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The most important aspect of grilling great food is applying the right mix of seasonings. Whether you’re doing chicken, steak or ribs, the seasoning permeates the meat and is the first thing that hits your taste buds. Many store-bought brands are filled with salt and cheap imitation products, so it is important to know what to look for.
The next time you purchase seasoning, consider going for an organic seasoning blend. These products usually are of higher quality and generally contain less salt than typical store brands. Although they are generally marketed for specific meats, most white meat seasoning blends will be ok to interchange, and the same goes for red meat ones as well.
I’ve never been the most inventive cook. In fact, it took a wake-up call from my kids to get me to deviate from a long established routine. I had a solid repertoire made up of six or seven dishes that could be prepared without even thinking about it. One night, when I had some extra time on my hands, I finally succumbed to my kids’ wishes and branched out with a new recipe. My wife and I had been reminiscing about our Hawaiian honeymoon, most notably the delicious cuisine we experienced in the islands.
Rather than cooking my old standby – chicken breast marinated in Italian dressing – I decided to put a new spin on things by treating the family to some more exotic fare. I used an organic chicken dry rub to add delectable flavors and spices to the dish. Unlike previous dry rubs I’ve tried, this one really brought out the natural flavor of the chicken instead of masking it.
The all-natural food movement is gaining steam every day, and more people are realizing the benefits of organic food. Not only do organic foods taste better, but they are better for you and better for the environment. Many people talk about the benefits of eating organic fruits and vegetables, but what about organic meat? What are the benefits of eating naturally raised beef, pork and chicken?
Animals that are raised organically are not fed antibiotics, the bovine human growth hormone rbGH, or other artificial drugs. They are fed only organic feed and often take in a wider range of nutrients than those raised on factory farms. They are also treated in a more ethical, humane way – free-range chickens, for example, are allowed to spend time outdoors in the fresh air rather than be confined to a small pen throughout their whole lives. Whether you’re health-conscious or simply an animal-lover who likes to eat meat, organic meat is the way to go. Don’t add seasonings filled with preservatives and additives to your meat; keep it all-natural by using organic seasonings on your organic meats.
If you like your foods to be flavorful but have been advised by your doctor to avoid salt, you may feel like you’ve given up flavor for good. After all, what will you put on your eggs or use to season your meat with if you can’t reach for the salt shaker anymore? For some people, it’s just not worth it to use salt or salty seasonings – too much sodium can raise blood pressure in some people, and those who already have high blood pressure can increase their chances of heart attack, stroke and kidney damage. But you can still enjoy flavorful food without salt if you use no salt seasoning.
Look for an organic, all-purpose no salt seasoning to add flavor to fish or zest to pork. If you find a high-quality seasoning that utilizes fresh, natural ingredients with no preservatives or chemicals, you won’t miss the salt at all. You can train yourself to enjoy the natural flavors in foods like red peppers and lemons by passing on the salt; after all, if you’ve been using to automatically adding salt to your food, you haven’t even given natural flavors a chance! If you simply need to lower your salt intake, use natural sea salt – a smaller amount will deliver a better flavor than over-processed salt, which can be filled with chemicals and preservatives.