Please Pass the Cinnamon!!!

Science Daily says Cinnamon and Turmeric (antioxidant spices) can reduce the negative effects of a high fat meal.  According to Sheila West, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State, who led the study, many scientists think that oxidative stress contributes to heart disease, arthritis and diabetes. "Antioxidants, like spices, may be important in reducing oxidative stress and thus reducing the risk of chronic disease," she said, adding that the spice dose they used provided the equivalent amount of antioxidants contained in 5 ounces of red wine or 1.4 ounces of dark chocolate.

Unfortunately, the antioxidant spices do not negate the large amount of calories that are part of that high fat meal.  That's the discover I looking for!!!

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Healthier Academy Awards Treats

You can have great party food and still eat healthy.  When making dips, use neufchatel or light cream  cheese instead of full fat & substitute Fat Free Sour Cream for Full Fat---after you jazz up the dip with chopped garlic, onions, leeks or whatever---you won't be able to taste the difference.

Instead of everything pizza with double cheese, try mushroom or other veggie toppings and save your heart a couple of globs of saturated fat.

Thanksgiving HInts

Clean the turkey tonight, cut the wing tips off (nobody eats those anyway), and simmer them with the neck and giblets--simmer 45 minutes--  remove the meat from the broth, cover  and refrigerate the broth.  Tomorrow, skim the congealed fat from the surface, and you have almost fat free tasting broth to use as a gravy base.
Happy Thanksgiving!