Kids Love Sweet Flavors,
but Is Honey Good for Them?

As parents, you already know that kids love sweet flavors. Don’t they always ask you for lollipops, ice cream, cookies, gum, soda, and all kinds of sugary confections? What if you could satisfy their taste for sweets in a healthy way? Would that work for you and your children? If you answered, “Yes,” to these questions, then this post is for you.

The Good News: Honey Is Good for Kids!

Do the research! This morning I Googled, “Is Honey Good for Kids?” There are tons of articles out there, and if you are a parent, they are a “must read” for you! For example, Dr. Rallie McAllister, known for her encouragement of healthy food choices for children, wrote:

Honey’s healing powers may also work from the inside out, boosting the body’s natural disease-fighting ability when taken by mouth. To test this theory, researchers at the University of California, Davis, asked volunteers to consume about four tablespoons of honey daily for one month.

Blood samples taken at the beginning and end of the 30-day period showed a direct link between honey consumption and levels of disease-fighting antioxidants in the bloodstream.

The results of the study led researchers to conclude that consuming honey on a daily basis can help protect individuals from oxidative stress caused by free radicals. Oxidative stress is known to contribute to a number of chronic conditions, including Alzheimer’s, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Is Honey Safe for Kids?

We are glad to be able to let you know that Bee Wild honeys are all raw, natural, wild-crafted. These are the safest honeys to eat and cook with! However, we do not recommend feeding honey to babies until their immune systems are more mature. See our FAQs for more information.