Benefits of Gourmet Health Foods Cookery

"Who needs health foods?" This flippant attitude is often made by those who are addicted to artificial foods and are loath to part with their tasty desserts and rich foods.

Many do not realize that health foods are not only beneficial to the entire body, but much tastier and even juicier than the so-called "fluff" foods. To awaken the public to the wonderful world of gourmet health foods that nourish and revitalize the body at the same time. Here are a few examples of how imagination and knowledge of what foods are good or bad for you can improve your diet and your health:

How to enrich your bloodstream: Raisins and apricots (sundried and unbleached) are chock full of iron which helps enrich your blood. Sprinkle raisins in an omelet and serve piping hot for a real breakfast pickup. Tired blood, anyone?

a) Stop salting yourself to an early grave:
Salt, pepper, ketchup, and mustard are condiment that destroys internal tissues. Health foods use herbs and spices that add a delectable seasoning to a simple meal and turn it into an artistic cuisine creation. Try sprinkling rosemary and tarragon on a poultry dish. Try a combination of chervil, thyme, and savory in a bowl of soup. A trick of just a spoon of lemon juice to bring out the flavor of the herbs in blending.

b) You can live high on fat:
Have yourself a gourmet feast with fat. That's right - fat brings out the best flavor of meats, fish, poultry, and some egg dishes. But your were told that fat builds up cholesterol, the stick substance that clings to the walls of the arteries and predispose to arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. That refers to animal fats. Gourmet health cookery uses vegetable oils and vegetable source fats that impart a mouth-watering goodness to the recipe being concocted.

c) Raw foods supercharge your insides:
Raw fruits and raw vegetables are taste thrills you will always remember. Just sink your teeth into a raw peach. The sweet, natural syrup is brimming with enzymes that are needed to digest all foods in your system. Slice up a pineapple (avoid canned slices which are packed in sugary syrups) and inhale the tangy, tart perfume of Nature! Raw pineapple slices are appetite thrills you will always seek. The same is true of a raw tomato. Juicy good, it's like a drink from the ancient gods. Raw fruits and vegetables are not only luscious but nourishing, and they are chock full of a generous supply of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes.

d) How to look better eating natural foods:
Sharp spices and sweets often show up in the form of acne, skin blemishes, and blotches. Your body is trying to get rid of these artificial additives in prepared or commercialized foods. Often, an allergy is traced to artificial foods. Select natural and organic foods, prepare them in the organic method as described in this cookbook and reap the rewards of healthy insides and healthy outsides, too!