This event happened for more than 3000 years ago. The men of Israel where not allowed to eat according to the oath of Saul. But one man, Jonathan, had not heard this commandment.
Many diabetics experience just the same.
When the blood sugar goes low the sight is unclear. But in such a case honey is an excellent thing. So none of the troops tasted food. 25The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. 27But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb.