how sweet it is... honey, sugar, stevia et al

amnsetie

This article seems sound...
http://thenewdaily.com.au/life/2013/11/22/truth-sweeteners

..you need to add less honey than you would sugar to achieve the desired level of sweetness when cooking food. It also means that fewer kilojoules consumed. But if you replace a teaspoon of sugar with a teaspoon of honey, you’ll actually be adding about 25% extra kilojoules.

Studies show people who consume sweeteners such as aspartame have increased appetites and tend to favour sweet foods, increasing their overall kilojoule consumption.

Even if food packaging says “sugar free”, its overall kilojoule content may be the same if table sugar has been replaced with another kind of sugar or carbohydrate, such as syrup.

A good diet centres around unprocessed foods that includes the occasional planned, discretionary treat. Instead of blindly following the latest fad, stick to sound, smart eating.