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Friday, November 30, 2007
Celebrate the Seasonings not the Seasons
What’s the most popular trio during the holiday season? It's cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg - the spices make more appearances than Santa this time of year! Of course you’ve used them to perk up pumpkin pie, give gusto to gingerbread and add excitement to your eggnog, but did you know these fragrant seasonings can help your weight-loss efforts?
Thrill your taste buds by substituting these spices where you’d normally use sugar, honey and even butter. You'll save big on calories and fat! Plus, cinnamon and ginger offer some noteworthy health benefits:
A dusting of cinnamon might do more than contribute spicy-sweet flavor to foods. According to some research it’s also been shown to inhibit bacteria that cause food poisoning.
Ginger is a staple in Asian cooking, but it’s been used to avoid digestive problems in the East for more than 2,500 years. Lately, it’s been gaining popularity for soothing the symptoms of arthritis, too. However, ginger is best known for its effectiveness in easing the wooziness, nausea and vomiting that accompanies motion sickness.
There’s a whole world of exciting ways to use these three tasty flavor enhancers. Here are some of our favorites. Get creative and you’ll save 15 calories for each teaspoon of sugar that you would have used.
Cinnamon. Stir some cinnamon into hot cocoa, toss it with chopped mango and dried cranberries for a fish or pork accompaniment, sprinkle a teaspoon on a baked sweet potato and mix it into vanilla frozen yogurt to impart festive flair.
Ginger. Add ginger to a shrimp stir-fry, sprinkle it on grilled swordfish, blend some into hot tea, mix with French vanilla pudding and use it to season steamed bok choy and broccoli for a sprightly, pungent flavor.
Nutmeg. Combine nutmeg with coffee grounds before brewing, stir it into vanilla yogurt, swirl some with hot oatmeal, incorporate it into hot rice with raisins, and sprinkle some on butternut squash for a nutty, comforting taste that perks things up with just a pinch.
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