Top 10 Thrifty uses for Honey
September 10, 2008 by kellys
Filed under Top 10 lists, budget, food, kitchen
I love honey. It is an all natural food that is pure and can be eaten straight out of the comb. I will add not to give it to your infants less than 1 year due to the pollens in the honey. But did you know there are tons of healthy benefits from honey? And it’s cheap! Here are a few that I found are great.
- Hot Totties for a cold and cough – 1/3 lemon juice, 1/3 whiskey, and 1/3 honey; heat it and drink a shot every 6 hours
- Cough – 1 tsp when needed
- Laxative – Put some in your drink to cleanse your colon
- Protectant – Bug bites and small cuts can be protected by putting honey directly on the wound to keep dirt and germs out until you can treat it.
- Calcium – Some studies have shown that honey can help you retain calcium.
- Sedative -Ok this is a stretch but put some honey in a cup of warm milk helps you sleep.
- Hangover Helper – Put a few tablespoons on bread to help speed up the metabolism of alcohol.
- Eczema - Use honey soap to reduce eczema
- Fights bacteria – Honey evidently inhibits bacterial growth
- Healthy – Great source of Antioxidants
So enjoy eating honey every day, multiple times a day with no worries. Use it instead of sugar to sweeten your drinks. It has fewer calories and more benefits than sugar. AND it’s cheaper.
Honey can also be helpful for people with allergies (so I’ve been told.) If you buy honey made in the area you live, and eat a tbsp every day, it’s supposed to help. It’s because of the pollen in the area that’s in the honey.
I heard that.
I did the honey hangover thing when I was younger and partied a bit more. Always worked like a charm!
When using honey as a colon cleanser, how much honey should you use? Any idea how often?
Everywhere I look says a tablespoon 2-3 times a day should help. You can put it in juice or milk for your kids or give it to dip with crackers for a snack or have honey bread for a snack. Make sure your bread is high in fiber for a 2-for-1 effect.
i like honey as well. not only the taste but also because of it’s health benefits.