Improve the taste of food that lacks flavor
The following ideas may help improve the taste of your food.
- Try a variety of sauces, seasonings, and marinades, such as barbecue sauce, ketchup, meat marinades, mustard, salad dressings, soy sauce, spices, herbs, or teriyaki sauce.
- Add flavor with bacon bits, chopped onion, nuts, or ham strips.
- If you are not following a restricted diet:
- Add extra sugar to foods. Try adding brown sugar, honey, dates, or raisins to your cereal.
- Use extra salt or salty foods such as cheeses, cured meats, or snack chips.
- Try tart foods, such as pickled foods, oranges, lemonade, or sherbet.
| Author: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA | Last Updated: December 1, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Steven K. Patterson, BSc, DDS, MPH - Dentist | |
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