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Sweet, Sticky and Gooey
May 31, 2012
Raw Waldorf Salad - see below for recipe
These words describe one of the world’s healthiest and most renowned sweeteners, honey. Just the word itself makes people happy – and is used commonly in expressions of endearment and love. Nutritionally, honey loves to do sweet things to make your body just as happy on the inside.
It has been around for centuries and there are thousands of varieties. No matter what essence or flower based honey you choose, blueberry, clover, wildflower, buckwheat or orange blossom – just be sure that it is local, pure, unpasteurized or raw. Some people rule it out honey because it is a sugar or because it comes from an animal, but if you choose to savour in its incredible taste and healing properties, just enjoy and use it in moderation, as with all sweeteners.
Why is Honey so good for you?
- Honey helps to heal the stomach, pancreas and lungs – as it tonifies, soothes and nourishes the linings of these organs.
- Even though honey is a sugar, it is loaded with nutrients, enzymes and minerals – so you are getting more than just a sweet flavour.
- Honey contains antibiotic properties that can help to protect against various diseases, ailments and illnesses. From a sore throat to diarrhea – honey can help to build up your immunity and keep your body strong.
- Honey can be used topically to heal wounds (especially Manuka Honey) like abrasions, burns, sores and chapped skin.
How to use honey:
- Be sure to use honey raw or at very low heat temperatures to preserve its natural properties. High heat can destroy its natural enzymes and minerals.
- Honey can be stirred into herbal tea, spooned on hot cereal or smeared on sprouted bread.
- Honey can be added to dips, spreads, sauces and dressings.
- Since honey retains moisture – when it is used for baking instead of sugar – your baked goods will stay fresh longer.
Buying and Storing:
- Honey is available in liquid form but is also available in the comb or creamed.
- See your local grocery or health food store for different varieties. If you are able to get your honey fresh from a farmer’s market or honey farm directly, that is always the best!
- Store honey at room temperature away from direct sunlight. Do not refrigerate as this speeds crystallization, which thickens honey and turns it cloudy and grainy. (To liquefy– remove the lid place the honey container in a saucepan with water and heat slowly until crystals dissolve).
One of my favourite ways to use honey is raw by putting it into a salad dressing. See one of my favourite summer dressings below!
Raw Waldorf Salad
What’s In It?
1 cup of arugula, spinach or mixed greens
1 large head of red leaf lettuce (or two cups arugula)
1⁄4 cup peeled jicama or carrots
2 stalks celery, diced
1 apple, diced
1 cup sunflower sprouts or mung bean sprouts
1 avocado, peeled and chopped
1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
Dressing:
1⁄4 cup hemp oil
2 tablespoons raw tahini (or 1⁄2 cup if no hemp oil)
2 tablespoons Filsingers apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Nude Bee honey
2 tablespoon Bragg’s Aminos
2 tablespoons to 1⁄4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
Filtered water (add slowly, only if needed without hemp oil)
How It’s Made
1. Combine the dressing ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. 2. Pour over salad ingredients and toss until well coated.
Delicious Knowledge by Marni
When making a salad it’s important to think of colour, texture and flavour to make it interesting and enticing, and this salad has it all. Change up the veggies based on season, maybe use pears instead of apples, spinach instead of arugula, or try olive oil instead of hemp oil. There are endless possibilities. There is enough sustaining energy in this salad to make a complete spring or summer lunch or dinner.
Contest Alert!
I’m giving away a bottle (330g) of Blueberry Nude Bee Honey! Tell me why you love honey and your favorite uses, and I’ll enter you in the contest for a chance to win the bottle! At the end of the week, I’ll choose the best answer to be rewarded with the prize. Good luck Torontonians! Contest closes June 7th, 2012. (Winner must be in Toronto).
In health,
You can get more delicious knowledge by checking out Marni’s Purely Fit e-book, available here:http://www.marniwasserman.com/ebooks/
Looking to buy a bottle of Nude Bee Honey? Just email gethealthy@marniwasserman.com.
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I love honey for soo many things! Herbal teas, spread on toast with banana and almond butter, dipping apples in and for a more practical use- healing sore throats. I recently bought these Manuka honey throat lozenges that are amazing!
Oh I don’t live in Toronto but just wanted to share
Thank you for sharing. Those are all fantastic uses of honey! I do the same!
Tea, toast, homemade chocolates, sore throats and burns. Love love love raw local honey!
Agree to all of the above!
I absolutely love honey! Just last week I had a terrible cold, breastfeeding I try to stay away from medications. But, I knew that a steaming mug of water with lemon and honey would make me feel so much better. It’s just an added bonus that it has antibacterial qualities. (:
Absolutely one of the best natural medicines!
I started loving honey when I was a little girl and saw the joy it brought my mum. She often came back from a holiday trip with a locally bought honey from the town she visted (as a family, we always visit farmers markets on our holidays). We would sit together in the afternoons, no matter how hot it was (we lived in the Caribbean) and sweat over our honey infused ginger mint tea and honey spread on toast. Just sitting there in pure delight – some of the best memories. In fact every time i see, buy or eat honey I remember those days – pure bliss. My use of honey has expanded much more since I’ve grown I add it to my smoothies, raw desserts, fresh juices, breakfast.
What a delicious memory!
I adore honey. It’s my naughty but nice indulgence. I use it in my tea, on my toasted pita, in my baking, to dip apples in, in my pre and post workout shakes or I even eat a spoonful here and there when I’m being bad. I always put unpasteurized organic honey. It tastes miles different from conventional honey, which is essentially crap. So in conclusion, I’m a honey kind of girl who is addicted to the stuff big time!
I love to use raw honey in my sprouted granola recipe. It is full of nuts and seeds that are sprouted along with coconut oil and raw honey and cinnamon. Seriously delicious.