Cook Healthy Food That Doesn't Taste Like Butt

Show me someone who doesn't know that we should eat fruits and vegetables, and I'll show you... a totally oblivious person. The secret of healthy cuisine is that there is no secret to it. Eat fruits and vegetables, healthy oils, raw nuts, and the occasional living culture. Cut down on salt, sugar, meat, and cheese. You're good to go on the health front.



The difficult thing is to make healthy food that does not taste icky. Let's focus on how to prepare delicious food that happens to be healthy.



You've read that article a thousand times, the one about how using fresh ingredients or cooking with love will make all your recipes that much tastier. My goal in writing this was to let you in on the secret. Everybody knows that stuff about freshness and cooking from the heart. If they don't know it, they probably aren't reading this because they're not interested in improving their skills in the kitchen.



Every delicious dish needs some combination of the following:

• Grease -- Human beings enjoy fat. Choose high-quality and healthy fats like those found in olive oil or grapeseed oil. Animal fat is OK as a treat, but keep it to a minimum.



• Salt -- Salt will definitely kill you if you eat too much of it, but there is a reason that your favorite restaurants serve food that is, actually, dangerously high in sodium. The human brain is hard-wired for salt. It's like a drug. I won't go into the reasons why, but it boils down to tens of thousands of years of evolution during which salt was hard to get. Every dish needs some salt. Use sea salt to keep the sodium level down a bit.



• Sweetness -- Another killer, but ironically enough the body breaks everything down to glucose or sugar. All of our energy comes from sugar. Sweet food tastes so good because it provides a quick burst of energy. Every delicious dish will have some level of sweetness. The key is to keep this element to a minimum and use fruits or sweet vegetables (such as onions or squash) to add this flavor to your dish.



• Sourness -- Every delicious creation contains at least a hint of sour flavor. This is why we add things like vinegar to so many recipes. Use apple cider vinegar or real balsamic vinegar. Apple cider vinegar contains a lot of potassium and reduces the acidity in the body that is caused by sugar.



• Heat -- Ever wondered why apple pie needs cinnamon? It is because every delicious thing has some level of heat or spiciness. Use freshly ground spices for the best effect.

The second secret of great cooking shall remain a secret. But if you keep in mind that all delicious dishes need the five flavors above, you will be well on your way to creating food that is both healthy and tasty.



Bon apetit!



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