A filling and high protein, nutritious, gluten free salad recipe with nuts and seeds that even children love. Easy to make.
Ingredients
1 cup foxtail millet (Tamil: Thinai / Telugu: Kirra / Malayalam: Thinna / Kannada: Navane/ Hindi: Kangni)
¼ cup diced onions
2 tbsps of pine nuts (any available nut such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios etc can be used.)
1 tbsp flax seeds
¼ cup sundried tomatoes (finely chopped)
¼ cup of olives (green or black) finely chopped
Salt to taste
Pinch of…
Looking for a high-protein and filling snack option, which you can indulge in guilt-free? Try this muthiya recipe. Typically a Gujarati (Indian) recipe, made with rice and wheat flour, here is a healthier version, which tastes as good as the classic one. The best part is, it is chock-full of ‘invisible’ vegetables. Quinoa muthiya (Makes 4 servings) Ingredients Methi (fenugreek leaves), washed and roughly chopped – ¾ cup Grated bottle gourd/carrot – ½ cup Wholemeal flour or wholewheat…
A book on Indian Diet for Interstitial Cystitis (IC), the first of its kind, hopes to serve as an easy-to-understand guide for patients and caregivers to help manage IC or Painful Bladder Syndrome. Here is an interview with the co-author Neelanjana Singh who is a Nutrition Therapist & Wellness Consultant. Your book ‘Indian Diet for Interstitial Cystitis (Eat Healthy and Protect Your Bladder)’ was released last month. Could you tell us a little about it? Interstitial Cystitis (IC), now known…
Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) have poorer quality of life due to a variety of issues. Dr. Shital Raval, with inputs from Sheela Chitnis, Founder MSSI, shares twelve ways to improve quality of life by avoiding triggers and managing symptoms effectively. A study once found that patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) had poorer quality of life (QoL) than other persons with disability and that was due to issues such as fatigue, unemployment, and mobility limitations. Zwibel et al…
A high protein, easy to make dish that can be eaten with chapati or roti as a full meal. Good for people who have diabetes. Contributed by Diabetes Awareness and You. The image used above may not represent the actual recipe Serves: 1 Ingredients • Chicken – 25 g (in shredded form) • Onion-20g • Boiled carrot- 20g • Boiled french beans-20g • Boiled Corn-10g • Salt-1/2 teaspoon • Black pepper-1 teaspoon • Veg Diet Mayonnaise- 10 g • Coriander- For garnishing • Roasted spice powder- 1/2…
While breast cancer patients are busy dealing with the effects of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, they are often not warned about Lymphedema, often called "the dirty secret" of breast cancer. Breast cancer survivors share their first hand experience of dealing with lymphedema. What is Lymphedema Lymphodema is the accumulation of lymph (tissue fluid) below the skin. Lymph is normally drained by the Lymphatic system, which when obstructed can lead to accumulation of the lymph.…
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A quick reminder of some of the more common mistakes in diabetes management made by people in slideshow format. Read more on the Seven Common Mistakes of Diabetes Management by Meenu Agarwal, a clinical dietician and nutritionist based in Singapore
Wholesome pancakes can work on a complete meal that can be eaten for breakfast or dinner! Kids absolutely devour it and never can tell that it is a sugarless treat! Servings: 4-6 thick pancakes Ingredients ½ cup whole rolled oats ½ cup whole wheat flour I egg (for eggless option, use 2 tbsp yogurt) ¼ cup paneer or cottage cheese ½ cup of diced apples or bananas 4-6 almonds (chopped) 1 tsp of ground cinnamon 1 tsp of vanilla essence 2-3 tbsps of milk (or as required) Sprinkle of flax seeds (…
