How to Add Turmeric to Your Diet
Originally called Indian saffron due to its deep orangish-yellow hue, turmeric has a warm and peppery flavor. The spice has been used for thousands of years as a healing remedy. One of its components, curcumin, has been found to have anti-inflammatory properties while protecting against some cancers. The spice should be safe to add to most people's diets, though in high doses it can cause nausea and diarrhea. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Go to the store, check out the spice aisle and buy some turmeric. You can buy it in conventional ground form, or organic.
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Be sure that the label actually says "Turmeric" and it's not just blended together with curry powder.
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Grind your own root to add turmeric to your diet if you're unable to find it in ground form. You can make your own turmeric powder by boiling some turmeric root, drying it and then grinding it into a fine powder.
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Use Indian recipes to make dinners at home. Indian foods have great amounts of curry and turmeric in them.
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Incorporate turmeric into all of your meals, beginning with breakfast. Sprinkle it over eggs for taste, but especially to add a bolder yellow color.
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Add turmeric to your salads at lunch, or spice your lentils or cauliflower with it.
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Season your meats at dinner with turmeric instead of the usual salt and pepper. For dessert, you can add it to sautéed apples.
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Try to add turmeric to your diet in place of the common seasonings you've been using -- or in addition to them. At every meal, be conscious of reaching for turmeric just like you would for the salt shaker.
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Tips & Warnings
Be careful of its bright yellow coloring, as turmeric can cause stains. Make sure to clean up your counter promptly if any is sprinkled on it.
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