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Garlic: a poor man’s wonderfood

Posted on January 5th, 2009 Saver Queen 6 comments

Hi everyone! Sorry about the few and far between number of blog posts. We moved this weekend and are just getting settled in. Although life is far from routine yet, I am back in the saddle and ready to start my daily blogging.

I have a cold coming on so I thought today I would blog about a cheap way to prevent and battle the common cold: raw garlic.

Garlic is a great natural remedy and be consumed in the most delicious ways.

A few weeks ago, I was sadly reading a blog where the women chatted about chewing on a raw garlic clove in order to ward off their cold viruses. Eating plain, raw garlic cloves? I can think of few things more repulsive than that. Especially when the opportunities are endless when it comes to eating this little wonderfood raw.

Try adding it to guacamole – it’s a very cheap little dish to make, especially when avocados are in season – or add it to homemade hummus. Hummus is a great snack to make; it’s dirt cheap, it lasts for a long time in the fridge, it’s very healthy, and it’s delicious.

You can also add raw garlic to pasta. During the stretch where tried to eat up the food in my fridge, freezer and pantry, I found it convenient to make a little homemade pasta sauce out of just olive oil, garlic and salt. Of course, using up the leftover goat cheese made it an extra tasty dish. You don’t even need a can of tomatoes.

6 responses to “Garlic: a poor man’s wonderfood”

Amber January 5th, 2009 at 13:37

I hope the move went well.

And thanks for the tip on the garlic!
Brenda January 5th, 2009 at 14:10

Glad to hear the move went well. Good to have you “back”. Sending get well wishes to help with the garlic!
Kate January 5th, 2009 at 15:13

Try roasting the garlic- it takes away some of the bitterness and adds a great nutty flavour.
psychsarah January 5th, 2009 at 16:45

I always marvel that some of the most flavourful foods are the cheapest-garlic, ginger, onions etc. There is rarely a day when I don’t eat garlic in some form-roasted, in hummus, sauteed in pasta or stir-fry, sliced and inserted into meat before roasting, the possibilities are endless-we might stink of garlic at my house, but at least we’re healthy and eating on a budget at the same time!
livingmyrichlife January 5th, 2009 at 18:31

Mmmmm Garlic…. I managed to catch a nasty cold while I was in Guatemala. Thankfully garlic was plentiful and strong in most of the meals there.
Beef Up Your Piggy January 5th, 2009 at 21:25

This post cracked me up. Great idea, Saver Queen. You are so right about the garlic. I also double up and use Airborne…extra nutrients have saved me a few times.