The honey is a food Mielle super full and 100% natural. Discover in the following all its benefits and possible uses in the kitchen.
Today very few products we can find that are not handled and treated by man. Honey is one of them. Therefore, its benefits and nutritional components are many.
Honey is a sweet substance produced by bees from the nectar they get from the flowers or, in the molasses of aphids that collect and then deposited in the alveoli of their hive. Honey can be brown, blonde or light and color and consistency depend on the flower, geographic location, the type of bee, season, climate, etc.
The properties of honey
* Honey is rich in carbohydrates, providing energy and is easy to digest, much more than sugar. It has a very low content of sucrose and its consumption does not produce any toxins in the body.
* The sweetening power of honey is greater than sugar. With this you can add smaller amount of honey to your beverages and recipes and have an equally or more sweet taste than sugar, so you'll finally subtracting calories to your food, plus the fact that honey is very healthy and no sugar .
* Honey has almost the same calories as sugar (one tablespoon = 50 calories), but their nutritional power and food is much higher. Honey has antiseptic and antibiotic. Serves as a decongestant, healing and a good relief for coughs and colds. Some studies show that honey decreases the adhesion of the bacteria, preventing the formulation and proliferate.
The honey in the kitchen
We saw the many benefits of honey, it is now time to start making it part of our recipes and preparations. Experts recommend consuming one to two tablespoons of honey every day.
* Whenever possible, replace sugar with honey. It is much healthier and you will save a lot of calories. You can sweeten coffee, tea, juices, your cereal, yogurt and fruit with honey, and even use it in the pantry instead of sugar.
* At breakfast or tea time, always on the table alongside the other things a honey pot, so you prefer a sausage or jam, resulting in a much healthier food and light. The honey creates a feeling of fullness, so you eat less.
* Prepare your recipes sweet and sour beef and turkey with honey instead of sugar, will achieve a rich golden and crisp on your recipe.
* Sweeten your pancakes, waffles, croissants and other pastries with honey instead of candy or marmalade. Much more healthy, light and nutritious!
