Join our experts for everything you want to know about honey, including some mouth-watering recipes
Healthier foods are still on the back burner where children are concerned. While 80% of kids have tried crisps, chips, and burgers, natural alternatives like aubergines, hummus and prunes have been sampled by less than 20%. A quarter of 7 – 12 years olds do not even recognise a prune and over 40% don’t know that honey comes from an insect.
In a survey by the Honey Association, new findings show the concerning way in which most children know far more about processed foods than natural healthy items. Nearly all children (95%) knew that chips come from vegetables, but half wrongly believed yoghurt came from fruit rather than an animal. Worryingly, 30% of boys and 20% of girls said they weren’t actually interested in knowing where the foods they eat come from.
In response to our children’s apathy about natural foods and to celebrate National Honey Week (12th -18th February), the Honey Association who carried out the survey have developed a fun booklet for parents featuring everything from filo pear and honey tarts to a vitamin C boosting Berry Ripple. For mums and dads, there’s tasty offering including honey-glazed ham, bang bang chicken salad and even honey-fried bananas. Recipes can be found on www.honeyassociation.com
Nutritional expert Anita Bean and Brian Butcher from The Honey Association are here to provide their top tips about this versatile food and share their favourite recipes.
Anita Bean and Brian Butcher join us live online at www.webchats.tv on Monday 12th February at 1400 - 1430 to discuss how honey can be used in everyday recipes.
For more information visit www.honeyassociation.com