7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

Marissa Vicario, Founder and Wellness ExpertMarissa’s Well-being and Healthwww.mwahonline.comwww.whereineedtobe.com

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7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

Convinced healthy food has no flavor? Not so!

Here’s how to make healthy food taste impressively gourmet.

You’ll be surprised to know that it doesn’t take hours in the kitchen to make it happen, just a little know-how.

7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

1. Keep it simple

The simplest cooking methods bring out the food’s natural flavor and retain most of the nutrients– steaming– poaching– Boiling – en papillote (in parchment

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7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

2. Herbs are the icing on the cake

• If you want to make your taste buds sing, really sing, add some fresh herbs — dill, thyme, rosemary, mint, cilantro — the possibilities are endless.

• Chop them up, sprinkle them on your fish, add them to your stir fry and blend them in your sauces.

7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

3. Sauce is where it’s at

Use this sauce to transform veggies, meat or fish:

• 1 inch peeled and diced ginger• 2 garlic cloves (peeled and diced)• 2 tablespoons of tamari or soy sauce• 4 tablespoons of tahini• 1/2 teaspoon pure maple syrup• the juice of 1/2 a lemon• dash of cayenne pepper

Throw ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend. If it’s too thick add a little water and blend again.

7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

4. Once you’ve mastered seasonings, eat with the seasons

Fruit and veggies taste better in season because they are fresh and haven’t traveled around the world to get to you.

7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

5. Presentation is more than half of it

• The eye informs the brain.

• Be proud of your creations, use your best stuff and arrange your food artfully on your plate.

7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

6. Color and Texture Count

• Think of it like fashion.

• Mixing colors and textures like topping cooked food with raw garnish or crunchy veggies with creamy sauce adds depth of flavor and makes food more interesting.

7 Simple Ways to Make Healthy Food Taste Gourmet

7. No matter what you do, do it with love

• A lot of passion and love go into home cooking and that’s something you usually don’t get in a restaurant.

• You may find you eat less and don’t feel bloated post-meal.

• Leftovers are another bonus.

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