What do most folks commonly know about honey? It’s sweet, sticky, and the life source that keeps Winnie the Pooh alive. Some people use it for baking and on biscuits. But, oh, there’s so much more!

And regarding the long range health benefits, recent science has proclaimed honey is now wildly considered nature’s perfect food!

Honey has natural sugars that our body needs in order to create energy. Honey eaten before exercise is digested and released into the blood flow at a steady rate not being exhausted too quickly as other commercial sport supplements’ sugars might. Even during post-workouts, honey promotes muscle recuperation and glycogen restoration. It also contains minerals, vita-mins, anti-oxidants, amino acids, and enzymes that can help with digestion! Antioxidants pro-tect our skin from the damage of UV rays and aid in skin rejuvenation. Honey is also sweeter than table sugar and makes baking more fragrant and tasty. And as storage of honey at room temperature will not result in spoilage, stocking it anywhere in the kitchen is convenient. This is possible because the high sugar concentrate kills bacteria and air born yeasts, allowing no germs to live in honey for more than 24 hours, making it one of the most clean foods one can eat.

Tupelo, clover, and orange blossom honeys are the most famous, though there are countless others to choose from. Light-colored honey is usually milder in flavor, while the darker honeys usually possess a bolder taste. Also, make sure to buy unfiltered, uncooked, and 100% pure honey from a local distributor if available. As a son of a beekeeper, rarely does a day go by that I don’t consume honey on something, and it’s always in my coffee. Honey is good on just about anything. Chances are anything that tastes good to you now will improve with honey on it. So, take your honey some honey and enjoy!

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Makes eight 8 oz. servings

Calories 60

Sugar 16g.

Sodium 77mg. Carbohydrate 17g.

Potassium 85mg.

-1/4 cup honey -1/2 teaspoon light salt -1 package unsweetened soft drink mix (similar to Kool-Aid® packets) -7-1/2 cups water