Monthly Archives: July 2016
Healthy Recipes: Doodhi Methi Muthia
Muthia is a healthy teatime snack packed with flavour and nutrition. The healthy recipe is easy to make and perfect when served with a cup of tea or coffee. Make a healthy choice and choose to steam them instead of frying them.
Tip: Wondering what to do with your leftover rice? Add 2 spoons full of rice to the muthia mixture below for better consistency.
Ingredients
1 cup bottle gourd (lauki), grated and water removed
¼ cup bengal gram (besan)
2 tbsp semolina (suji)
2 tbsp Read More...
Can a ‘Junk Food Tax’ Work?
Kerala becomes the first state in the country to introduce a ‘fat’ tax on junk food in the country in order to promote healthy eating. This comes in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) advocacy of using fiscal tools to promote healthy eating.
While debatable and something that can be construed as a ‘naïve’ prescription for health, we view this as an important health measure undertaken by the state government in response to the rapidly increasing obesity in the Read More...
Healthy Baking Substitutions for Butter
Who doesn’t love butter? We all have some memories of thoroughly enjoying and eating Amul butter. The ‘utterly butterly delicious’ would simply make us all drool! Butter is a beloved ingredient that plays a starring role in some of our favourite recipes – particularly when it comes to baking. From cakes and cookies to quick breads and pastas, butter (or oil) is amongst the key ingredients for baking.
But the fat found in butter is mostly saturated – the kind Read More...
