Friday, November 22, 2013

What are some good healthy spices or seasonings to add to my food and where can I get them?

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I'm looking for some good healthy seasonings and spices that will make my food taste better like rice, eggs, chicken, etc.


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Common herbs and spices may help protect against certain chronic conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

Herbs, including basil and parsley, are from plants and plant parts. Spices often come from the seeds, berries, bark, or roots of plants. You can purchase fresh herbs in most supermarkets and produce shops. Almost all groceries and supermarkets carry a variety of dried herbs and spices.

Seasonings, such as cinnamon, often lead lists of commonly eaten foods with the highest levels of measured antioxidant activity.

You don’t need to make drastic changes in your eating plan to benefit from seasonings. Here’s how to incorporate more herbs and spices into your favorite foods.

Fresh herbs are healthier than dried and can be used as a garnish for your rice, eggs, chicken, beef, etc. Dried herbs are best cooked with your rice, chicken etc. Ground seasonings can be used as a garnish, but use lightly and as an ingredient in the cooking process of recipes.

Ground cinnamon: Add 1.25 teaspoons to prepared oatmeal; 1 cup Greek yogurt mixed with 2 teaspoons molasses or honey, or artificial sweetener; and French toast batter.
Sprinkle half a teaspoon of cinnamon over ground coffee before brewing.
Top a fat-free latte or hot cocoa with ground cinnamon. Toss rice with ground cinnamon and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Chili peppers: Add chopped peppers to chili, burgers, soups, stews, salsa, and egg dishes.

Turmeric: Sprinkle on egg salad. Mix half a teaspoon turmeric with 1 cup Greek yogurt and use as a dip or sandwich spread.
Add to chicken or seafood casseroles, and to water when cooking rice.

Garlic: Add fresh chopped or minced garlic to pasta dishes, stir-fry dishes, pizza, fresh tomato sauce, and meat and poultry recipes.

Oregano: Add 1/8 teaspoon dried to scrambled eggs, salad dressings, and store-bought or homemade marinara sauce.
Sprinkle some on top of pizza, and stir into black bean soup.

Basil: Make a sandwich with low-fat mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves; add fresh leaves to green salads. Fresh Basil is good mixed into eggs or sprinkled on chicken.

Thyme: Sprinkle dried thyme onto cooked vegetables in place of butter or margarine.
Add 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme to two scrambled eggs, and to salad dressings.
Use it in a rub when cooking salmon.
Add fresh thyme to chicken salad and chicken soup.

Rosemary: Add dried crushed rosemary to mashed potatoes and vegetable omelets.

Parsley: Add chopped flat leaf parsley to meatballs and meat loaf, and to bulgur salad.

Ginger: Grate fresh ginger into quick bread batters and vinaigrettes.
Add chopped ginger to stir-fries. Sprinkle ground ginger on cooked carrots.

Cloves: Sprinkle ground cloves on applesauce, add to quick bread batters, and add a pinch to hot tea.

What is a really good meal plan for each day ?




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I just want to start eating healthier and becoming healthier. I feel that i need to tone up a bit, i'm not fat, i'm 15 years old 5'2" and weigh 98 pounds. i just want a better meal plan that's healthy. i

if someone could give me a whole schedule for the day and what to eat, some ideas that would be amazing ! ! :)
thank you sooo much !



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omg this is where i shine! I love to cook and hope to get into a cooking school , but my mind could since i'm 13 XD

Breakfast:
Monday - Take any flavor of yogurt and put it in a bowl, slice up some banana and put with yogurt, add a few chcolate shavings for a little extra treat ^^ OJ is very heathy as well ^^
Tuesday - Oatmeal, oatmeal, oatmeal. Oatmeal is uber healthy. Oatmeal isn't just plain plain plain. There's instant packets you can use. Some flavors are cinnamon apple, maple syrup (really good) and many others try it out ^^
Wednesday - Toast^^ Make a few slices of whole grain toast, top with peanut butter and some apple slices sprinkle with cinnamon enjoy^^ dont forget your OJ
Thursday - Cereal ^^ there is a lot of healthy cereal out there. But try granola with a splash of skim milk, dont like skim? try low fat milk. Try to get granola with nuts or dried fruit or both if you can ^^
Friday - pop a frozen whole grain waffle into the toast put a few slices of desired fruit and top with a little honey
Saturday - egg white scrambled eggs. Delicious! Use egg whites and make scrambled eggs use salt and pepper to taste, have a side of fruit
Sunday - Pancakes yum! find a pancake batter recipe susbitute flour with whole grain flour ^^ instead of syrup use honey top with a few choco chips

Snacks
Monday - Trail Mix mix rice chex with some dried cranberries, some granola and some nuts ^^ drink lots of water
Tuesday - veggies and dip and some 100% juice
Weds. - Saltine crackers and peanut butter with low fat milk
Thurs. - Pomegranate a delicious healthy fruit, full of antioxidants.
Friday - Special K granola bar and special k water
Saturday - apples and peanut butter a classic side with milk or apple juice
Sun - Dark choco covered pretzels, dark chocolate is actually good for you ^^

Lunch
Mon - Salad! Mix some greens and some of your fav veggies instead of drowning it in ranch try a raspberry dressing
Tues - Pasta Salad. Yum cook some pasta of any kind, cool, add some green, yellow and orange bell pepper, black olives, tomatoe, cucumber and mix with italtian dressing
Weds. - Peanut butter and honey sandwich YUM dont use jelly its filled with sugar, honey is naturally sweet. side with a small bag of white corn chips.
Thurday - Ham and cheese, use a good cheese even kraft! use a good ham. you can add lettuce, pickles, a little mustard or mayo


sorry i kinda ran out of ideas, but i hope this with help you




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