Show honey oney a favorite food since ancient times honey most delicious of all sweets ranks as one of our most wholesome foods in addition to being the dew distilled from the stars and the rain book as one greek philosopher claimed honey is a fuel producing food which furnishes energy to the system rather than flesh and bone it is second only to dates in energy y value and ranks far above steak fish potatoes or bread in this respect the united states department of agriculture in a release entitled honey high in food value stated honey is one of the best of the high energy producing foods because it is composed almost entirely of simple sugars it can be assimilated with ease most sugars require action by the gastric and intestinal tes secretions to break them down into simple sugars similar to those occurring naturally in honey because it is easily assimilated honey is of importance where normal digestive activities have been impaired by disease or old age honey can be utilized by the body without placing much of a burden on an enfeebled digestive tract and is also recognized as a valuable food for babies and young children |