Health Benefits Of Spices That You Use In Your Food

By Mara Boone


Most people buy food so that they can eat them. There are some that can be eaten raw while others must just be cooked before the are consumed. The reason for cooking is to improve the nutrition value and to make the food have a good taste and easy to digest. Some people do not like to have the food with that plane taste that is why they choose to use spices. They do so because there are many health benefits of spices.

Some of the spices which you may choose to add to or food includes coriander leaves, garlic cloves, cinnamon, basil, arrowroot and turmeric. Basil can be added to some vegetable soups and eggs. If you use basil you will be protected from inflammations and any viral diseases. This is because this addition has some antiviral properties as well as the inflammatory properties.

You will notice that if you add some spices to the aliment it will have a very nice aroma and taste. Aside from this with the help of the spice your food will stay fresh for long than expected. This is because the addition will not allow any kind of bacteria to breed on the foods but will always be smelling fresh.

For instance the true tea salt, it is known to be containing number of ninety three trace minerals. Another thing that you will realize with these herbs and spices is they are very good and contain number of diseases fighting antioxidants then they are compared to the vegetables and fruits which have less.

Salt and pepper are also spices. Salt contains iodine that is effective in the prevention of goiter. Goiter is brought by lack of iodine which the salt has in plenty. When cooking you should just put the required amount that can make your food have a better taste. Too much salt is not healthy because it will make the food too salty hence difficult to eat as expected.

Another type of spice which you may use is turmeric. It is commonly used in the kitchens world wide except for the US. This is the most common ingredient that is usually used in all the Indian foods. It can also be added to the soups. The main things which it contains include cancer fighting compound and cumin. In America it is taken medicinally because it is very capable of reducing inflammation in the body. Another thing that it does is improving the joints in your body. You could use it to add some flavor in your meat, soups, baked food and sauces not forgetting eggs.

Garlic is also used by a large number of people. It comes in the form of an onion and has a nice aroma. It is best when you use fresh cloves than using powdered type. If you want an excellent flavor you should choose to use granulated or minced forms.

Health benefits of spices that garlic has is, it can prevent you from having cancer. Aside from this it can be used on any type of food. You should use it continually is that you are fully protected.




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