Coppell Chiropractic Clinic advises you to eat healthy local foods.
Coppell Chiropractic Clinic owner, Dr. Ron Carpenter of Coppell Family Chiropractic, advises you to eat healthy local foods from the Coppell Farmers Market.
Everyone knows the Coppell Farmers Market is the place to go for the healthiest choices of fruits, vegetables, and meats, but sometimes in their pursuit of the Best Veggies, one of the best products in the market is overlooked. Now as a Doctor I know too much about the horrible problems and risks associated with synthetic sweeteners, and the best solution I know of for a healthy sweetener, is good old fashioned Honey!
Honey is as old as written history, dating back to 2100 B.C. In the Old Testament of the Bible, Israel was often referred to as “the land of milk and honey.” Mead, an alcoholic drink made from honey was called “nectar of the gods,” high praise indeed.
Honey is an organic, natural sugar alternative with no additives that is easy on the stomach, adapts to all cooking processes, and has an indefinite shelf-life. Honey is fat free, sodium free, cholesteral free and contains no trans fats!
Honey is a source of carbohydrates, containing 80% natural sugar — mostly fructose and glucose. Due to the high level of fructose, honey is sweeter than table sugar. As a carbohydrate, honey supplies energy at 64 calories per tablespoon, providing fuel to working muscles. A limited study at the University of Memphis Exercise and Sports Nutrition Laboratory found honey to be one of the most effective forms of carbohydrate gels to ingest just prior to exercise.
When substituting honey for sugar in a recipe, begin by substituting honey for up to half of the sugar called for and reduce the amount of liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup for each cup of honey added (note: because honey has more sweetening power than sugar, a reduced quantity of honey may be appropriate - adjust per your taste). Recipes containing honey need to be beaten longer and more vigorously than sugar recipes, and when baking with honey, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda for each cup of honey used and lower the temperature by 25 degrees. Honey batter becomes crisp and browns faster than sugar batter. The floral source of the honey should be considered when cooking with honey since honey will impart some of it’s flavor (darker, stronger honeys will allow more of a honey taste to come through in your finished product). Honey will provide a firmer, heavier texture.
Interesting Honey and Bee trivia
*Honeybees must tap over two million flowers to make one pound of honey, flying a distance of over 55,000 miles, or equal to more than three times around the world.
* The average worker bee will make only one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey during its lifetime.
* Each bee visits between 50-100 flowers per trip, and depending and how many flowers are in the area can travel up to 10 miles from their hive.
* Besides Mead, the famous Scottish liqueur Drambuie is also made with honey.
Summers here! The Coppell Farmers Market is in it’s prime and all this Texas rain has produced a great harvest! Make sure to join us this Saturday, May 30 from 0800-1200 for our Patron Appreciation Party! Hard 8 will be there with Bar-B-que, and all the vendors with another cornucopia of healthy and tasty treats! At Coppell Farmers Market we were “Green” before it was trendy…..see you there
Coppell Chiropractic Clinic owner Dr. Ron Carpenter (Carpenter Family Chiropractic) knows that finding a chiropractor who understands changing health care needs and the most current techniques and approaches to addressing health problems can be a daunting task. We hope that you will find this site helpful in learning more about our gentle chiropractic care as well as the ways that it can improve the quality of your life. For more information call 972-462-8282, or email doc@coppellchiro.com.