Healthy Ways to Make Food Taste Better

Adding herbs to your food can add a lot of nutritious flavor for few calories and may help you reduce salt — if you’re trying to cut back. Herbs are relatively inexpensive and rather easy to grow at home; fresh or dried, they can add some unexpected flavors to a meal. Herbs work well with vegetables, poultry, fish and red meat — so pretty much every meal! And certain fresh herbs may have some health benefits in addition to their flavor. Australian researchers found peppermint, which goes well with lamb, carrots and fruit salad, can help relieve Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms. Rosemary, which is a nice addition to soups and certain meats, has been found to have antioxidant properties, which means it may help prevent cancer.