Agave Nectar

Is it good or is it bad. I love the recipes from Elana's pantry who swares by agave nectar but I love the health information I get from Dr. Mercola and Ann Louise Gittleman who say without a doubt that agave can be destructive to your health. I have got to say I don't like messing around with my health. I have posted Elana's recipes as she has written them with the agave nectar/syrup but I am not going to use agave but experiment with more natural sweeteners. Maybe honey, maple syrup, stevia can be used without weakening the integrity of the recipe. As I try them I will let ya know in the comments. Some recipes that I believe will work fine I have already substituted the agave with honey such as the sesame noodles. I have made small changes here and there such as the Celtic sea salt, Ann Louise says she worries about the mercury in sea salt and she recommends Morton's canning salt which can be found within the canning supplies at your local grocer. The noodles that Elana recommends have been discontinued-they were a gluten free lentil based noodle but I prefer the brown rice Tinkyada noodles which can be order online (I know Publix carries some shapes but not all). You can also order Lundberg Rice noodles online @ www.iherb.com ,the spaghetti noodles are $3.36 for a 10oz. box and their shipping is quite reasonable.

Gluten Free baking is the queen of substituting until you find something that works for you.