Recently I read an online article that talked about some staple foods in German Cuisine and how healthy they are. The full article is at SixWise.com and includes descriptions and the health benefits of these six healthiest staples. Be sure to visit their site to get the whole enchilada. Wait, wrong nationality….
The 6 Healthiest Staple Foods in German Cuisine
by www.SixWise.comGerman food is famous for its hearty meals of roasted meat, dumplings, potatoes, pickled vegetables, gravy and breads, and, of course, its beer and sausages (Germany has over 1,500 different types of sausage). Satisfying? Yes. Wholesome? Yes. Extremely healthy? Perhaps on the surface not, but in reality German cuisine is quite good for you.
Take their sausages. Each one has an average of only 280 calories, contains mostly meat (often pork) and no chemicals are used, completely opposite of American sausages, which are higher in calories, contain more fat, water and other filler meats, and are loaded with chemicals and preservatives. On top of that, German sausages are rarely served on a bun, but rather on a bed of sauerkraut or with a dipping sauce like mustard. In America, highly processed white buns are the norm.
So when it comes to German cuisine, there is much more than meets the eye. Here we’ve compiled six of the healthiest staple foods in Germany, along with a couple of tasty and healthy recipes for you to try at the end.
- Sauerkraut
- Red Cabbange
- White Asparagus
- Apples
- Horseradish
- Whole-Grain Rye Bread
The Denver Post had a very interesting article posted online today about the healthiness of German sausages (which was referenced by SixWise.com’s article).
Do you think these healthy foods will counteract all the beer? 
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