As I had mentioned in a previous post, Healthy Changes in Our Family's Diet, our family no longer uses white sugar, and we do not buy any products that contain sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, maltodextrin, etc. I thought we could use raw sugar but discovered that raw sugar is still a form of processed sugar, so I'm using the following alternatives in my cooking if I absolutely need a sweetener.
Sucanat - Dried sugar cane juice...it is produced by simply crushing the freshly-cut sugar cane to squeeze out the juice, heating until it is reduced to a thick syrup and then hand-paddling to create the porous Sucanat granules. Sucanat is a dried whole cane sugar that has not been separated or blended, basically nothing has been added and nothing taken out.
Blackstrap Molasses - A good source of potassium, calcium, iron, B6, and magnesium.
Raw Honey
Stevia
Luo Han Guo - a natural Chinese plant product
Just Like Sugar® - composed of chicory root, calcium, vitamin C, and the peel of the orange. It is 96% dietary fiber with no calories or sugar.
For a list of other natural sweeteners and their uses click here.
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