Tropical Traditions Raw Honey Review and Giveaway [CLOSED]

I am a complete sucker for great food, especially sweet food. One of my favorite sweet treats has always been honey, ever since my childhood years I remember craving honey, and going into the kitchen and pouring some straight into my mouth… some say gross but I believe it is completely natural to want something as delicious as honey! Another thing I have always loved putting honey on is biscuits from KFC.

Can you guess what I had for dinner the first night I had the honey? KFC, with an extra order of biscuits. Never before in my life have I tasted raw honey, which is basically honey in its purest form. Check out a bit of information about raw honey and how precise the process is:

Tropical Traditions Organic Raw Honey comes from the frontier areas of Canada, and is only harvested during a 6-week period in the summer. Tropical Traditions is the exclusive source of this premium organic honey in the U.S. Most commercial honeys available on the market today come from bee farms, where the bees are controlled within a certain area and get their pollen from usually only one kind of flower. Many of the plants that produce these flowers (clover, orange blossom, etc.) are grown with pesticides and fertilizers as well. In addition, almost all honeys on the market are pasteurized in high heat and filtered, removing many of the beneficial nutrients and enzymes.

Tropical Traditions Organic Raw Honey has not been subjected to the heat of processing, only warmed enough to flow (same temperatures the honey would see inside the hive). We select only premium honey that is pure, smooth and creamy, with the consistency of soft margarine at harvest. It contains live yeast and enzymes, because it has not been processed. It also contains pollen because it has not been filtered—merely screened.

Fine textured crystals are characteristic of totally pure, unheated, unprocessed, raw honey. Properly crystallized honey has a fine, smooth texture. Crystallized honey preserves natural goodness and doesn’t drip. The more rapidly honey crystallizes the finer the texture will be. It will also turn harder over time as it crystallizes. Truly raw honeys do not deteriorate with age, but like fine wines, continue to age and develop into more complex tastes.

When I read those few paragraphs I was very impressed, I never knew all of the things that manufacturers did to the honey that is sold in stores. What they do is strip honey of all of its natural ingredients that make it whole. The raw honey I tried is not a golden syrup, it is a pale white and it has the consistency of butter. I prefer the honey to be in the form for a few reasons… for one I hate when the honey bottle gets sticky and the last few drops refuse to come out, and I prefer the ease of spreading butter in comparison to pouring it. I also prefer when the honey does not drip.

Now I must comment on the taste, words cannot explain the difference between over-manufactured honey and the raw honey from Tropical Traditions. When you taste this honey, which is in its purest form you just know from the moment it touches your tongue that you have been missing something honey-wise your entire life. And, just like we’ve all recently learned from the blurp about the raw honey, raw honey does not spoil… it only ages and gets better the longer it sits. Now that is my kind of investment.

Another thing that really blew my mind is how Tropical Traditions makes sure that this honey is all natural and organic. It it no easy process…

In order for honey to be certified organic, the beehives must be placed in isolated areas miles from the dense population, industry, traffic congestion, and farm fields treated with chemicals and landfills. Second, a bee’s flying range is determined by their natural instinct which tells them to stay within their natural four mile range from the hive location. Finding area which can be certified organic is extremely difficult, which is why there are so few certified organic honeys on the market. Tropical Traditions sources its honey from hives in the wild frontier areas of Canada.

I love the dedication put into these products, and the proof is in the taste…

Tropical Traditions are providing one jar of the amazing raw honey for me to give away, just complete the mandatory entry then feel free to take advantage of the extra entries!

Mandatory Entry:

Head over to Tropical Traditions and tell me your favorite product!

Extra Entries:

1. Follow me on Twitter. (If you’re already a follower, it still counts! Tell me you already follow me!)
2. Tweet this giveaway, and leave your tweet link. (daily entry)
3. Subscribe to TOF via email or RSS. (Email is above sidebar, RSS is underneath post)
4. Vote for me on Top Mommy Blogs.
5. Comment on any other post. (Unlimited, just tell me what post you commented on!)
6. Follow me on Google Friend Connect!
7. Blog about this giveaway, and leave your post link in a comment.
8. Become a fan of The One Fantastical on Facebook! (Worth TWO entries, so leave two comments)
9. Vote for me HERE. (10 entries!) DAILY
10. Subscribe to the Tropical Traditions Newsletter.
11. Follow Tropical Traditions on Twitter.
12. Visit the Tropical Traditions recipe website and tell me your favorite recipe!

 

This Giveaway will end on March 30th at 10PM PST! Good Luck!

 

Special Free Cook Book Offer

If you decide to place an order with Tropical Traditions, follow these easy steps and you will receive a free cook book!

 

1. Add the items you would like to order to this order form.
2. You will be directed to the Healthy Club Website, you can still order without being a member just look for the green “Retail Sale Items”  to purchase without buying the membership.
3. Select the items you would like to purchase.
4. When you are ready to check out, click the “continue” link which will take you to your shopping cart.
5. Review your order, then click the “Check Out” button.
6. Fill out the account information as directed. In the box “How Did You Hear About Us?” you must select “Referred by a friend” on the drop down menu. A box for my referral ID should pop up.
7. Enter my referral ID into the box: 5987794
8. To complete your order click “Save and proceed to checkout” follow the instructions to complete your order. You should receive a confirmation number is done correctly.

By following these steps, you will receive the free copy of the cook book. You can view the current complementary gift here.

 

Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product for review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a giveaway in return for a free product.

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