January 29, 2018
Let’s play a game today! Close your eyes and think of India, or more importantly the food in India. What do you see? If you ask us, we can envision hot plates of samosa and chutney, piping hot pakoras with chai, deep fried puris and hot paranthas. And that’s just the Indian side of it, with the rapid boom in fast food eateries and cafes these days, plates of cheesy fries and scrumptious donuts are just as popular. What does our food scene have in common as a whole? It’s obvious isn’t it, it’s OIL. Living in the land of samosas and pakoras, it’s like oil runs in our blood stream, no? It’s almost considered a food group here!
January 24, 2018
Brr… yes, Game of Thrones fans, we hear you. Winter will be leaving us in a few weeks! This years winter is supposed to be one of the coldest in recorded history! While we have been enjoying the cold winds and hot cuppas, it is necessary to fuel your body with ‘winter-foods’ that will help keeping your body warm in these last few weeks.
January 16, 2018
White bread or Whole Wheat or Brown? The confusion is real! We know you’ve heard about the age old debate between refined flour products and products made of whole wheat flour. As the name suggests white and most brown bread variants contain refined flour, which is maida or processed flour. This refined flour contains no nutrient other than straight up carbohydrates, since all the processing strips away all the healthy nutrients from the grain.
January 08, 2018
The New Year is here and it is time for some new resolutions! With the year gone by so quickly, it’s hard not to evaluate the good and bad decisions you’ve made and plan the upcoming year. One of the largest areas of focus is health and fitness. But the huge flaw – sticking to this resolution for more than a month!
December 12, 2017
Hear the word ‘Vegan’ a bit too much lately? It definitely is the newest, most widely accepted food trend today. But what exactly is Vegan? Veganism is both the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals.
December 03, 2017
‘Tis the season of wedding bells and jet setting to new locations for celebrations that last days on end. It goes without saying that snacking is an important part of any journey, and no, you don’t have to skip the snacks because of the guilt the ‘all-you-can-eat’ buffets make you feel.
November 29, 2017
There are a whole lot of bad nutrition ideas floating in the world. From eating tiny quantities to cutting out essential food groups, there are way too many myths mixed with facts out there. Diets are difficult to maintain and this is the reason we crave our ‘ cheat meals ’ so much.