The Way To Stay Healthy Is To Be Creative In The Kitchen

Too often unless we’re adhering to a carefully designed eating plan, we shy away from healthy foods because, let’s face it, they sound boring. But nothing could be further than the truth. Ask any chef: fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains and other foods rich in phytochemicals can also be among the most flavoursome foods of all. Just try some of these ideas and start preparing meals that are not only healthy but colourful, tempting and tasty.

I believe that variety is the spice of life and the key to enjoyable, healthy eating. So it’s wise to fill your kitchen with a wide array of good healthy foods and follow my creative kitchen tips I’m about to share:

• Replace fat with a little flavor. Add some palate-pleasing seasonings to ensure that you won’t miss the fat. Cover a garden salad with a low-fat yoghurt dressing flavoured with Tabasco sauce, vinegar, honey, garlic and onions and you’ll never miss the mayonnaise.
• Light a Fire. Barbecuing brings out maximum flavor in vegetables. Instead of having hamburgers, sausage, or steak at your next barbecue, cook fish and a medley of vegetables, such as squash, eggplant and onions. Sprinkle a light coating of oil on both the vegetables and the fish beforehand so they won’t stick.
• Colour up the salads. Chop fresh carrots, green onions, celery and red or yellow capsicum. Add to store-bought salsa and mix in lemon, lime, cumin or garlic for a chunky, tangy dressing. Just serve over your usual green salad.
• Be cool. Add mint or coriander to foods for an interesting edge.
• Remember, opposites attract. Surprising combinations such as diced fruit and berries in green salads, scallops with rosemary, or peaches with capsicum, will tickle the taste buds.
• Be the Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo in your kitchen. Let your plate be your canvas. Choose foods for their colour, arrange them artfully, use garnishes for extra visual appeal and pile the plates high – food should look satisfying, and you can afford to get generous portions of these foods.

Being creative can keep you healthy!

This article is filed under Health Tips, Healthy Foods.