Category: Nutrition
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Nutritional Properties and Health Facts on Turbinado Sugar
Turbinado Sugar is also known as raw sugar. However, it varies from other sugars since its making process involves pressing the sugar cane, which retains the plant’s flavour and the natural molasses present in the sugar. The resulting syrup is heated to crystals and spun to separate them from the leftover liquid. This component is…
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Green Goddess Dressing: A Must-Try Salad Dressing
The latest social media trending Green Goddess dressing is creating quite a buzz among vegans and health-conscious people. As the name suggests, almost all significant ingredients in Green Goddess dressing are green, i.e., spinach, dill, basil, mint, chives, jalapeno, shallots, parsley, tarragon, etc., with mayonnaise and sour cream as the base. You can make the…
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Jaggery – Benefits, Nutrition Value & Weight Loss
Elders often end their meals with Jaggery. One might assume that its sweet, heavenly taste is what makes it popular. However, this naturally sweetening food has enormous health benefits. Made primarily from raw, concentrated sugarcane juice that is boiled until it solidifies, it is essentially a type of unrefined sugar. Also known as Gur, it…
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Best Types of Fish to Eat and Avoid
Fish is a great source of heart-healthy lean protein. Dining on one or two servings of fish as your protein every week can lower the risk of heart attack by almost one-third. That’s because it contains heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which lower triglyceride levels as well as help reduce inflammation throughout the body and support…
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Custard Apple – Benefits, Nutrition Value and Ways to Consume
Custard Apple, also known as “sitaphal” in Hindi, is a delicious fruit that is quite popular. This soft and creamy fruit has a hard rind and is full of nutrients. The fruit offers many health benefits as it contains antioxidants and is high in nutrients like magnesium and potassium. In this post, we have outlined…