You must know the rules and times of eating honey to be completely benefited. Here you will learn them according to your age stage. Instructions are also given on how you can include honey in your diet chart.
The first honeycomb is found in a painting in Spain around 7000 BC. Found in a cave. Honey, as we know it is a product like syrup that is made by bees naturally from flower pollen. There are different types of honey, such as eucalyptus honey, buckwheat honey, dandelion honey, etc.
From our previous post, you have learned about the advantages and disadvantages of eating honey. Here’s a complete guide on how you can grub the full advantages of honey.
Rules and times of eating honey for under 18
Many of us like to eat honey. It tastes very good and even children like to eat honey. Remember that children under one year of age should never be given honey. Because sometimes it can produce harmful bacteria in their stomach which can be very dangerous for them. Honey is safe for them after twelve months.
There are more than 300 varieties of honey. Although it has more sweetness than sugar, it tastes much better than sugar. Modified honey is available in large quantities in the market nowadays, but the price of raw and genuine honey is higher than that of modified or filtered honey. Eating something raw is very beneficial and nutritious and should be eaten in raw or natural form for maximum benefit.
Instead of sugar, children should be fed honey mixed with milk. Here are some healthy ways to give honey to babies:
Honey Almond Pomegranate
Ingredients:
- Orange juice 1/2 cup
- 1 teaspoon rose water
- pomegranate seeds 100 g
- cream 200 ml
- honey 100 g
- chopped pesto 150 g
- slightly grated wheat and yogurt 250 g.
Method:
- Take a bowl and mix wheat, add nuts and half a teaspoon of honey in it.
- Add the orange juice to the mixture and pour into a small cup.
- Mix the cream until soft and add yogurt and rose water and pour the mixture into another cup and refrigerate for a few hours or you can keep it overnight. When it comes out, add pomegranate seeds in it.
Nutrients:
This prepared ingredient contains a lot of fat and it is very good for children because they do a lot of physical activity, so they need a lot of energy to do what they get in it.
Sweet bread
Ingredients:
- 2 loaves of bread
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- nuts and butter as required.
Method:
- Take bread and put butter in it.
- In a pan, take some butter and fry the dried fruit (nuts) in it and then put it in the bread crumbs.
- Toast the bread until it is brown and serve with honey on both sides of the bread.
Nutrients:
It contains a lot of honey along with wheat bread. Kids love it when you introduce them to a variety of foods together and when you give them the same thing over and over again, they stop eating them, so you can create these simple and quick recipes that include honey.
Honey
Materials:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- one egg
- 1 cup milk and
- 1 cup butter.
Method:
Take a bowl and add all the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, eggs, milk, honey and butter and mix all the ingredients well and make a mixture.
Take a muffin cup and fill it with the mixture and leave it in the oven at 400C for 15 minutes until it is baked and continue to test it with a toothpick.
Allow them to cool after cooking and serve with honey muffins with honey benefits.
Nutrients:
It has a lot of calories as well as fat and is a portion of good healthy food for kids.
Rules of honey consumption for adults
For a healthy lifestyle and a peaceful life, it is very important that you do not neglect any of these. Your body’s instability begins with your weight gain, which can lead to many more serious illnesses later on. So recognize such symptoms early or start taking care of yourself at a young age for a healthy future. Here is the healthy way to eat honey for adults:
Honey lemon water
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 glass of water.
Method:
Mix lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey in a glass of hot water and mix well. The juice is ready.
Benefits:
- Honey and lemon together work wonderfully to reduce our body weight and help detoxify our body.
- It reduces acne and enhances immunity.
- It is great for skin, hair or any kind of injuries and wounds.
Salad with honey
Accessories:
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- chopped oregano
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- kosher salt
- 1 cup parsley leaves
- 3 cups baby kale
- half a baby tomato.
Method:
- Put the pan on the fire and cook until the garlic is brown.
- In a bowl, mix honey, lemon juice, caramel seeds, salt and set aside.
- In another bowl add the kale, parsley and chopped tomatoes and mix the fried garlic together well along with the above mixture.
- The salad is ready.
Nutrients:
It contains only 50 grams of calories and zero fat when loaded with iron, sodium, calcium and many other minerals.
Rules for old age
It is very easy to include honey in our diet. See the healthy ways to eat honey for older people below:
- You can eat honey instead of sugar in milk.
- Can be mixed in salad and served.
- Sometimes you can also serve it on bread.
- In the morning you can eat gooseberry jam (amloki marmalade) made with honey.
- You can make tomato chutney with honey and keep it in the fridge and eat it with a chapati.
Conclusion
Honey is a miracle gift given by nature and it is helpful in many ways. There are many ways to eat it and you can add it to any type of food. Sugar is not safe in many cases, so you can use honey instead of sugar. However, always eat refined or raw honey because sugar in others is adulterated which is not good for our health.
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