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 going to preface this entire article by saying that that kind of honey is not a real food, and is NOT the stuff we are talking about. The kind we are talking about is the unprocessed, unfiltered, unpasteurized stuff that you’ll find in your specialty and health foods stores. Sometimes this kind of honey still has chunks of comb in the bottle with it, and if you can find types that still contain pollen, propolis or royal jelly, the benefits increase even further! Oftentimes, these types of honey are even creamy or crystallized, and appear more solid than liquid
 
 
AWESOME!! good to know there is a difference… My mom eats 1 tbsp of raw honey a day.. i use to think she was crazy lol.. i  guess mothers nkow best!
 
she buys the legit stuff… it actually looks gross! she literally eats some of the comb
 
 
 
do  you guys eat honey?? if so how??

also is agave simular to honey???
 
 
what is agave?? i know its a natural sweetener

good stuff!  is there a particular brand of honey that you guys like better than another?  i don’t have it very often…do all versions taste the same?

  
Dana as long as you buy unfiltered, unpasteurized honey with chunks of comb in the bottle, pollen, propolis or royal jelly  you are good… look for darker colors for more anti oxidetnts
 
you can find this in whole foods stores

sounds good, cosgriff—thanks!

oh.. you are soooo welcome.. my pleasure miss…

Hey girls, thanks for the comments! I wasn’t ever huge on honey before either, but after looking into it, it seems like maybe all those people who tout it as a serious health food are on to something. ^_^

I was actually pretty shocked by the research and the benefits. Most people think honey is just a sweetener and sugary stuff that they can put on things to make them tasty, but I had heard of people eating a tablespoon a day as well and thought they were crazy. I don’t know if I’ll join people eating a tablespoon a day, but I’ll definitely be buying the better type from now on, even if it is more expensive.

And yes, ideally you can find a type that includes bits of comb, pollen, propolis or royal jelly, but you can also often find those other items separately in health food stores. You might also search out a place that sells honey bee equipment and bees themselves, as these places frequently sell all sorts of great bee products like unfiltered honey and royal jelly. You can also find these things pretty easily online if you can’t find a store near you to buy them at!

Laura, agave is a sweetener like honey, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. agave nectar comes from the agave plant which is most commonly found in Mexico (and is used to make tequila as well).

as a plant source, agave will have some nutrients other than sugar, and many fitness/nutrition professionals tout agave as a healthier sweetener than straight sugar, but when you really analyze the composition of agave it tells a very different story. agave actually has a higher ratio of fructose to glucose than even high fructose corn syrup. while agave is sweeter than honey, honey is a much much much better sweetener in terms of health benefits.

Nuwanee.. i am with you.. i don’t think i will eat a tbsp of honey a day however i will consider it while i bake healthy desserts or make yummy drinks..
 
By the way i am terrified of bees, so going to a place were they MAKE the honey is out.. i will literally have a panic attach if i know that i am in the same room as those little pests.. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww….. i will stick with the online or whole food stores.
 
Nuwanee.. what will you use honey in???
 
Pete.. once again you never cease to amaze me lol.. From all the hype.. i would have thought agave was ten time healthier then pure honey.. the fitness/health community is raving about it/.. thanks for the background tip.. it seems like honey is the way to go..

I am a big fan of Agave Nectar as Pete mentioned. It is much better from a health standpoint, its lower glycemic. While Honey certainly has a purpose, its not much different than regular sugar. After all Glucose is Glucose 

What do you use agave for?? Just curious…
 
I try to avoid agave and honey because it has sugar… if i was baking a healthy cheat meal dessert i would have no problem using it… i would actually encourage it