Beryl Krinsky tours the herb and spice aisle with sodium-free seasoning swaps. Garlic powder converts at 1 clove to 1/8 teaspoon, oregano has more antioxidants than most fruits, and turmeric tea brews with 1 teaspoon in 4 cups water. She finishes with two ways to season white fish: thyme-lemon-pepper or garlic powder with chipotle.
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Hi, welcome back to the Be Complete Supermarket Series: Explore the Store. Isn't the way to a person's heart through what you cook for them? And in February, the focus is on keeping your heart healthy all year round. Today we're in the herb and spice aisle to talk with you about how to season your food without having to add a lot of extra sodium and fat. In terms of heart health, garlic is your best benefit. Garlic is going to provide a lot of polyphenols and antioxidants nutrients to benefit your heart. However, if you don't have fresh garlic, you can actually use garlic powder. Garlic powder pairs with so many different cuisines. It tastes awesome in anything from Italian to Indian, Thai, Asian, African. It's really endless in how you can use garlic powder. If you want to substitute a clove of garlic for this garlic powder, 1 clove equals about an 1/8 teaspoon. Now, the situation is this is going to reduce its intensity and flavor over time. So if you can buy a smaller container of garlic powder, that's probably a better option. Moving on to your secret weapon for antioxidants, oregano. Oregano has more antioxidants per weight versus potatoes, oranges, apples, and even blueberries. Oregano tastes wonderful in Italian and Greek cuisines. You can use it to season meat, poultry, fish, even tofu. One great way to get a lot of antioxidants is to actually use oregano powder on your vegetables. After you cook the vegetables, you're going to want to season with oregano. You may have heard about turmeric in the news for its antioxidant superpower. That's, that's really cool. It's actually very common in both Asian and Indian cuisine. It gives the bright yellow color and it imparts a really nice savory flavor. You can use this spice in anything from soups, stews, on beans, meat, even tofu, and it's going to give a lot of great yellow color. If you want to spice up your nuts, you can use this, and actually you can create a tea out of this. All you do is boil 4 cups of water, add a teaspoon of turmeric, simmer for 10 minutes, and then you put through a sieve to get some of the particles out, and you can flavor with some lemon or honey. My personal favorite spice of the season is chipotle. Chipotle is going to give you a little smoke and a little spice. You want to spice up your eggs, this is your go-to. So this is made from actually chili peppers, and it's concentrated, so it's going to have a lot of flavor. You can use this for any kind of chili, soup, meat, even chicken will taste really good. And if you want to spice up your whole grains, this is another great way to do it. One question that I get asked a lot is, "How do I flavor white fish?" So there are a couple options I advise. You can mix thyme with lemon, pepper, and a little bit of salt, and that's going to really give a nice herb flavor to your fish. Now another way to spice up your fish is to add garlic and onion powder and then add that chipotle, and that's going to give a really nice savory and spicy addition to your simple white fish. So if you enjoyed this video, I encourage you to share it with your colleagues, family, and friends. And until next time, be educated, be inspired, and be complete.
