(Kinda) Vegan Bites: Honeycombs
Not so Bee-Free Honeycomb
There is such thing as Bee-Free Honey (made from apples) http://beefreehonee.com/ however, I have my mother's weakness for sickeningly sweet things, so honey is not off the bill for me.
Will power is also out the window when it comes to Maple Syrup and marmalade!
There's a company here in Shanghai that sells Honeycombs http://www.kateandkimi.com/
Absolute non-vegan treat! I used to buy them at the local Farmer's Market in Ontario on Saturday mornings and the poor comb never made it to Sunday!
Add one loaf of German bread (from Shanghai's Sunday Market) http://www.abendbrot.com.cn/products...and O and I enjoyed some toast, a-la-Pooh-Bear, yesterday.
German 'Sovital'
Toast a-la-Pooh Bear
There are many great lessons mixed into honey & the life span of bee's.
You can even expand the lesson to delve into vegan & veggie lifestyles (read: Honey, Leather, Gelatin).
EXPAND ON HONEY
Fingerplays. A fabulous way to extend any lesson for preschoolers is to add a related fingerplay.
Here is a beehive (make fist)
Where are the bee's.
Hiding inside where nobody see's (cover fist with other hand)
Soon they'll come creeping,
Out of the hive
One (release one finger from hand...) Two...Three...Four... FIVE..BUZZZZZ!
Visit an Apiary. If hubby was not deathly afraid of bee's, he would love a trip to an apiary! http://www.ontariobee.com/
Buy Locally. Check labels. Visit the Farmer's Market's and interview the sellers. We definitely buy more imported foods since living abroad, but we do buy local organic veggies (which does not make all that much sense grown in the big city soil!)
Cooking & Concocting. Sub-in honey for the sugar or sweetener in your favourite baked goods. Learn how to make homemade face masks with honey. Teach your kids how to stir up a sore throat concoction with honey and ginger.
Very Vegan Toast
When I am feeling less rebellious and the honeycomb is all eaten, pictured above is 100% vegan toast!