SunstarTV Bureau: Here we are with top 5 food myths that people carried for ages now is all set to break the stereotypes. The things will definitely help you to get ample knowledge and a healthy diet to maintain in your daily life.
So here we go.
Sugar
Myth: Sugar is poison. It’s a slow poison.
Busted: No it’s not. But overindulgence surely is. Sugar itself is when you making or adding it to your ladoos, barfies and halwas that is not a problem maker at all. A teaspoon to your cup of chai or coffee also isn’t a problem. Sugarcane in winter chewing on it or having freshly squeezed juice is also not a problem. Even Jaggery which comes from sugarcane, you have it with the ghee and with bajra rotis.
But when it comes with a Cola, Chocolate, and a cake, always say no to it. But when it comes to regular home-cooked food then take a little bit and spice to your cuisine.
Ghee
Myth: Avoid ghee when you have heart problem, thyroid, avoid if you are fat.
Busted: Ghee is actually something that you do need to add in all your meals. At least take a tea spoon to your breakfast, lunch and dinner. It will ensure that you are not overeating. Because ghee will allow you to have better access to your satiety signals. Even it helps to digest your food inside better. It aids the assimilation of fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin A, E, D and K.
Banana
Myth: Not just banana, avoid mango, sitaphal, chikoo, jackfruit etc that is local, very interestingly.
Busted: This just stems out of the fact that local fruits don’t quite make it to textbooks. So what does make it to textbooks is the apple, the kiwis and the berries. They also make it to social media profiles of fitness influencers which they make it to headlines. So what you should really avoid them? No, absolutely not. EAT THEM. They will actually help you to stay fit. It all contains natural sugar. It calls fructose. Fructose by nature is low on glycemic index and eating fruits is beneficial for people whether they diabetic, obese, or have PCOD, fertility problems or have digestive problem.
Rice
Myth: Don’t eat rice. Rice plays role in weight gain. You can eat quinoa, but not rice.
Busted: We have an obsession with everything that’s expensive, unpronounceable, and not found in our farms. It’s high time to get over that complex and really embrace rice. Rice is actually making in every Indian families on occasions which can further converted to kheer, to khichdi, kanji, biriyani, pulao. It’s an easiest grain to digest which blends extremely well with curd, kadhi, rajma and dal and allows your body to assimilate amino acids quite easily. It’s also works as a prebiotic. It is called food for the healthy bacteria which resides in your body.
Pickle
Myth: Avoid pickles. They are fattening.
Busted: people often said to avoid pickle because they think the thing has been made with too much of oil, salt. Without the oil and salt substances, you would have pathogens or the bad bacteria growing. If you wanted to be a culture, it helps for growth of good bacteria and also lacto-fermentation to take place. Hard amla and hard kairi which you have putted, it becomes soft. Remind not to eat too much pickle as you eat curry, it damage your health.
