Make Healthy, Unhealthy Foods

Some types of unhealthy foods can be made healthier by using healthier ingredients.

For instance, pizza can be made whole-wheat with homemade tomato sauce and high-quality cheese.

You can eat natural frozen yoghurt and mix in some berries instead of eating store-bought ice cream.

You can make homemade french fries instead of buying oil-coated frozen ones. Spices and herbs also have a lot to do with taste.

Many vegetables rarely taste good alone.

However, if you add the right spice or herb to them, they get much tastier oftentimes so tasty, you develop a craving for these foods. To give you a few examples, here are spices and/or herbs that dramatically change the taste of certain healthy foods:

Eggs: chives, salt, and/or black pepper. Scrambled eggs alone can be a bit bland. Adding any of these makes the taste much better.

Zucchini: cayenne pepper, basil, cumin, garlic powder, oregano, or thyme. A lot of herbs and spices go well with zucchini.

Few people enjoy this vegetable alone, but adding just a pinch or two of any of these flavour intensifiers can make a world of difference especially if you grill it.

Brown rice: turmeric, cumin, or soy sauce. Most people used to eating white rice are not as happy with the taste of brown rice.

Try combining it with turmeric or cumin, or add soy sauce. You can also check Asian spice mixes for rice.

Vegetable soups: salt, black pepper, allspice, bay leaf, and/or garden lovage. Also, add a lot of onions to improve the flavour.

Simple, everyday vegetable soups are perfect for anyone who doesn’t like cooking every single day. You can make a big pot of soup on Monday and eat it until Thursday.

With the right mix of spices, you can certainly develop a craving for soup (like I have).

Potatoes: salt, rosemary, paprika, oregano, basil, cayenne pepper, dill, and/or parsley.

Potatoes, when eaten in moderation and not in the form of french fries, aren’t as unhealthy as people believe.

The key is to avoid frying them, instead opting for healthier methods, ideally by steaming.

Once you come up with your perfect mix of herbs and spices, steamed potatoes might become more appealing than oil-coated french fries.

Experimentation can go a long way to avoid, or at least greatly reduce, cravings for certain foods.

Once you develop permanent alternatives you find as tasty (or tastier) than what you have craved, maintaining your healthy eating habits will get easier.

It will also be a great lesson in creative self-discipline going around a temptation or eliminating it rather than caving in.