Last post showed how to make killer flavorful fresh lemonade using either the traditional amount of sugar, 2 tablespoons of sugar with 2 ounces of lemon juice, or with less sugar using a mixture of 2 teaspoons sugar and 1/3 teaspoon stevia (plant derived sweetener) for that same 2 ounces of freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Why the sugar-reduced version?

As I’ve mentioned before, until 5 to 6 years ago I thought using as much sugar as I wanted was fine as long as I kept my weight down and stayed in good shape – not always easy. I’d have sugar in cereal, put it in my fruit pancakes, pour 2 tablespoons in every cup of coffee I drank, and much more – until I saw a stop-me-in-my-tracks video – and read the suggested book in that video.The video (nearly 8 million views – for good reason!), which you can see by clicking the title here or picture above  – Sugar: The Bitter Truth, by UCSF Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig. The book – Pure, White and Deadly, by Dr. John Yudkin.Both the video and book had an immediate, profoundly positive effect on me. I cut back to almost no added sugar in everything I ate, which, admittedly was a struggle for the first month or so. Now I use sugar only in very limited, conscious doses, and I feel better for it physically and mentally.

I very much wish the same for you!