Is there an acceptable vegan honey?

[Guest guest]

The reason I ask is that we try to restrict sugar in my 4 year old

son with autism due to overgrowth of candida in his gut which

contributes to his leaky gut and food allergies. However, Bruce

Semon, the author of " Feast without Yeast " says that honey is an

acceptabe sweetner for those on an anti-yeast diet (I know this is

controversial, but I am desperate for something to sweeten my son's

cakes, etc with that won't contribute to his yeast problem). We

generally sweeten Samuel's muffins, panckaes, toast, etc with honey.

Does anyone know if there is an acceptable vegan honey (where the

bees are not harmed?) Also, does anyone know if you can buy

dehydratred honey crystals (similar to how they would make maple

sugar) that could be used for baking instead of liquid honey? Thanks

a lot for your help. I do appreciate it. Beth

[Guest guest]

Hi Beth,

 

Have you tried Vegetable Glycerin at all? NOW brand

vegetable glycerin is okay for use in foods and is made

from coconut oil. Also stevia is a great sweetener.

The vegetable glycerin is a liquid and the consistancy

is like syrup. You can add a maple flavoring to it to

make maple syrup or you can use it as a replacement for

honey in any recipe. I'm planning on trying the maple

syrup with it - as soon as I take the time to order the

maple flavoring from Azure.com. It is made by the

Spicery Shoppe and is an alcohol free flavoring. Stevia

is a little expensive but you use very, very little in

recipes so an $8 - $10 container lasts awhile. I use it

often and make my son homemade lemonade with it - which

he drinks all day long - and it still lasts me over a

month.

 

Both the vegetable glycerin and the stevia are approved

for yeast-free diets as they don't feed the yeast.

 

HTH and if you have anymore questions feel free to ask.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

P.S. I forgot to add that from what I understand honey

is not accepted and does feed yeast. It depends which

book you read though. :0) I just decided to stay away

from it because of all the work I put in to keeping the

sugar and yeast out (I'm sure you can relate to that

one!) I don't want to blow it with the honey.

[Guest guest]

Beth

 

I get a product at the grocery which is powdered honey, but I don't imagine it

would be prepared without something being done to the bees. As far as I know

MOST beekeepers apply smoke to the hives to sedate the bees before removing

honey. I buy ours from a local producer, and this is what he does.

 

BL

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Beth,

 

I have been on several very restricted fungal diets. . .and the only

acceptable sweetener was stevia (on the program I was on). Fortunately

stevia is easy to cook with and makes a great sweetener in both baked and

fruit products. My sons enjoy making lemonade from fresh squeezed lemon,

stevia, and ice water. We also use it in smoothies, fruit sauces, muffins,

fruit salad, and other baked goods. I find that each brand is somewhat

different in amount of sweetness, so my suggestion is that you purchase a

brand that you like and then stick with it. . .as your recipes will be

adapted for that specific type. I use a white powdered form and a liquid,

green form (depending upon the application).

 

As far as acceptable vegan honey. . .is there a bee-keeper in your

community? Do you have a farmer's market where they sell honey straight

from the keeper? I believe that would be the most " bee-friendly " . I have

found that the bee-keepers I have met are very fussy about their bees. .

..they treat them very well (which doesn't mean that some aren't harmed. .

..but I believe less would be harmed than by a factory farm type situation.).

 

LaDonna