Wellness Cooking Tips

These sauces delight the adventurous, heat-seeking cook because they add zip and intensity to the dish. In the realm of hot ingredients, the chilli pepper wears the crown, but other interesting hot flavourings, such as mustard seeds,…
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Nuts are high in oil and vitamin B and turn rancid if stored badly or for too long. The best way to keep nuts is to refrigerate them in their shells, sealed in glass or plastic containers to avoid being tainted by other odours. Almonds and…
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To add honey to your cup of tea, and a hint of cinnamon at the same time, try twirling a cinnamon stick in a jar of honey to pick up the desired quantity, and then transfer to the cup of tea. Use the stick to stir and dissolve the honey. To…
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Overcooking food can increase inflammation. Overcooking or charring foods on the grill can lead to compounds called heat-generated advanced glycation end products (AGEs). These AGEs increase inflammation in the body and have also been shown…
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Here are a few tips to remember when boiling vegetables of different colours or textures. All tough-textured, starchy root vegetables like potatoes, turnips etc, should be started in cold water so it cooks evenly, whereas green vegetables…
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Living healthily goes beyond simply paying attention to the food you eat, and should also extend to the water you drink. Here’s how you could make drinking water taste better: Orange: You could use frozen orange slices as ice cubes by…
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Drying foods is a natural form of preservation concentrates and enhances the flavour of fruits, vegetables and herbs. When drying food, warm air removes the water and bacteria that cause spoilage. Removing the water also concentrates the…
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Choosing a healthy dessert can really make a difference when it comes to weight loss. So, for example, if you make a parfait with low-fat yogurt and berries, it will save you 200 calories as compared with eating one cup of ice cream. You…
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Healthy sauté is a wonderful way of cooking foods because it helps weight loss. It uses vegetable or chicken broth in place of heated oils. It cooks food at a lower temperature than stir-fry and yet brings out the robust flavour, and it…
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If you enjoy a creamy soup like Cream of Broccoli Soup, use pureed white beans instead of heavy cream to get the same consistency without the calories. Beans being heavy in fibre keeps you full longer.
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