Finale of Eating Healthy Series: Salt and Peppa

This one is real short..Just some tidbits on Salt and Pepper

Salt is used to:

• Preserve Foods
• Make Ice cream
• Aid in Fermenting Yeast
• Melt Ice (ahh hmmm Atlanta..)
• Enhance the flavor of foods- (Even on a low sodium diet- a DASH of Salt brings of the flavor of what you are cooking)
• Balances Bitterness and Acidity

(hit me up if you are interested in the different types of salt and what is used for what)

Pepper:

• Can boost your immune system!
• Peppercorns are red as they mature. When left in the Sun they turn black (ah ha!)
• White pepper is just black pepper with the husk removed..
• Vital to good digestion of fatty foods
• Black peppercorns contain the most essential oils so it has the most Powerful punch!