Month: December 2024

Herb Seasonings & Salt-Free Diets

admin December 27, 2024 0

With today's diets, sodium is everywhere. Salt is necessary for the body to function. salt free herb seasoning diets are more than worth a look. Herb seasonings have existed since the beginning of time and are ample substitutes for many store-bought seasoning mixes. Dieticians and medical professionals ALL agree that low-salt diets are good for heart health and they stress eating healthy. Hypertension can cause health problems over time, including heart disease and stroke. Salty foods in particular can cause high blood pressure. When you eat salt, your body retains more fluids, raising blood volume and pressure.

Herbs and Spices are the best anti-oxidants to have around. They have exceptional antioxidant, antispasmodic, antiseptic, digestive, carminative and stimulant properties. As an anti-oxidant spices help increase oxygenation and circulation in the body, as well as helping boost the immune system. Adding a variety of herbs and spices into your diet could help improve your intake of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds.

Depending on who you ask and their region, a finite number of spices are available. Everyone has their favorites but based on our research, most spice blends contain zero salt, additives, or preservatives. In concert with healthy eating, we have crafted three salt-free herb spice blends for any dish you prepare. We like it mostly on vegetable and seafood dishes, salads, and soups. We've used our herb seasonings when making other dishes and what we will say salt-free herb seasoning makes it easier to change the diet as we age.

Salt Free Herb Seasoning - Ours vs. Theirs

If you're already enjoying salt-free diets you're probably using one of the other commercially available herb blends. Taking a look at our herb blend ingredients confirms what's in the product. You will never see additives, preservatives, or enhancers listed with the other ingredients rolled into our products. That's what sets us apart from the others. The herbs will never overpower natural food flavors. The herb sample packs from Cookin Wit' Gus are available in three distinct flavors, as well as a sample pack. You can try each flavor for a low price and decide which works best for your style of cooking.

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Seasoned Coatings Aren’t Boring

admin December 15, 2024 0

Depending on who you ask, seasoned coatings aren't boring. They take fried foods to the next level, whatever you're cooking. Tailgating, the entire family, or a group of friends will tell everybody how good your food was. Our craft-built seasoned coating mixes are made without flavor enhancers, additives, or preservatives. That way the natural flavors in the food stand out and make people say WOW !!!!

A "seasoned coating mix" is a blend of spices, herbs, breadcrumbs, and sometimes other ingredients like corn flour, designed to coat meat, poultry, or fish, adding both flavor and a crispy texture when baked or fried; essentially, it's a pre-made seasoning designed to create a crunchy crust on your food.

We are committed to providing quality products you can't find elsewhere. These coating mixes can be used with anything. And when we say anything, that includes meat, fish, shellfish, or vegetables. Use our coating mixes as you would any other. Some apply this after an egg wash, and some pour the mix into a bag and shake it up. Whatever method you like works. One of our favorite uses is for breading and deep frying turkeys. If is sounds like frying a chicken, the only difference is the turkey is not cut up.

Many people do not like to deep fry indoors because of the smell. These mixes are aromatic and you can smell them anywhere close to where they're being used. You walk into the kitchen and wow. They smell up the out-of-doors so make sure you bring extra food to prepare. Remember walking into your kitchen at home and that sensation of your favorite food cooking. That's a memory we successfully replicated.

Food Allergy Versions

And for our friends with food allergies, we have hand-crafted special blends so you can enjoy your favorite foods. Rice flour is used instead of wheat-based flour. Seasoned coatings aren't boring and we can prove it.

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Literally the oldest cooking utensil in the world.

admin December 11, 2024 0

A mortar and pestle is the worlds oldest cooking utensil used to crush and grind ingredients into a paste or powder. You can find them made of stone, like granite or marble, or other materials like ceramic or wood. Mortar and pestles are great tools to mix, grind, smash, pulverize, and pound both wet and dry ingredients. A mortar and pestle are among the oldest tools on earth and ancient civilizations were first in the development and use.

They're not just decorative--they're one of a chefs favorite kitchen tool. The mortar and pestle work faster than a knife to crush nuts, pound garlic into a paste. You can also smash ginger or chiles to infuse flavor, or grind whole spices into powders. We also use it to crush peppercorns destined for our blended products. People have used these to render wheat into flour for making bread so as you can see, they’re versatile.

Mortar & Pestle is highly recommended for use in our products. The reason for that is that we do not use anti-caking agents. Agents include the stearates of calcium and magnesium, silica and various silicates, and talc. Our rubs will cake but balancing the value of natural products against chemical-laced products we feel is easy peasy.

Worlds Oldest Cooking Utensil Maintenance

For regular maintenance, you need to clean the mortar and pestle after every use—this is true for all mortars and pestles regardless of material. Otherwise, you'll risk your guacamole tasting like the Szechuan peppercorns you pounded a few days ago. Wet a soft sponge or dishcloth with warm water and apply a squirt of unscented dish soap. Then, gently scrub the mortar and pestle to clean off any stubborn residue. Use an unscented dish soap to prevent the taste and smell from seeping into the marble.

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Enjoying Food Without Additives

admin December 7, 2024 0

Like most Americans who grew up in cities, we never paid much attention to what meals were prepared and served. We ate what was prepared with minimal complaining, if any. As I got older, I embarked on a quest to find out what enjoying food without additives tasted like. The experience resulted in an appreciation for the natural flavors in the food. Additives and preservatives are nothing new they have been around in one form or another since early man. Food additives are certainly front and center in today's processed foods.

The evolution of food additives has spun off many studies, mostly about their safety. If you look at food products banned around the globe, it is primarily because the additives have been deemed harmful to your health. Many banned products contain coloring agents to make the food look more appealing or improve texture. All of which contain "suggestions" that they cause cancer, nervous system damage, DNA changes, etc. I say suggestion because most public-facing ads will not confirm or deny the concerns. Enjoying food without additives has become easier but visiting the grocery store or grabbing a quick snack to take off the edge is unavoidable.

Our Products:

We have made an entire line of spice/seasoning blends without additives or preservatives. That is our sweet spot. The result is we have been able to appreciate natural flavors in the food we eat. I suppose in the long run I will know if dietary changes have had a meaningful impact or not. Maybe I won't even worry about it. What I do know is products made without additives and preservatives require different handling over their lifecycle. Seasonings tend to clump and require grinding mostly. They have held their flavor over time so I consider that a win. Our favorite sauces have been made using real fruit. They are fresh and tasty but must be refrigerated to slow down the ripening. And you don't want to open more than you need but the good news is they respond well to freezing.

I've purposefully stayed away from today's engineered foods. It's just not clear what the long-term effects will be from making a hamburger patty from plants or wood will be. I'm of the mind you can eat whatever you choose within reason. My preference is to know what I'm taking in so there are no surprises later.

Enjoying Food Without Additives Summary:

If after researching food additives you come away confused about what's good to eat and what's not, we're in the same boat. It seems to me that additives are used to extend the life of products along with making them taste better. When using my products at least you know what you're consuming. I think I'll err on the side of healthy eating.

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