Millets makes you feel stronger and healthier, but how really?

Millets are naturally a rich fibre content, it will help us on ease constipation issues and any problems with digestion.

Millets are basically diverse. We can cook Millets for breakfast, lunch or even for dinner. We can use Millet rice instead of white rice in your recipes, and our food preparations will be significantly healthier and future proof. Millets rule the world in terms of Organic culture and healthy lifestyle.

It can control blood sugar and cholesterol levels eventually and thus far provide us a healthy and stable cycle to our metabolism.

The magical thing about Millets is it is very low in calories but is extremely rich in magnesium, fiber, bio-active compounds, and other important Minerals and Vitamins. 

Millets are a vital part of a well-balanced diet and moderate consumption of this whole grain is linked with effective weight loss.

“During winter, you have to reduce the intake of kambu (pearl millet) and instead have more of Kelvaragu (Finger millet). Thinai (Foxtail millet) generates heat and hence, it should be consumed along with Ghee or butter milk. This also ensures good absorption of Nutrients.”

Millet are a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Phosphorus, Iron. Oats are a good source of Thiamin, Magnesium, Zinc. Oats are a great source of Phosphorus, Iron.

To an extent, Wheat and rice may be amongst the most popular grains, but millets such as sorghum (jowar), pearl millet (bajra), foxtail millet (kangni), finger millet (ragi), Barnyard millet, Kodo millet, Little Millet, Proso Millet are amongst the healthiest millet grains available.

“Compared to white rice or wheat, millets are high on fibre and control blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Breakfast variants such as Idli, dosa or chapati are easily digested and hence, there will be scenario of excessive Insulin secretion leading to weight gain.

“With millets, you eat slow and consume less because of the fibre content”.

Those power-packed breakfast platter of fruits, nits and vegetables now has another valuable addition, it’s a bowl of millets that makes a difference.

Acceptability of Millets is Increasing day by time and from time to time, its organic and more importantly it is healthy. What we need to do is to get Creative out of Recipes to improve the palatability of menus and cuisines to attract young people and aware about the values.

Millets have to be consumed as whole grains in the form of rice or upma to get the nutritional benefits. Also, buy millets that are unpolished. A healthy lifestyle begins with awareness on buying unpolished millets for consumption.

Unpolished millets come loaded with Vitamins and minerals. When you spend extra to move to a millet-based lifestyle, ensure that we get the health benefits entirely.

We should go back to our anchestor’s food and diet pattern where most of food prepared with fresh masala at home. Say for an example, Idli batter can only be fresh for a couple of days, during refrigenated mode for a week, it is obvious that the water and air content will be more in Idlis. This is a clear chance of Increase in Blood sugar levels. Along with Millets, include raw vegetables and fruits and get some dose of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.

Reduce Carbs, replenish your diet with millets and reject high calorie food, that is mantra we should adhere and follow from our heart to lead a healthy lifestyle.

“I love millets and in return, it cares for me the same”. Stay Young. Stay healthy!