Honey & cinnamon

mom2kpr
mom2kpr Posts: 348 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been reading some on the health benefits of mixing honey & cinnamon w/hot water. Does anyone do this? Either for weight loss, lower blood sugar, etc? If so, did it work? Do you do it has a drink. I have been doing a mix of honey, cinnamon & peanut butter with either whole grain bread or fruit for breakfast. Any opinions, advice? Thanks.

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  • boberrymom
    boberrymom Posts: 361 Member
    Have you tried almond butter instead of peanut butter? Peanut butter is actually a legume not a true nut and peanut butter has alot of sugar in it compared to almond butter.
    I don't use honey much because id rather spend those 60 cals on a piece of fruit but that's just me, I try to get as much bang for my buck in food just because i struggle with so many cravings.
    I definitely wouldn't use it as a meal replacement, but i know herbal tea, especially green tea is supposed to be really good for weight loss too, no doubt you can add the honey to it too, some extra benefits ;)

    Jess
  • Vehicon
    Vehicon Posts: 22
    Have you tried almond butter instead of peanut butter? Peanut butter is actually a legume not a true nut and peanut butter has alot of sugar in it compared to almond butter.
    I don't use honey much because id rather spend those 60 cals on a piece of fruit but that's just me, I try to get as much bang for my buck in food just because i struggle with so many cravings.
    I definitely wouldn't use it as a meal replacement, but i know herbal tea, especially green tea is supposed to be really good for weight loss too, no doubt you can add the honey to it too, some extra benefits ;)

    Jess

    Peanut butter isn't that bad in terms of sugar if you buy an all-natural brand like Crazy Richard's instead of Jif or Skippy. The calorie counts for PB and almond butter are still pretty close - usually around 180 to 210 calories per two tablespoons and they mostly come from fat rather than sugar.
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    I don't know if it has any particular health benefits to boost weightloss but on the weekends when I actually have time to cook breakfast I put a local made honey spread on my toast instead of butter or jam (honey with pumpkin and spices). Its YUMMY and a dab will do you because its STRONG. I think I might use like 1TSP or something. Which is good because its also expensive lol.

    I do replace hot tea for coffee now and then because its less acidic.... and put a tsp of honey in it to sweeten.

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