Puran poli – Healthy??? Or Unhealthy??? Gudi Padwa is around the corner, this festive season is incomplete without puran poli right. Puran poli is a classic Maharashtrian delicacy. It is a pan-griddled sweet bread stuffed with split yellow gram(channa dal)…
#WorldSaltAwarenessWeek Salt salt salt…Table, rock or sea which is the best. It’s like asking mirror mirror on the wall who is the best among all. Table salt, sea salt, and rock salt are all the same thing: sodium chloride. And…
Salt myths #WorldSaltAwarenessWeek If the label on a food product s ays “sodium-free,” it contains no sodium. Labels can be confusing, but you can figure them out with this cheat sheet: Food labeling rules allow up to 5 mg per…
How a diet high in salt increases blood pressure The amount of salt you eat has a direct effect on your blood pressure. Sodium plays a key role in balancing the levels of fluid in our bodies by signaling…
#WorldSaltAwarenessWeek Hidden sources of salt in our diet After a diagnosis of heart disease or kidney disease, “reduce salt intake” is one of the first pieces of advice doctors offer. Sodium contributes to fluid retention, and too much sodium is…
How much salt do we much need – Recommended daily salt intake Our bodies need salt to survive. Sodium, a major component of salt, can raise blood pressure by causing the body to retain fluid, which leads to a greater…
World Salt Awareness Week was started by the World Action on Salt and Health (WASH). World Salt Awareness Week is a key time for consumers to jumpstart their own diet plan to live a low-sodium lifestyle. By heeding the following…
World salt awareness week 20th -26th March 2017 The theme for this year is “Salt: The Forgotten Killer” So let’s see is salt is the spice of life or the hidden culprit. Sodium is a mineral that occurs naturally in…
Today we celebrate Basoda. This day is dedicated to Sheetla Mata, literally speaking Goddess of Coolness. Shitala Asthami or Baseda falls on the eighth day of the Hindu month Chaitra which is usually in March or April. Dedicated to Shitala…
Thanda thanda cool cool earthen pots (matka) For generations, earthen pots or matkas have been used to store water and keep it cool. Its made by the combination of two types of mud clay 1st is taken from surface of…