What food makes you feel comforted and satisfied? They are cookies? Ice cream? Mashed potatoes? Or maybe just mac and cheese. How about all of the above? Hmm!

You can have just about any comfort food that tastes as rich and delicious, and is just as satisfying as the traditional version or even more, but in its healthiest, even curative form. How is that possible? Simply substitute the ingredients that will create a similar look and feel, 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 a hard worker, 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 heard. How to make it taste more like sugar? Add fruit to the recipe. For example, bake a cake with unsweetened applesauce plus stevia.

Do you 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 salty ones (soak the cashews in water until they are all absorbed and mix in the blender).

Pasta lovers give this a try for a change: julienned zucchini, which actually has quite 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 mixed green and / or yellow zucchini, cut into “macaroni” size slices (julienne style, 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, Oil of choice for high temperatures

½ cup shredded cheddar cheese or another cheese of your choice. I recommend goat cheddar cheese as a healing ingredient. For Vegan / Dairy Free, use almond cheese or another of your choice.

Addresses:

1. Sauté the zucchini in ghee or oil, adding salt. (Mid fire)

2. Melt Kuzu in water while zucchini is cooking.

3. When the zucchini is cooked to your liking, add the grated cheese, stirring as it melts.

4. Add the Kuzu / Water mixture and stir quickly until thickened.

Variations: Add chunks of tomato, fresh or sundried, sausage of your choice, herbs of your choice like dill or rosemary, other meats or cheeses. Vegan, add nuts or sprouted or roasted seeds.