Maybe you remember sitting in grandma’s kitchen when you were little and seeing the little honey bear sitting by her coffee pot, or maybe you’ve been reading about how the honeybees are in danger of going extinct.
Something else you may have noticed is how popular it is to substitute honey in recipes when sugar is called for. This is because honey has a lower glycemic index (GI) than granulated sugar, meaning that our blood sugar levels rise more slowly after consuming honey than they do when consuming something with a higher GI. Honey also has fewer calories, more calcium and higher vitamin levels than refined sugar.
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