The good news is SPICES are basically all good! Cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, garlic, nutmeg, black pepper and rosemary are just a few that have healing or nutritional benefits specific to fighting certain diseases or aiding our bodies by providing nutrients, antioxidants or anti-inflammatory agents. That's a good thing!
Here are a few healthy alternatives to commonly used condiments or flavor enhancers:
1. Sea Salt instead of salt. Sea Salt that is unrefined possesses nutrients and health benefits vs table salt.
2. Braggs Liquid Aminos instead of soy sauce or tamari. Braggs contains 16 essential amino acids, tastes fabulous and is so like regular soy sauce or tamari you won't notice the difference.
3. Organic Blue Agave or Stevia in place of any other type of sugar, including brown sugar. Blue agave is extracted from the agave plant and is a low glycemic index sweetener which means it is slowly absorbed by our body which prevents blood sugar spikes. Stevia is extracted from the stevia plant and has no impact on blood sugar at all.
All three can be purchased at Costco in bulk sizes for less than most other stores. High quality Sea Salt is also available at Whole Foods in their bulk food section and is also cost-effective.
If you take the time to label-read you will be shocked and amazed at how much sodium you ingest on a daily basis if you do not watch what you eat. What you'll find is that a ridiculous number of canned, packaged and frozen foods contain sodium; no to mention prepared foods such as pastas, fried chicken and various types of potato,chicken and tuna salads. As a result we far exceed the "recommended daily allowance" which is in itself a misleading indicator because how can their be a recommended allowance for something that is harmfull for us to ingest? Do we need "salt" added to our foods to reach some kind of recommended allowance? Hardly; if we're simply eating right.
I hope you try these healthy alternatives and if you have or you do, let me know what you think!
Coop
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