Author Archives: Seebagroup
10 Unknowing Ways We Make Food Less Nutritious
Many of us are highly concerned about what we cook and when we cook, though still end up inadvertently making our food less nutritious. We go to the best places to source our ingredients and buy the ‘good quality’ vegetables that are healthy for our families, but do we ever think of how we cook or whether we are cooking correctly?
Here are 10 unknowing ways we’re making our food less nutritious:
Boiling vegetables
Vegetables are a very important part of our Read More...
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...
