Apple cider vinegar is known to be a major weight-loss booster [1], but are you using it to its fullest potential? This pantry staple can be utilized for many recipes and meals beyond your standard "ACV shots [2]" (which are not that great for you anyway). Plus, if you can't stand the sour taste but still want to enjoy all of its healing powers, we've got a few ways to mask the flavor, too.
- Weight-Loss- and Immune-Boosting Drinks: Sweeten it up with honey or stevia, or spice it up with cinnamon or cayenne. ACV drinks [4] bring the miraculous powers of this fermented liquid to your diet in a safer way than shots do.
- Salad Dressing: If you're not ready for the tangy, tart taste in a drink, try it in a salad-dressing recipe [5] in lieu of balsamic vinegar.
- Baking Recipes: You can avoid the tart taste altogether and fluff up your baking recipes [6] with a little apple cider vinegar. Try it in a lightened-up cake recipe [7] that tastes as decadent as the Starbucks original.
- Dairy-Free Buttermilk: Speaking of baking, did you know that you can create a dairy-free buttermilk with ACV? As mentioned, it's great for baking [8] and when you mix it with some dairy-free milk, you can hack all of your favorite baking recipes to veganify them or use it in a batch of weekend pancakes.
- Soups: Try using ACV in your soup recipes. Try it in a bone broth [9], as it can help with digestion (and bone broth is inherently gut-nourishing), or in a chickpea soup [10] or a detoxifying green soup [11].