| Healthy food is required for a healthy body. To eat | | | | healthy bowel movements. |
| healthy meals an understanding of the crucial | | | | The dietary requirements can be translated into a |
| ingredients of a balanced diet is absolutely important. A | | | | healthy recipe that is easy to cook and delicious to eat. |
| balanced diet must have carbohydrates, proteins, fats, | | | | A Simple Nutritious Meal, Indian Dosa |
| vitamins, mineral salts, fibre. | | | | In India 'dosa' is a very well known breakfast item that |
| Our Body Needs a Balanced Diet | | | | is relished by people of all ages. |
| Our body needs carbohydrates, proteins, calcium, fats, | | | | The usual way of making dosa batter is a laborious |
| vitamins, mineral salts, fibre. | | | | one, which includes soaking, grinding, fermenting. But the |
| Carbohydrates are the source of energy. Carbon, | | | | recipe contains all the nutrients including carbohydrates, |
| Hydrogen and Oxygen are essential to keep us | | | | proteins, fat, mineral salts such as calcium and iron as |
| energetic and active. Food items such as potato, rice, | | | | well as the necessary vitamins. |
| spaghetti, yams, bread and cereals contain | | | | If a ready mix of the powder is available, dosa can be |
| carbohydrates. These are the food items rich in starch. | | | | made in minutes. Dosa looks similar to a thin pancake |
| Proteins are turned into amino acids by our digestive | | | | or an omelette. It takes two minutes to cook a dosa |
| system before they enter our blood. Proteins contain | | | | and the taste will remain in our memories for days to |
| Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulphur. | | | | come. |
| Proteins are absolutely necessary for the growth of | | | | If you go to YouTube and search for "Instant Dosa" |
| our body and for repairing injured cells. | | | | you will be able to watch videos and see how easy it |
| Fat is also a source of energy. Just like proteins fats | | | | is to make a dosa. |
| too contain Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. Just by | | | | The usual side dishes with the dosa is "Chutney" and |
| avoiding fat we cannot avoid putting on weight. | | | | "Sambar". But you can also eat the dosa with sauce, |
| Carbohydrates and proteins can also turn into fat. So it | | | | ketchup, baked beans and a variety of other things. |
| is necessary eat the right amount of energy containing | | | | You can also make the dosa more nutrient by trying |
| food. How much energy we can take in? Naturally it | | | | out various recipes such as masala dosa, carrot dosa, |
| depends on how much we can use through physical | | | | onion dosa, sweet dosa, etc. |
| day-to-day activities and exercise. | | | | The ready mix powder can be stored for months |
| Mineral salts such as iron, calcium, sodium and iodine | | | | without any problem. Whenever you get into the mood |
| are necessary for different purposes. Iron is | | | | of eating dosa, all you need to do is to take the |
| necessary for making hemoglobin. Decrease of | | | | required quantity, add double water and make dosa. |
| hemoglobin leads to symptoms of anemia. Especially | | | | To make one dosa you need two table spoons of the |
| for pregnant women it is crucial to avoid problems of | | | | mix and four table spoons of water. |
| anemia. Calcium is essential for our bones, teeth and | | | | One serving gets you carbohydrates, proteins, fat, |
| muscles. Nerve cells need sodium and our thyroid | | | | dietary fibre, calcium, iron, magnesium and other |
| glands require iodine. | | | | vitamins. |
| Fibre is important for good digestion, clear skin and | | | | |