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Khichdi (and other forms - Bisi Bele Bath, Sambar sadam etc.) is a recipe of rice, lentils and vegetables eaten by a lot of manual laborers (and babies) in In
by sn41 10y ago
Khichdi (and other forms - Bisi Bele Bath, Sambar sadam etc.) is a recipe of rice, lentils and vegetables eaten by a lot of manual laborers (and babies) in India. Perhaps due to the same reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khichdi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khichdi
And in poorer times, rice was eaten as Congee. With increasing wealth, this healthy food is now rarely served in homes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee
- signal11 10y agoI think the issue with these is that they're very carb-rich. I've bought one of the Nutri-bullet type blenders and quite enjoy home-made smoothies; I eat far more fruit and veg than I'd have ordinarily.
- sn41 10y agodo you cook the vegetables? or are they blended raw?
- magic_beans 10y agoI like to blend raw spinach + raw kale + banana + apple + peanut/almond butter. Delicious. If you're new to green smoothies I'd suggest: 1 cup raw spinach + 1 green apple + 1 banana + 1 tbsp almond/coconut/peanut butter. You won't even taste the spinach, I promise.
- signal11 10y agoUsually raw. I sometimes steam kale and always blanch broccoli.
- marricks 10y agoLentils are high protein so it should be a good complete meal. What's wrong with carbs anyways, hype now is that refined sugar are bad nowadays, which seems closer to the truth.
- wavefunction 10y agoCarbs are just more complex sugars than what we usually refer to as dietary sugar. I think the real problem is refined carbs and refined sugars, at least in my own anecdotal experience. I don't seem to experience the same effect from eating processed carbs like pasta vs rice or potatoes.
- marricks 10y agoAgreed, processed bad. Guess that's why the comment on lentil and rice seemed odd to me, it's pretty great.
- signal11 10y agoRice is way better than processed carbs, no question. I was referring to the parent's point about these meals in India -- the sheer amount of rice in the typical serving size there is okay if one was really physically active (say a farm laborer), but it's completely inappropriate for desk workers these days. Note: white rice is actually pretty processed as well. You'd be better off sticking to brown rice (less processed, more fiber, lower glycemic index).
- GordonS 10y agoI have reactive hypoglycaemia, and potatoes are literally one of the worst things I can eat. I didn't realise why until I looked it up - they have a glycemic index comparable to that of table sugar! For pasta, the glycemic index varies depending on how you cook it; al dente is better than overcooked.