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I'm vegetarian and try my best to reduce milk and egg products (while having to feed kids and eat in canteens on occasion). But I don't really see any compellin

I'm vegetarian and try my best to reduce milk and egg products (while having to feed kids and eat in canteens on occasion). But I don't really see any compelling reason to stop eating honey Yes, some bees die during 'harvesting', especially when you go to the industrial scale. But just eat local honey from a beekeeper you know and that problem is minimal. More importantly there is simply no way to avoid insects dying for out food, unlrss you hand-plant and hand-harvest everything, and probably even then its impossible. I eat organic as much as possible. The best standards can guarantee that there is no toxins leaking into the ground, killing frogs, polluting rivers and seas, and making the soil a barren dessert, but it simply cannot work without bees. I think the most bee-friendly thing we could all do is to eat as much (locally/small-scale produced) honey.

brailsafe 6y ago
There usually isn't a good argument for entirely excluding foods, and in part for that reason, I haven't really done so. There does seem to be mounting evidence that sugar causes quite a few health issues though. If that's a concern, it might be worth flipping the question around and asking why you should eat honey at all, or other sources of sugar, besides its delightful flavour. I looked, and didn't find much other than hearsay that there was a compelling difference between adding honey or other sugars to other food.
- Bancakes 6y ago
  Because it's better than whatever candy bar you'd buy in the store or granulated sugar which is easy to overdose.
  - brailsafe 6y ago
    What is it that makes it better? That was the main question. I quite like a candy bar, and I quite like honey, but both seem to me like equivalent indulgences, unless the honey is added to something substantially more filling and nutritious. I wasn't able to *quickly* find anything that indicated a tablespoon of honey being different from the equivalent granulated sugar, so I just stopped buying it. It's too expensive for the little it adds to my food.
    - Bancakes 6y ago
      Because it's not riddled with arbitrary additives and supposedly has micronutrients in it. Candy is overpriced for being mostly molten sugar wrapped in hard sugar.
      - brailsafe 6y ago
        Ya, idk, that doesn't seem terribly compelling. Especially because honey is also basically molten sugar. If you like honey, and why wouldn't you, that's great. But it still seems to me like just a more palatable way to add candy to your cereal or tea.

brailsafe 6y ago

There usually isn't a good argument for entirely excluding foods, and in part for that reason, I haven't really done so. There does seem to be mounting evidence that sugar causes quite a few health issues though. If that's a concern, it might be worth flipping the question around and asking why you should eat honey at all, or other sources of sugar, besides its delightful flavour. I looked, and didn't find much other than hearsay that there was a compelling difference between adding honey or other sugars to other food.

Bancakes 6y ago
Because it's better than whatever candy bar you'd buy in the store or granulated sugar which is easy to overdose.
- brailsafe 6y ago
  What is it that makes it better? That was the main question. I quite like a candy bar, and I quite like honey, but both seem to me like equivalent indulgences, unless the honey is added to something substantially more filling and nutritious. I wasn't able to *quickly* find anything that indicated a tablespoon of honey being different from the equivalent granulated sugar, so I just stopped buying it. It's too expensive for the little it adds to my food.
  - Bancakes 6y ago
    Because it's not riddled with arbitrary additives and supposedly has micronutrients in it. Candy is overpriced for being mostly molten sugar wrapped in hard sugar.
    - brailsafe 6y ago
      Ya, idk, that doesn't seem terribly compelling. Especially because honey is also basically molten sugar. If you like honey, and why wouldn't you, that's great. But it still seems to me like just a more palatable way to add candy to your cereal or tea.