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6 Fermented Foods That You Should Add to Your Diet

January 26, 2017 Srijita6, Add, Diet:, Fermented, Foods, Should, That, to, You, Your

One of the most frequently asked questions I encounter when I travel to other parts of the world is “why doesn’t India have a cheese tradition”? Or, indeed, “why doesn’t India have a wine tradition”? Which really is a variation of the first question. The premise in both the cases is not true of course. Because the country does have both indigenous cheese and wine making in different regions. However, if you compare these with the dominant, “mainstream” traditions in Europe, and even central Asia, you will have to admit…

How Many Calories Should You Eat: Use This Calculator

January 10, 2017 Srijita'many, Calculator, calories, Eat, How, Should, This, Use, You

A large part of our fitness relies on the diet that we follow on a daily basis. Weight loss results from a complex mechanism of calories consumed and burned. BodyPower got in touch with fitness expert and online fitness coach Beth Trueman to demystify some of the most perplexing notions related to fitness. “Most people come and ask me the standard question, “How many calories should I consume”. There are many components to nutrition that affect the composition of our body. In most cases, if the basics are in place,…

Kanji: The Miracle Winter Drink You Should Have for a Healthy Gut

January 2, 2017 Srijitaa, Drink, for, Gut, Have, Healthy, Kanji:, Miracle, Should, The, Winter, You

In Goa, at the Serendipity Arts Festival earlier this month, I attended a fascinating workshop on fermentation, curated by chef Manu Chandra. The session was conducted by Aditya Raghavan, who seems to be quite a maverick and treats his bacteria and yeast with much respect, almost as pets, which of course they are! It was at the workshop that I had my first sip of Kombucha, fermented tea, the supposed elixir of life, discovered by the ancient Chinese and being successfully marketed by the Americans since the 1990s, as a…

5 reasons why you should be drinking pickle juice

December 28, 2016 Srijita5%;, be, Drinking, Juice:, pickle, reasons, Should, Why, You

Now that pickle juice is available in a can, you don’t have to beat around the bush with actual pickles—get right to the good stuff. Everyone seems to love pickle juice, and understandably so. There are many uses out there for pickle juice that go way beyond the jar: You can cook with it, hydrate with it or even scrub pots with it. Some people swear it helps heartburn, or even soothes sunburned skin—we tried that with little to no success, unless you consider walking around smelling like a deli…

11 Foods You Should Never Feed Your Kids

December 28, 2016 Srijita11, Feed, Foods, Kids, never, Should, You, Your

Any dad knows that feeding kids can be a huge headache. Whether you’re squeezing in supper before soccer practice, packing lunches before sunup, or just coaxing a picky eater to put something in her mouth, it’s often much easier to give kids quick, convenient (and, yes, unhealthy foods) rather than nutritious meals. It doesn’t help that chicken fingers, Fruit Roll-Ups, and root beer are the stuff youngsters usually love. You’ll never completely ace your kids’ diets, nor do you want to deprive them of occasional treats. But there are some foods…

Is Soya Bad for Your Health? Here’s Why You Should Have it Sparingly

December 27, 2016 SrijitaBad, for, Have, Health, Here's, Is, It, Should, Soya, Sparingly, Why, You, Your

In recent times soya has been much talked about and touted as the new big thing, especially for vegetarians. However, studies indicate that the health benefits of soya may have been greatly exaggerated, mostly by the soya industry itself. In fact, soya makes its way into almost all processed food because of its versatility. Also, soya is cheap and in abundance. It adds thickness, creaminess and bulk to processed food. Now healthy or not, that is a question I have set out to answer.Doctors agree that eating soya on a…