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The Problem with “Sweet” We all love a treat—but most desserts today are built on refined sugar , a highly processed sweetener stripped of nutrients and loaded into nearly everything. Refined sugars are cheap, shelf-stable, and addictive—and they’re quietly at the center of the chronic health epidemic. At Little Things Kitchen , we believe dessert can be beautiful and  balanced. Here’s why cutting refined sugar matters—and what to use instead. What Is Refined Sugar? Refined s

Color Should Come From Nature — Not a Lab Bright pink cupcakes, neon blue candies, rainbow cereals — they all look fun, but those colors come from petroleum-derived chemicals that your body was never designed to process. Artificial food dyes like Red 40 , Yellow 5 , and Blue 1  have been used for decades to make foods more appealing, but mounting research shows that they may be doing more harm than good — especially for kids. At Little Things Kitchen , we believe color should

What Are Seed Oils? Seed oils—like canola, corn, soybean, sunflower, safflower, and grapeseed—are vegetable oils extracted from the seeds of plants rather than the fruit (like olive or avocado). They rose in popularity because they’re cheap to produce and have long shelf lives. Unfortunately, the way they’re processed makes them very different from natural, whole-food oils. The Industrial Process: How It All Went Wrong Seed oils are heavily refined using high heat, solvents,