While we know how tempting it is to indulge in a few sinful pleasures at the end of every meal, especially being Indians since it’s rooted in our culture, the Gulab Jamuns and Gaajar ka halwas are definitely going to do you more harm than good.
The raw sugar that you consume in these sweets packs a very powerful punch of calories, one that’ll take you a good day’s work at the gym and still leave you in a deficit! So does that mean you stop eating sweets altogether? Nah, we don’t suggest you make that big a sacrifice. While these sweets have processed sugars which are always bad and end up losing the protein and organic compounds that are good for your body in the chemical processing, there are healthier alternatives out there, Honey being your best bet in terms of taste and health.
You could do a number of honey based desserts and thank us later. Honey is better than processed sugars since it’s more natural and still manages to retain all the healthy elements.
Honey is denser than sugar and far sweeter, so we end up using much lesser honey than sugar which in turn reduces the calories going in. Honey and Sugar consist of glucose and fructose which are two simple sugars. The body needs to emit enzymes to break down these two in sugar, but the bees have already done that job for us in honey and the body can absorb it directly! Honey also contains vitamins and minerals that sugar lacks, which lead to impeding the body functioning and slowing the metabolism.
Obesity is a phenomenon related entirely with sugars. You could try a honey dessert today itself! We’d suggest you munch on honey pancakes, honey buns, or use the delicious Honey shots to top up a simple fruit plate and pamper yourself to a healthy dessert after your meals!
Besides desserts, Honey can be used very effectively to substitute sugar in tea and coffee as well. We’d suggest a cup of green tea sweetened with honey as the healthiest option, but even normal tea and coffee are good to go with a little bit of honey. Small tweaks could lead to major improvements in your standard of living.