Alkalize Your Pasta With These 3 Deliciously Creamy Sauces

Today, I share with you three easy-to-make alkalizing pasta sauces that are also delicious on potatoes, rice, vegetables, and other dishes. While pasta is acidifying and not a nutrient-rich food, the good news is that there are more varieties than ever to choose from, including gluten-free pastas and less acidifying versions such as quinoa and ancient grains pasta.

When I eat pasta, I make sure to combine it with alkalizing vegetables and sauces. But let’s face it, it’s easy to settle for the same tomato or cream-based sauces, the latter adding to the acidifying nature of pasta.

So it’s important to incorporate a variety of bone-smart, alkalizing sauces into your favorite pasta dishes. And that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do with today’s recipes, so let’s get started!

Take A Break From Traditional Pasta Sauces

A homemade tomato sauce is delicious and alkalizing, but variety is important in a bone-healthy diet. The same sauce all the time doesn’t provide the nutritional variation that is so important for building strong bones.

In addition, many traditional pasta sauces are rich in cream, butter, cheese, and milk. Not only is this bad news for the 60 percent of the population who are lactose intolerant, but dairy products are not a healthful source of calcium for your bones. In fact, milk and milk products have the opposite effect, contributing to an acidifying body environment that then draws calcium out of your bones to balance the pH.

So dairy-based pasta sauces are acidifying, and so is the pasta itself. But as you’ll see in a moment, creamy, non-dairy sauces are delicious and satisfying as well as alkalizing.

And finally, the third most common type of pasta sauce is rich in acidifying meat. Ground beef is often cooked into tomato-based sauces, and spaghetti with meatballs is traditional Italian fare. Like all healthful acidifying foods, meat is not forbidden on the Osteoporosis Reversal Program. But if you’re looking for ways to cut back on your meat consumption to keep your diet more pH-balanced, exploring ways to reduce your meat consumption and meat-based sauces is a good place to start.

What’s Wrong With Jarred Sauces?

Another reason to cook your own pasta sauces at home is to avoid the ones sold in jars. Many store-bought sauces are full of preservatives and other additives, and it may surprise you to learn that they often contain high amounts of sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup, plus they’re typically very high in sodium.

So if you want to enjoy a pH-balanced pasta dish, alkalize acidifying grains like rice, or add dairy-free creaminess to vegetable dishes, try these three delectable sauces you can make at home.

As you can see, bone-healthy cooking doesn’t need to be complicated. All of the above sauces have just a few ingredients, and their preparation couldn’t be simpler.

Bone-Smart Cooking Made Easy: The Spirit Of Bone Appétit

Through the years, many Savers have asked for a cookbook to accompany the Osteoporosis Reversal Program. They were searching for detailed guidance on how to prepare bone healthy meals. So I created the companion recipe book, Bone Appétit, which shows that bone-smart cooking can be simple and delicious.

If you haven’t checked out Bone Appétit yet, then you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see the rich variety of recipes that can be created with bone-smart foods, many of them Foundation Foods. The recipe ingredients have been chosen to supply your bones with the specific nutrients they need to rejuvenate and resist fracture, and to promote a more alkaline body environment that benefits your overall health as well.

With Bone Appétit by your side, eating your way to bone health has never been more delightful and creative!

Till next time,