02/17/2026
Did you know most of our sodium comes from packaged foods?
Reduce sodium by:
🧂 Checking food labels - 5% DV or less per serving is considered low!
🍽️ Cooking at home
🌿 Seasoning with herbs instead of salt - Try out this month's spice, turmeric!
✴️What is turmeric?
Turmeric is a common spice and a major ingredient in curry powder. Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric. Curcumin is known worldwide for its multiple health benefits, which act primarily as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.
✴️How can you use turmeric?
Use turmeric in dressings, sauces, soups, and even breakfast items like eggs, oatmeal, and milk. Turmeric tastes best when coupled with strong, warming spices, like pumpkin pie spice, which is made with ginger, cinnamin, cloves, and allspice. Also, it complements grains such as rice, quinoa, bulgar, and couscous.
✴️Try out this recipe: Golden Turmeric Milk
Ingredients:
1 cup 1% milk
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric or 2 tsp. fresh
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of black pepper (optional)
Directions:
1. Set a small saucepan over low heat. Add the milk, honey, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and if desired, black pepper. Stir with a whisk until well combined.
2. Bring to steaming, just below a simmer. Do not let it come to a boil. Keep just below a simmer, stirring occasionally, 5-7 minutes. Do not let milk scald.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla. Taste and add additional honey for sweetness. Add frothed milk if desired.
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