Om nom nom – we love bananas and honey and so do our dogs. It’s a sweet treat that’s also nutritious. We never use sugar in our recipes, but there’s nothing wrong with a little honey to sweeten the deal. We like how our Go Bananas and Honey Dog Biscuit Recipe only features a few key ingredients, because sometimes less really is more. It was easy to whip up and the office dogs had a wonderful time taste testing them for us. Lucky dogs!
First, if you have a diabetic dog, you should be careful any time you use a sweetner, natural or not. While there’s some research out there that suggests honey may have some anti-diabetic qualities for dogs who have Type II diabetes, most dogs end up with Type I diabetes and this affects their pancreas. Check with your vet on that before using anything with honey for holistic purposes.
But, there are some amazing things honey can do to help your dog!
dogs during allergy season.
Yes, dogs get allergies, and yes, honey can help humans. Guess what? Honey can even do that with your dog, particularly if you’re using local honey. Honey contains trace amounts of flower pollens. The pollens he’s probably allergic to. And when you give your dog honey, it’ll slowly introduce pollen into his body, much in the way an allergy shot would. This helps him create antibodies and that can help his immune system respond more appropriately to pollens in the air. He’ll have been ‘used to’ those pollens flying around and won’t overreact with histamine to help. The pollen also has Quercetin and that can help your dog’s allergy symptoms too.
Honey can also help when your dog’s got a sore throat or cough.
Honey’s amazing for your dog’s skin. Many dog parents swear by honey for eczema, insect bites, hot spots and wounds/scratches. Obviously they use honey topically for many of those issues, and a honey-biscuit won’t be your go-to for your dog’s mosquito bites, but if you are using it topically, honey can sanitize and help skin irritations heal because it produces low levels of hydrogen peroxide. (Yep, that stuff that bubbles!)
honey is also used for digestion.
Your dog will sure think so!
And because honey is a simple sugar that doesn’t break down like table sugar, these biscuits can actually help slow down your dog’s response to hunger. It takes less insulin and absorbs more slowly in your dog’s blood, but that means glucose conversion slows down too. Dogs don’t even know these biscuits may actually help keep them at a healthier weight!
Go Bananas and Honey Dog Biscuit Recipe
Makes 20-30 cookies
Ingredients:
2/3 cup water
2 bananas, mashed
2 tablespoons honey
1 egg
4 1/2 cups whole wheat or all-purpose flour
½ cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions:
I noticed that this dough got really sticky, so if this happens to you add more flour or add water to the mixture gradually. And if it sticks to your rolling pin, try spraying it with cooking spray.
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