If you ever visit Quebec in Canada, you may be surprised to know that there is something known as spa food.
Spa food which is more commonly known as ‘Spa Cuisine’ is often highly misunderstood. There is a bad reputation about this food as being flavorless, boring and unfulfilling.
However, the reality is spa cuisine is quite delicious. Though as far as spa food or cuisine is concerned, it may differ a bit from one spa to the other, but there are few general characteristics that you can really count on, and they are really quite positive.
Whenever you visit any spa Nordique Québec (it means Nordique spa in Quebec in English) you will find following 7 things in the spa foods.
- Natural Ingredients
Very little processed or refined foods instead, spa cuisine will use natural and fresh ingredients which are better for you.
- Seasonal Appropriate
Most of the spa cuisine menus will incorporate in-season ingredients. Few spas may also grow their own which ensures that the ingredients are readily available and will be fresh.
- Colorful
Mostly meals served will be very colorful at spas. More color indicates that foods on your plate are having diversified nutrients, minerals and vitamins. Besides, colorful plates it can be more appetizing and also aesthetically more appealing.
- Well-balanced and also Nutritious
All the meals served at various spas will concentrate to provide balance as well as varieties in their dishes which ensures that guests will get good balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates in their meal.
For each calorie that you consume will provide you healthy vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
- Quality Ingredients
You will always be sure that all foods will be of very high quality. The sources of protein sources are lean that come from animals and plants. All carbohydrates are unrefined, which include fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
All fats are the healthiest type, which includes sunflower, canola oils and olive oil.
- Taste and Flavor
Spa foods will focus more on satiating your appetite with proper portioned dishes of high quality, flavor and taste instead of large quantities of various mediocre tasting food like Chinese Buffet.
- Uniqueness and Creativity
Certain recipes of spa food may often use spices or ingredients which are non-traditional. If you prefer dessert, then they may come up with certain creative ways and satisfy you without causing any major impact on your waistline.
