HONEY AND MOLASSES

“What are your thoughts on honey and blackstrap molasses?”

ANSWER: About honey, many people believe that honey has certain healing qualities. Personally, I find it too concentrated. I believe that honey is a perfect food for bees, but not for humans. It's a concentrated sweet and it's acidic - so two qualities that certainly won't help your dental health. I find honey so sweet now that I don't even know what I could eat it with. With fruit? I don't think so. Maybe if there was nothing else available, I would consider eating honey. But at this point, I prefer to get the natural sugar from fruit instead.

About blackstrap molasses, it's true that it's very rich in minerals. But you've got to understand where these minerals come from. They result from the residues of lime and what's left of sugar cane after it's been boiled for many hours at a very high temperature. Molasses is a by-product of the sugar industry. They used to throw it away but now it's being sold as a health food.