Wellness Cooking Tips

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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Pomegranates are rich in antioxidants, polyphenols and conjugated linolenic acid, which help boost your metabolism and burn fat. When you make pomegranate juice, always add a hint of lemon juice and black salt to it for a tangy and…
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Some vitamins and minerals can also help you lose weight by acting as natural appetite regulators and/or by stimulating your body's metabolism of fat. Obtaining the right levels of these nutrients is essential to any weight loss program.…
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While choosing eggs, stick to pasture-raised or omega-3 eggs, which are much higher in nutrients and antioxidants. Avoid eggs with pale yellow yolks and go for the ones with dark, deeply colored orange-yellow yolks. While the whites have…
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Add a small handful of any fresh herbs such as thyme, basil, rosemary, sage or oregano to a mug, or use dried herbal tea. Pour over some boiling water and allow it to brew for at least five minutes. Try out various combinations to find your…
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