Spices add a lot of flavor to food -- they also pack a powerful punch when it comes to nutrition. Now, there is a new way to turn up the sizzle in the kitchen and increase your body's natural defenses.
The Five Spice Café in Burlington, Vt., where the food is spicy and the kitchen is sizzling, is a home away from home for owner Ginger Hobbs. "I love the food and I want to share that love. I try to follow natural things that we can eat to make us healthier."
Mixed greens, beets, carrots and cucumbers pack a healthy punch into this simple salad. Ginger says, "Beets are loaded with vitamin A and all kinds of nutrition." Carrots also add vitamin A, a powerful antioxidant that regulates the immune system and fights off infections.
For the spicy main course, Ginger is cooking up Thai ginger chicken. First, start with a hot wok and a little bit of oil. Add chicken, chili paste, fresh ginger, candied ginger, pea pods, bamboo shoots, and celery. This combination is also a powerful medicine. The spice ginger helps nausea, arthritis, and headaches and may also lower cholesterol and prevent blood clots.
Ginger says, "I'm committed to this food, to this kind of nutrition, to getting so many flavors." And that's the spice of life that keeps Ginger going. Spices are a staple in Ginger's dishes -- as they are in most Asian cuisine.
This article was reported by Ivanhoe.com, who offers Medical Alerts by e-mail every day of the week. To subscribe, go to: http://www.ivanhoe.com/newsalert/.
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