Ingredient: Honey

Honey comes in a huge variety of flavours, colours and consistencies. This variation is due to bees gathering nectar indiscriminately from thousands of different plants, depending on the time of year and location, before converting it to honey in their hives.

The mixture of simple and complex sugars found in honey reach our blood stream more slowly than refined sugar, meaning that it won’t spike blood glucose levels so much, which is a major driver of diabetes and other health problems.

Honey also contains amino acids, minerals and enzymes. Some sources of honey are higher in active components than others including Jarrah, Manuka and Marri honeys. Honey has antibacterial, antiviral and antioxidant properties, and it has been found to be effective against MRSA, H. Pylori, Salmonella, Streptococcus and Clostridium difficile. The NHS recommends using honey to treat coughs.

N.B: honey should not be given to babies under 1 year old.

Some recipes with honey…