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A Simple Guide to Eating Healthy

Hey y’all,

It’s been a while. Working in healthcare remains an adventure, but one that’s taken a dark turn lately. I’ve been cooking at home a lot more because of all this, and have several new recipes to share, but I have been slow in finding the motivation to write them up.

So instead of a recipe, I’m sharing some tips on eating healthy.

Why now? (After all, in times like these, chocolate is very comforting.)

We’re heading into the perfect time of year to make this amazing salad: creamy avocado, sweet mango, and juicy tomatoes tossed with a spicy dressing (rof). Vegan to boot!

What you eat, however, makes a big impact on diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity/metabolic syndrome, which are common risk factors for becoming very sick and/or dying from coronavirus. More than ever, it’s important to eat healthy to stay healthy.

Nowadays, however, eating healthy can seem confusing. Wondering whether you should go vegan or jump on the ketogenic diet wagon (previously popularized as the Atkins diet)? Or might you long for the easy days when the food pyramid ruled? Confused about what to eat? Confounded by the bewildering array of diets that cycle in popularity every few years?

Read on. I’m here to help.

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Making eating out special again

If only insects actually tasted like this delicious passionfruit marshmallow caterpillar we tried at Jose Andres’s DC restaurant Minibar. It was definitely the type of one-of-a-kind meal I can’t make at home.

One of my resolutions for 2018 is to make eating out a special occasion again.

Growing up, eating out was something my family only did occasionally and at select restaurants. In large part this was because my sister and I were not easy to take out to restaurants when we were younger. I apparently had the habit of loudly drumming utensils against dinner plates; Sumi, while more well-behaved, knocked over at least one glass of water during every meal. So when we did eat out, it was at casual restaurants (that tolerated our shenanigans) that still served pretty darn good food (to make all the stress worthwhile). Even after my sister and I outgrew those antics, we still ate most of our meals at home because my Mom cooks food tastier and healthier than most restaurants.

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Food and the World You are what you eat

Happy 2018!

Back in the day when gel pens and patterned stationary featuring Hello Kitty and other cute critters first came into vogue*, my younger self greeted the new year by using my holiday haul to create an elaborate document listing my resolutions for the new year. And I use the term list in its literal sense: usually, I had 20+ bullet points detailing my very specific plan for creating a new me the next year.

I was an ambitious young gal back then.

While I’ve since pared back the number of foreign languages or new musical instruments I plan to master over the next year (current goal: 0), I still like to use this time for self-reflection. Who am I now, and who do I want to become? As I’ve grown older and my metabolism has slowed down, my resolutions, unsurprisingly, often have to do with health….and food.

This year, I have two (ok, three if you count posting regularly to this blog) food-related resolutions:

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Happy 2018! Stay warm!

  1. Make eating out a special occasion
  2. Only purchase sustainably harvested seafood

What are your resolutions for 2018?

*They still are in vogue in my eyes, btw.

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Welcome!

Welcome to Spice and Kisses! A guide to the blog:

Recipe box: Our online catalog of recipes both original and those that have been reviewed/closely adapted from other sources. There will be many family recipes from South India, but since we cook and eat all sorts of food, we’ll also have many other cuisines represented in our recipe box. Our goal is to present flavorful and healthy recipes suitable for cooks of many skill levels (and since Saranya is the cooking runt of the family, trust us, there’ll definitely be some easy ones).

Happy holidays!

You are what you eat: It’s true. From time to time, we will post tips about the relationship between the food you eat and your health.

Food and the World: Our thoughts on food and the environment

Foodie Finds: Food, products, and dining experiences that we enjoyed and want to share with you, all out of the goodness of our hearts (no one’s paying us to share!)

xoxoxo – S