A extract as a food additive. Over the years, the number of countries in which stevia is available as a sweetener has been increasing. In 2011, stevia was approved for use in the EU starting in early December, 2011.[3][4] I thought I would put a note on STEVIA as everyone commented about the above to me its brilliant

Fruit, it's nature's candy.

no sugar at all

Try and do without it, it takes a while to get used to but once you get over it you will not want sweet things so much. Honey and Bananas have natural sweetness , nice with your morning cereals.