Honey, a natural sweetener that can be used in various culinary delicacies. Also known as the "golden elixir of health", honey is praised for its various health benefits.
Nutritional Breakdown
A tablespoon of honey contains 64 calories, 0g fat, 0 mg sodium, 17g carbs, 17g sugars and 0.1g protein
Energy
Honey is a kind of natural sugar and any form of sugar can boost your energy and may aid with portion management. Taking a spoonful of honey before bed means it will help your body to burn more fat.
Liver Function and Fat Burning
Honey urges the liver to create glucose. By doing that it maintains high blood sugar levels. Furthermore, honey also promotes the production of fat burning hormones
How to incorporate honey into your diet
There are a couple of ways to incorporate honey into your weight loss plan
1. Cinnamon and Honey:
Mixing a teaspoon of honey with warm water and adding a pinch of cinnamon will boost metabolism and curb cravings.
2. Honey-Lemon Water
Adding a teaspoon of honey and fresh lemon juice into warm water will aid digestion
3. Honey-Tea
Using honey in tea is a popular way to incorporate honey in your diet
4. Honey-oatmeal breakfast
Adding sliced fruits to cooked oats and drizzling it with honey will surely get your appetite running in the morning.
Practical tips for using honey
It’s very easy to include honey in your regular meals. Just remember one simple thing. Just replace sugar with honey and that’s pretty much it. However, keep in mind that moderation is always the key. As honey is high in calories, make sure that you eat it sensibly with other foods
Does honey have side effects?
For most adults, honey has no side effects but some adults may have allergies after consuming it. However, no one should consume too much of it as it has high calories.
Having said that, it must also be kept in mind that it’s extremely dangerous for infants under one year old to consume honey because they may suffer from botulism.
(Source- Times of India)
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