Posted on 05/13/2006 7:44:41 AM PDT by pissant
You don't have to travel the globe anymore to taste some of the healthiest foods in the world, but we can certainly learn a lot from other cultures when it comes to getting some nutritional powerhouses. If you haven't been much for adventure dining, here are 5 to try:
1) Olive Oil. This gets rave reviews from Spain to help lower bad cholesterol.
2) Yogurt. This gets a push from Greece for it's bacteria-fighting cultures.
3) Soy. Soy products are popular in Japan to help your heart.
4) Beans and Lentils. These are staple foods from India and they are high in fiber.
5) Hot Peppers from Mexico. These may help reduce inflammation.
You've probably heard of the capsaicin in some cremes you even rub on joins to ease the ache. That comes from spicy foods. You can get the benefits from these foods no matter how they are prepared, but if you've never had them before you might want to head to a good restaurant that features some of these foods and have them cooked up and seasoned well. Tofu, for example, doesn't have much flavor. It simply picks up the flavor of what you cook it with. Most of these foods you can use as substitutes as well. For example, just change your kind of oil that you use. Or use yogurt instead of sour cream, beans in your chili rather than meat, and top off your salads with hot peppers. That's better than making drastic changes to your menu and you can still get the health benefits you need.
Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Ohhhhhh....that looks SO good right now!
LOL. I can't argue with you!
I know exactly what I'm having for dinner tonight.
'Cause when mom's happy, everybody's happy.
LOL. Well it is Mother's Day weekend.
can also cause unwanted inflammation.
besides, I'm boycotting Tex-mex
That isn't the edible part of that pic.
Boycotting tex mex? Impossible!
I eat all of these frequently except for soy. Yuck, phooey, poo on tofu. Yeck! I can eat tofu if it's pressed, firm and smoked or seasoned.
I buy large containers of EV olive oil and special EVOO for my salads. Fresh mozzerella, tomatoes, EVOO, fresh basil and some balsamic. Summer heaven.
Always fresh salsas, red peppers, beans, grains, basmati rice, curry pastes, etc.
The local market here has lots of fresh olives. I like the ones stuffed with sun dried tomatoes.
I can eat olives til the sprout out my ears. Try them stuffed with Blue cheese. YUM
ok, just the restaurants. I still make a pretty mean Huevos Rancheros on my own
Make it Sweet Potato pie, and I'm there.
Has to be done while listening to ZZ Top.
" Huevos Rancheros "
One of the world's better breakfast (and other times) foods.
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