The use of spices for enhancing taste and aroma has been for centuries. No matter what you cook, spices are very crucial to make it palatable. Spicing up a plain dish is good for taste as well as for your health. All your ingredients on the spice rack are not only flavour-adding agents but they are also antioxidants to boost your health.Some benefits of eating spicy food are as follows:Cinnamon: This woody spice is famous worldwide for its aroma and refreshing taste....
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Indian cuisine is famous worldwide for making best use of herbs and spices to enhance taste and one such herb found commonly in most of Indian dishes due to its distinctive flavor and aroma is Bay-leaf. Scientifically known as Laurus nobilis bay leaves are available whole as dry or fresh. But with the rise in use of harmful chemicals for farming the need to go organic is a necessity and also organic bay leaves are made with no chemical or harmful pesticides and are cultivated through traditional methods. Uses of Bay-leaves: Bay leaves are mainly used in several dishes like soups, savoury and slow cooked dishes to bring amazing taste to the food....
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Everyone loves sour and sweet candies. These colourful and sugary candies are quite delicious and fun to eat. But if you are someone who eats these candies much more often, then they can be a problem for you. These candies are only made up of corn syrup and sugar....
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As they say, “Prevention is better than cure”. One of the best ways to prevent any diseases from coming your way is to boost your immune system. Our immunity helps in fighting all the foreign invaders and disease-causing bacteria. Boosting immunity is important because when you have low immunity, you keep falling sick and all the chemical tablets make your body weak. One can strengthen their immunity by leading an overall healthy and active lifestyle....
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As they say, “You should eat your breakfast like a king.” We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but why? What’s the logic behind it? Well, science says, breakfast is crucial because it is the first meal you consume after your body goes through a fasting period during the night. Breakfast replenishes the glucose and energy needed to go throughout the day....
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To meet the demand of a growing population, our farming techniques have taken a commercial route. Over the years, many farmers started to use fertilizers, chemical pesticides, and artificial growth hormones to enhance the growth of their crops. What started as an effective way to protect the crops and grow them quickly, soon became a problem with long-term effects on health and the environment. The chemicals used in farming made crops less nutritious. Excessive chemicals can mess the functioning of our body and make it internally weak....
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Jaggery is also known as “gur” in India is unrefined sugar obtained from raw sugarcane juice. It is commonly used in India for its natural sweetness in a variety of sweet and savoury dishes. Jaggery is increasingly gaining importance in today’s world as a healthy substitute for sugar. Refined white sugar can lead to several diseases....
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Summer is here! It’s time to indulge in summer fruits- watermelon, mango, and so on. Watermelon, particularly, is relished in the summer, with its cool juice being the best drink to cool you down on a hot sunny day. One thing that gets to us about watermelons is its seeds- we have to carefully remove them before eating our melons. Did you know that the Watermelon Seeds that you throw away are power-packed with a lot of nutrients?...
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The dry fruits world is not only ruled by almonds and cashews. There is another popular member that is not only equally nutritious but also super delicious. Yes, we are talking about Raisins! Also, known as kishmish in India, they are sun-dried small grapes that taste just as sweet and refreshing....
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For millions of people all across the world, rice is a crucial nutrition source. Increasing demand for rice forces farmers to do whatever they can to increase the yield of the paddy crop. This includes using potentially toxic fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals to get the optimum yield from their crop. However, this leads to toxic chemicals finding its way to our plates....
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The Moringa Plant, also called the drumstick tree, is a nutrient-rich plant with various uses. Moringa, though referred to as a ‘superfood’ by experts, seems to be much of underrated health food in the diets of young mothers and children. In fact, almost each part of the moringa tree has its share of health benefits. In this post, we are going to discuss about the health benefits of Moringa Powder for new mothers and children.The Moringa tree, native to the Indian subcontinent, is also widely popular in Southeast Asia and Africa where it is an important ingredient in their diets....
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