Breakfast Secrets Unveiled: Nutritionist Reveals the Hidden Truth About Indian Staples

Indian breakfasts are often regarded as healthy and nutritious, mostly due to being homemade and incorporating traditional ingredients. Nutritionist Shiny Surendran revealed that some of the popular Indian breakfast foods may not be as healthy as they appear. Recently, she spoke about five popular Indian breakfasts and the detrimental effects they may have on health, and she shared ideas on how to boost their health benefits.

 

Take upma, for example, which is a favorite breakfast option made from vernicelli or sooji. It is low in protein and fiber and causes blood sugar spikes in the body. To make this upma healthier and more wholesome, Surendran suggests swapping out the sooji for millet or its Indian counterparts, such as ragi or matta rice, and adding lots of veggies for fiber content and peas for protein.

 

This information challenges the assumption that all food cooked in the home or Indian breakfasts are healthy. By making small and significant changes to beloved breakfast foods, we can adjust to using the same or similar recipe while eating foods that offer nutritious benefits for health.

 

Source: Hindustan Times