How did the ancients get the sweetness when there was no industrialized sugar-making technology in the past? In addition to fruits and vegetables, "honey", which is regarded as a high-grade nourishing sacred product, is the favorite of the aristocratic class. Sugar, which can be seen everywhere now, lost its flavor and nutrition in the refining process. Although it is convenient to use, it contains no vitamins and minerals, just a bunch of unnecessary calories. However, honey retains a variety of nutrients, has low calorie and high sweetness, and is suitable as a substitute for sugar.

The following are the benefits of honey from All About, a well-known Japanese health website:

Enzymes with high nutritional value are essential substances to maintain the normal operation of human body, while minerals are raw materials for making enzymes, and vitamins are indispensable for promoting the synthesis of enzymes.

However, due to excessive processing, the contents of minerals and vitamins in food are greatly reduced, which is why natural honey is suggested to replace sugar.

Honey is rich in vitamins, including vitamin B 1, vitamin B6, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, folic acid, pantothenic acid and other minerals, such as iron, calcium and potassium. Eating it every day is equivalent to taking a multivitamin pill.

In addition, honey also has the function of relaxing bowels, which can not only solve the trouble of defecation, but also protect the intestines; It is also beneficial to detoxify the liver and reduce the burden on the liver.

Low calorie 1/3 is as sweet as white sugar, but the calorie is only 2/3 of that of white sugar. You don't have to give up sweets to lose weight!

Honey is not easy to deteriorate, has good sterilization and antibacterial effects, and can be stored for a long time. Honey excavated from the pyramids of modern Egypt about two or three thousand years ago has not deteriorated so far, and experts say it is even edible.

What about honey crystallization? Natural honey almost crystallizes below 14℃. You can put a pot of water on the gas stove and heat it to melt the honey. However, it should be noted that if the temperature exceeds 60℃, the nutrition of honey will be destroyed. It is recommended to measure with a thermometer and heat slowly with a small fire.

Whether you dip sweet honey in bread, add it to cookies, or eat it with yogurt, the sweetness of the immortal body is memorable. Although honey has a special taste, it is not unacceptable. When it is used in cooking instead of sugar, it can give off an elegant and fresh taste. But honey is sweeter than refined sugar, so the amount of sugar can be added 1/2 when changing.

As mentioned above, honey will disappear when it meets the high temperature above 60℃, so it is necessary to add cooking at the end of cooking or after the flameout.

Banana honey yogurt

Bananas rich in dietary fiber, yogurt rich in lactic acid bacteria and honey with laxative effect can clean the intestinal environment and prevent constipation and diarrhea.

Materials (1 person): yogurt 70g, peeled banana 2/3, honey 5g (about 3/4 teaspoon).

Practice: cut thick bananas, put yogurt and bananas in a bowl and pour honey on them!

Cooking chicken leg honey with honey juice can prevent protein solidification of meat and make it softer, tender and sweeter.

Ingredients (4 persons): 2 boneless chicken legs (about 600g), 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon wine, 1 tablespoon salad oil.

Step 1: Insert some holes in both sides of the chicken with a fork.

Step 2: Mix the soy sauce, honey and wine, and marinate the chicken for at least 15 minutes.

Step 3: Pour salad oil into the pot and preheat it with medium heat. Take out the marinated chicken (don't toss the sauce yet), put the chicken skin face down and put it in the pot for barbecue.

Step 4: When the color turns golden, turn over and bake for another two minutes. Wipe the burnt sauce off the pot with a kitchen towel.

Step 5: Cover the lid and turn to low heat for 5 ~ 6 minutes. Wipe off the excess fat with a kitchen towel, pour in the sauce and cook until the chicken is soft.

Step 6: cut the chicken into the size of the entrance, which is a super good meal!

Matters needing attention? ※? Infants have weak resistance and are prone to honey poisoning, and children under one year old are not suitable for eating. ? With the different origins, seasons and sources of flower picking, the taste and sweetness of honey vary greatly, which can be adjusted when cooking. ? If the jar is mixed with crumbs or dirty things, honey is easy to grow mildew, so be sure to keep it closed. ? Although honey is low in calories, it is still sugar in the final analysis, and excessive intake is harmful to health.