Garlic-honey toddy for cold and flu season

Not for: reduced-sugar or migraine diets

INGREDIENTS1 tsp honey infused with garlic (instructions below)
1 lemons 1 wedge
1 tsp coconut oil organic, extra virgin, or ghee
1 tsp ginger (fresh) grated
1 echinacea tea bag optional
1 pinch cayenne pepper optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine ingredients with a mugful of filtered water just under boiling. Let steep at least five minutes before sipping.
To make garlic honey
Finely mince a head of organic garlic, removing the papery skins.
Add to a glass jar and cover with raw honey.
Let sit a few days, stirring every day or two. You’ll know it’s done when it has changed color and is runny and amber.
Lasts indefinitely.

NOTES

Per serving:

65 calories
5 g fat
0 g cholesterol
1 mg sodium
24 mg potassium
7 g carbohydrate
0 g fiber
6 g sugars
0 g protein
2 Weight Watchers Points Plus

The coconut oil is anti-bacterial, plus it coats your stomach and digestive tract, which is helpful first thing in the morning to help with digestion. Ginger is anti-inflammatory. The lemon is both soothing with the honey and alkaline-balancing. Echinacea is known to help reduce cold symptoms. I only use the tea bag if I’m actually feeling sick.

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