What food makes you feel comfortable and satisfied? They are cookies? Icy? Mashed potatoes? Or maybe just macaroni and cheese. How about all of the above? Hmm!

You can have just about any comfort food that tastes as good, delicious, and is just as satisfying as the traditional version or even more so, but in its healthiest, even healing, form. How is that possible? Simply substitute ingredients that will create a similar look and texture, but with even more flavor. For example, if your favorite comfort food recipe starts with butter, use ghee or clarified butter. You can find it in the international section of almost every health food store or online. If you are very industrial, you can make your own.

Instead of sugar, use whole leaf stevia extract (health store or online), which can actually help the pancreas, from what I’ve heard. How to make it taste more like sugar? Add fruit to the recipe. For example, baking a cake with unsweetened applesauce and stevia.

Need to replace an unhealthy thickener? Use the same amount of kuzu root or arrowroot powder. Kuzu root is said to be good for the stomach.

Use mineral-rich salts like Himalayan pink sea salt or Hawaiian red salt. Delicious flavors!

Replace cow’s milk products with goat’s milk, or for vegans, use coconut milk for sweet recipes and cashew cream for savory (soak cashews in water until all absorbed and blend in blender).

Pasta lovers try this for a change: julienned zucchini, which actually has a bit of flavor, unlike pasta, which tastes completely bland on its own. See the recipe below for ideas.

Of course, you should always check with your doctor if you have any health problems.

Mac and cheese for everyone!

Ingredients Per person:

1 cup combination green and/or yellow squash, sliced ​​into “macaroni” sized slices (julienne-thick)

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon kuzu or arrowroot powder (health store)

1 tablespoon of purified water

1 teaspoon Ghee (clarified butter, health store), OR butter, OR for vegans, High temperature oil of choice

½ cup shredded cheddar cheese or other cheese of your choice I recommend goat cheddar cheese as a healing ingredient. For Vegan/Dairy Freeuse Almond Cheese or another of your choice.

Addresses:

1. Sauté courgettes in Ghee or oil, adding salt. (Mid fire)

2. Melt the kuzu in water while the zucchini is cooking.

3. When the Zucchini is cooked to your liking, add the Grated Cheese, stirring as it melts.

4. Add the water and kuzu mixture and stir quickly until thickened.

Variations: Add diced tomato, fresh or sun dried, sausage of your choice, herbs of your choice like dill or rosemary, other meats or cheeses. Vegans, add sprouted or toasted nuts or seeds.