Is honey OK to use in tea?
Probably best to ask on the DS board. My own choice was to avoid anything which was pure liquid calories.
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But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Honey is sugar. As DSers, there's not much that will make us ill or anything, but if you're counting carbs or being mindful of the simple carbs, honey counts as sugar. Like fruit, it's just a natural sugar is all. It all counts towards nothing good for us. I highly recommend trying some artificial sweetener options.
Valerie
DS 2005
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While honey does have some benefits, it's just fructose. I'd avoid it.
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My husband and I love herb teas. We have tried many over the years. There are many that are good without any sweetener.
I just had my surgery last week, and I have been depending on the warmth and soothing nature of herb teas during this healing time.
Here are a some favorites. None of these have caffeine in them. Maybe you would like to try them! You can get most delivered to your door through Amazon.
Sweet and Spicy (Good Earth brand--they also have a caffeinated version)
Chamomile-Citrus (Mighty Leaf brand)
Passion (Tazo brand)
Calm Chamomile (Tazo brand)
Peppermint Chocolate (The Republic of Tea)
Organic Detox Infusion (Mighty Leaf)
Mint Melange (Mighty Leaf)
Peach Detox (Yogi brand)
Turmeric Amber Sun (Numi brand)
Tazo has so many good teas. They have changed their herbal line in the past year or two, and they have a lot of new teas that we intend to try. (We miss some of the ones they have discontinued)
We also love everything we have tried by Mighty Leaf, and recently saw they had new ones to try as well.
We have also tried some very good ones through Teavana and Manufaktura--these are just harder to get where we live.
Happy "Cuppa"!
One tablespoon of honey has 17 grams of SUGAR. While honey probably has some nutritional benefits over table sugar, it's NOT something you want to be eating while trying to lose weight.
Understand this---your body does not CARE where sugar comes from. Sugar is sugar is sugar, whether it comes from the sugar bowl, cake, ice cream, soda, honey, or fruit.
