Eat Healthy Series #thesewingmachinebefab Raagi Soup/Porridge

Hello Ladies & Gents (if any) . Long time since we spoke about eating healthy & the do's & dont's of it. Was tied up with the Fashion Blogging & Designing , thus the delay in this. Maybe the free time or the 4 KGS extra on the scale has prompted this post. I am guessing its the latter. 

So today we have a local soup made from a local ingredient here at South India called RAAGI & in English its known as Finger Millet. 

Nutritional Value: Rich in Amino Acid (Iron), Calcium, Vitamin A, Protein, B1, B2, B3, Fibre & many more such nutritional requirements that lack in our daily starchy diets. 

What to make of it: You can make many things from this wonder grain. Rotis , Dosas, Porridge, Idly,Laddus,Soup etc are just few of the recipes. 

We will Tell you how to make a soup or a porridge :)

Step 1: Boil 2 large spoons of Raagi Powder (Or even Oats for Oats Porridge) in 2 glasses of water
Step 2: Switch off the stove when it starts to boil
Step 3: Add 2 cups Yogurt/curd/buttermilk to it n salt to taste 
Step 4: Season it with half spoon of whole mustard , whole jeera and whole ajwain
Step 5: Ready to work wonders in your system

Tra la la! Its ready :)

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Detox Naturally #thesewingmachinebefab Series

Welcome back you Girlies! We are here with another post on our #thesewingmachinebefab series on Eating Healthy. Today we are going to touch upon DETOX. 

As you all know that Detox or Detoxification removes unwanted & harmful toxic substances from our body. Once the detox is done it helps the body function better. How? Think of a drain or a washbasin which is clogged. Its smelly & dirty & also prevents new dirt from flowing out of it. Same way our body gets clogged with all that we put into it: Food, Drinks, Smoking etc & thus becomes smelly dirty drain. Garbage in but no Garbage out. 

SO to get all this Garbage out of our bodies, we need to detox regularly. Sharing with you all some very simple & easy to do detox processes in a liquid form. They are all natural & can be done anytime & anywhere.

Lemon & Water: You can either do this every morning with a glass of water & a lemon squeezed in OR you can fill a jug of water, put some lemon slices in it & keep sipping it throughout the day. The lemon will give you a nice flavour along with its numerous properties. Also saves you from the boring plain water routine 

       

Milk & Turmeric: Another very good way to detox naturally is adding a inch of turmeric powder or haldi to your cup of milk. Dont add too much as then you will feel the particles in your mouth. Just a little bit added & stirred well & you are good to go. Do this once daily or atleast thrice a week.

Green Tea: Yes yes, we have read about Green Tea many times & yes you have to read it again. Simple. It actually works. The detox will show on your skin & your tummy. Take it from a regular user. It also saves you from the whole milk & sugar nonsense. Smells heavenly & comes in many flavours like Mint, tulsi, citrus etc.

Plain Warm Water: A glass of plain warm water sipped slowly & over a period of time helps flush out all toxins from your body. The warm water loosens the toxins or mucus accumulated in our various body parts & helps the body flush them out. So grab that glass of warm water again.

Water with Tulsi: Tulsi has been used in ayurveda since times immemorial & is still going strong. Add it to a cup of warm water or a jug of plain water & sip through. It rejuvenates you like no other drink.

                                   

Healthy Eating Series #thesewingmachinebefab- Rice Mania!

After a long break we are back with the second post on our Healthy Eating Series #thesewingmachinebefab

This time we are here to target a much debated, written about, re-written about, gloated & bloated about food item: RICE . Staple of hundreds of cultures 
& billions of people around the world , this food is truly a global citizen. 

It has been recently under attack by health fanatics & dieticians for its unhealthy nature. I ignored it for very long as i am not a rice eater by birth. But suddenly am married into a Tamil family & YES we eat rice. Loads of it! 

So here i am reading about rice! And based on my pitiful research sharing it with you all. Hope it helps girlies. Psst: It helped me!

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First of all: White rice is refined & stripped of all benefits whereas on the other hand Brown/Red rice is the unrefined version or the so called WHOLE GRAIN & still has its hull and bran. So? It is quicker to cook and also easier to digest as it’s much “lighter” on the tummy.

Second:The hulls+brans provide “natural wholeness” to the brown/red rice grain and are rich in proteins, calcium, magnesium, fiber, and potassium to name a few. So lots of health benefits.

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Third: The fiber content of brown/red rice keeps our bowel function at its best.That makes digestion that much easier. They are also the perfect addition to the daily diet for those seeking bowel regularity. In addition, they also makes the tummy feel full which translates to smaller meal portions. YAY!

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Fourth: And the best kept secret is that brown/red rice have the highest antioxidant capacity . We usually associate blueberries, strawberries and other fruits and vegetables with rich anti-oxidant foods, but brown/red also figure in the top slot.

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So eat your rice girls! Eat it guilt free :):) Just switch the white to brown or red :) (Also avoid any kind of rice at night, be it white/brown/red or whatever - Dunno if its true or not but hell, it worked for me)

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Healthy Eating Series- First Post!!! #thesewingmachinebefab- Brown Bread vs White

Yay! So here we are with our first post on the Healthy Eating Series #thesewingmachinebefab

Will share the tips that helps me maintain a decent statistic & also stay healthy internally. A little bit of both food & exercise helped me a long way to lose the extra weight & the constant fatigue. Now i am lighter on the weighing scale & the same time super duper energetic :)

*(Balancing a home+full time job+ blog+ OWN clothing line is not easy girlies)

So here is the my first golden rule: ALWAYS EAT Brown Or Multigrain Breads

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So why is white bread a no-no for me?

Brown bread is made from WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR which is way more healthier than WHITE WHEAT FLOUR. As to make white flour all bran & wheat germ is removed thus robbing it of its nutritional value. Brown bread thus has higher amounts of nutrients like vitamin B6 & E, folic acid, copper, zinc & manganese.

Also brown breads made from whole wheat contain more fibre , thus helping in digestion. White bread is made from refined white flour which is hard to digest & sits heavily on the stomach AND YES, as it does not digest well, it ads to the tummy. The infamous tummy or belly fat that we want to get rid of !

So switch your bread to brown or multigrain TODAY! and you don't have to do this just at home, today even if you are eating out all places have a brown bread option for the bread basket or sandwiches. Infact they also have brown buns too.

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Health Series on The Sewing Machine- BE FAB

On popular demand from friends , we are starting a HEALTHY EATING series on How to lose Weight or rather HOW TO LOOK YOUR FAB BEST. We shall call it #thesewingmachinebefab 

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