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01-03-2010, 10:12 PM
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 |  Honey as a sweetner???
Just wondering if honey is acceptable to use as a sweetner. I drink decaf teas and like to use a small spoonful of honey in my teas as a sweetner. Can I still do this after I have my surgery???
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01-03-2010, 11:24 PM
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I use an improbable product called "sugar-free honey"!! It's basically made of sugar alcohols (if you haven't found out how your body metabolizes these, ease yourself into them gently! Too much can be an excellent cure for constipation!!!), but there is no sugar in it. I find it in the peanut butter and honey section at Wal-Mart.
Compared to the sugar level in bee's honey, this is a pretty good option!!
Tastes just like the real thing, too!! 
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Depending on the sugar content, you may dump from it.
Read the labels carefully, use sparsely if you must, and let your body decide.
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01-04-2010, 06:37 PM
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I checked the label and it only says pure clover honey with 60 calories per tablespoon. No sugars are listed.
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Honey is sugar, so be careful how much you use. I'm having issues with sweetening Ginger tea, which I like to have into the winter time because it does need something to sweeten it. Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by Cat Scratch Achiever  Honey is sugar, so be careful how much you use. I'm having issues with sweetening Ginger tea, which I like to have into the winter time because it does need something to sweeten it. Any suggestions? | Yes, honey is sugar, just not as highly refined. Have you tried SF honey?
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01-04-2010, 08:29 PM
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Prefessor - I'm going to go to Wally World and see if I can find the SF honey you were talking about.
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I cant do artificial sweeteners. Im trying honestly how to wrap my head around a sugar free honey. LOL? Honey is supposed to be natural I thought? My great grandfather was a bee keeper and I had the privilege of eating it from the hive and the honeycomb. I cant eat the kind you buy in the stores however....... the clover honey sounds allot like what I used to eat as a child.
Good luck with this and let us know how it goes.
PS if I have to have something sweetened.... I do use real sugar. Its done in tiny amounts but its the real stuff. I wouldn't advise it to anyone but that is the way I HAVE to do myself because the artificial stuff and me don't get along.
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01-04-2010, 09:59 PM
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Prof... sugar free honey sounds like an oxymoron to me.  How can honey be sugar free? 
NCgirl, have you tried Splenda? I can tolerate Splenda with no problem. I prefer honey, but it's on my no-no list as a sugar.
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01-04-2010, 10:57 PM
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I use SF Honey, found it in only one wal-mart, not all carry it. My understanding is the bees feed on the Stievia plant. It really tastes good.
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