We all want food that tastes good. In fact we tend to choose foods based on their taste. If it doesn't taste good, why do we bother eating it?
People tend to fit into two groups, one says "if this is healthy, this is what I have to eat", with no consideration to the taste. The other group says, "if a food doesn't taste good I'm not going to eat it", irrespective of whether its healthy for them or not.
But what if you didn't have to choose, what if you could make your food taste great even when it is "healthy"? I suspect most of us would agree, that this would certainly be the way to go.
So, here are some tips to help make your food taste good, even if it is healthy.
Firstly, know what role the higher calorie nutrients (like fat or sugar) have in the dish. Simply knowing the role they have in the dish helps you to identify if it is something you can reduce, replace or omit altogether. For example, if the fat is oil and its used to fry in and the frying is shallow frying, you may find that you can easy reduce the amount of fat used in the cooking by switching to non-stick cookware and using a small fraction of the oil suggested in the recipe. If it is sugar in a muffin, you may find that you can use apple puree as a replacement (allowing for a little less moisture in the rest of the ingredients) or simply add more fruit to the recipe.
People tend to fit into two groups, one says "if this is healthy, this is what I have to eat", with no consideration to the taste. The other group says, "if a food doesn't taste good I'm not going to eat it", irrespective of whether its healthy for them or not.
But what if you didn't have to choose, what if you could make your food taste great even when it is "healthy"? I suspect most of us would agree, that this would certainly be the way to go.
So, here are some tips to help make your food taste good, even if it is healthy.
Firstly, know what role the higher calorie nutrients (like fat or sugar) have in the dish. Simply knowing the role they have in the dish helps you to identify if it is something you can reduce, replace or omit altogether. For example, if the fat is oil and its used to fry in and the frying is shallow frying, you may find that you can easy reduce the amount of fat used in the cooking by switching to non-stick cookware and using a small fraction of the oil suggested in the recipe. If it is sugar in a muffin, you may find that you can use apple puree as a replacement (allowing for a little less moisture in the rest of the ingredients) or simply add more fruit to the recipe.