Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Does anyone know the advantages to using Agave nectar vs. Honey? I know Agave is used in the Raw diet a lot, and i'm wondering if it's nutritionally better than honey? -- Kassia Fiedor 510.882.4703 miessence Certified Organic Skin Care, Hair Care, Health Care & Cosmetic Products www.GreenLifeOrganics.com " Food for your skin, literally! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Don't know about nutrition wise, just know that it doesn't take a live bee to make agave. Agave comes from a plant. For me it's to iffy about how the bees are treated. Some bee keepers smoke out the bees to get the honey and they die. Keeper just replaces the bees. I'd rather stick to a plant based diet. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 From what I have read, many raw foodists use agave because it is a vegan alternative to honey. However, I don't believe that one is nutritionally better than the other. :)Angela --- Kassia Fiedor <greenlifeorganics wrote: > Does anyone know the advantages to using Agave > nectar vs. Honey? I know > Agave is used in the Raw diet a lot, and i'm > wondering if it's nutritionally > better than honey? > > -- > Kassia Fiedor > 510.882.4703 > miessence > Certified Organic Skin Care, Hair Care, Health Care > & Cosmetic Products > www.GreenLifeOrganics.com > > " Food for your skin, literally! " > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I don't know about the comparison nutritionally, but many (if not most) vegans will not consume honey because it is technically not a vegan food since it is made by bees. That's about all I can tell you. Personally, I have it sometimes, and I know others do too, but it just depends on *how* vegan you want to be. I know it's healthy though! Cindy Does anyone know the advantages to using Agave nectar vs. Honey? I know Agave is used in the Raw diet a lot, and i'm wondering if it's nutritionally better than honey? -- Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/359 - Release 6/8/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 For me, it's the thought of eating insect vomit that turns me off of honey. That, and the fact that this sweet vomit is regurgitated specifically to feed their own, and taking it from them is essentially stealing their food stores meant to help them survive. We use agave instead, and love the taste. On 6/12/06, SV <shavig wrote: > > Don't know about nutrition wise, just know that it doesn't take a live > bee to make agave. Agave comes from a plant. For me it's to iffy about how > the bees are treated. Some bee keepers smoke out the bees to get the honey > and they die. Keeper just replaces the bees. > > I'd rather stick to a plant based diet. > > Shari > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Being vegan, I won't use honey, and to be honest I never liked the flavor of honey. I have used (and still use) agave as a sweetner. It is low on the glycemic index so it doesn't mess with your blood sugar. The real issue is that it doesn't provide much in the way of nutrition so it is basically empty calories which I find to be a bad thing. Here is an excerpt from one of the raw food experts that whose knowledge and opinions I respect (he is an md, chiropractor and clinical nutritionist) and runs a raw food restaurant in Minneapolis. The full article is at: http://www.ecopolitan.com/newsletter-articles/eco- raw-living " Sweeten onlywith wholesome, sustainably grown natural fruits -eliminate industrially extracted & concentrated sweeteners (agave nectar, maple syrup, etc.) suffused with empty calories that strain our metabolism, or calorie-free sweeteners (not only the poisonous, synthetic aspartame and Splenda, but also the " natural " stevia) that cause blood-sugar instability and cravings;Eat plenty of calories per day to meet your energy-production needs, either by drastically increasing your leafy greens intake (using green " smoothies " or green " savories " (these have the highest nutritional density per calories, but not many calories, so a great amount is needed) or by increasing your fruit content (may be diluted with greens) - the fruits provide calories for clean energy production more readily, but are less dense nutritionally. " -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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