FARM TO SCHOOL FEATURE: MINNESOTA HONEY
A Newsletter from the BLHS School Cafeteria
What’s On The Menu:
F2S Nutrition Notes
One tablespoon of honey
has 64 calories, and one
tablespoon of sugar has
46 calories. (Or has 22
calories in one teaspoon
of honey versus 16
calories in one teaspoon
of table sugar.) While the
amount of calorie in
honey is more, we
actually use less of it
since it is sweeter than
table sugar.
The main uses of honey
are in cooking, baking, as
a spread on bread, and
as an addition to various
beverages, such as tea,
and as a sweetener in
some
commercial
beverages.
DID YOU KNOW…
Honey has also been used
for centuries as a treatment
for sore throats and coughs
and, according to recent
research, may be an effective
soothing agent for coughs.
Honey is the only food that
includes all the substances
necessary to sustain life,
including enzymes, vitamins,
minerals, and water; and it's
the only food that contains
"pinocembrin", an antioxidant
associated with improved
brain functioning.
You can find more Minnesota
grown products at:
minnesotagrown.com
localdirt.com
www.co.renville.mn.us/
Here’s a recipe sized for you to try at home. Enjoy!
HONEY SWEET & SOUR SAUCE
1/2 c. ketchup
1/4 c. honey
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
Combine all ingredients; cook and stir over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Cool. Serve with grilled fish or
chicken. Makes 1/2 cup.
FARMER’S FORUM:
Honey & Herbs, Benson, MN
“Honey & Herbs” produces herbs and honey year-round, as well as
apples in the fall and vegetables in the summer. The Neelys sell through
direct marketing, co-ops, and farmers markets.
Marcia Neely worked as a public health nurse during her younger to
middle adult years. In 1993, she and her husband, John, who had been a
newspaper publisher, moved to the country near Benson, MN. Moving down
the ladder of success as defined by society, they discovered a love for a
more organic life, informed by their natural surroundings.
Marcia has been growing and learning about herbs since her move
to the country. She grows herbs and vegetables using a sustainable approach, produces hand-made soaps, and makes beeswax candles from the
wax created by the honey bees her husband keeps.
Marcia and John continue to live near Benson with their three miniature dachshunds and two cats, where Marcia operates a small country store
called “Honey and Herbs.”
Contact: Marcia Neely, 320-843-3363, [email protected]
Questions or comments about the Farm to School program, contact:
Lisa Swanson, Head Cook at BLHS High School, at 320-848-2233 or
Michelle Breidenbach, Health Educator at
Renville County Public Health, 523-3784 or [email protected]