Planning a Healthy Diet With Ragi

Planning a Healthy Diet With Ragi
Fitness has become a common practice today and therefore an acceptable trend in healthy eating is also. People rely on low-fat diets, fruits and vegetables, whole grain-based diets, and cereal recipes. Prior to the 1950's, grains such as barley, brown rice, and Ragi were the staple foods in our traditional diet, after which rice began to dominate our daily diet. Today, whole grains are back in the historic food cycle.

Ragi is one of the most respected and has many health benefits. In addition to regular millet, organic Ragi is well regarded for its nutrients. It is rich in fiber, protein, calcium, and other minerals.

What is Ragi Whole about?

Karnataka is the highest producer of Ragi in India, but this
plant is found in the highlands of Ethiopia. The people of Southern India ate it as their staple food. Most people consider it more than wheat and rice with a high amount of healthy food. Organic Ragi seeds are harvested from a crop grown in organic, environmentally friendly farms. It is grown without the use of pesticides and fertilizers. It does not need polishing, therefore, it can be eaten in its purest form and all its perfect beauty.

Also known as Finger Millet, it is rich in calcium, iron and protein but also other rare nutrients such as methionine. It is easily digested from infancy to old age and is therefore recommended by pediatricians as the first proper diet after the baby has reached at least 6 months of age.

What are the health benefits of Ragi?

Ragi as a daily diet supplement fights malnutrition, degenerative diseases, and premature aging.

Fibrous carbohydrate. Its dietary fiber helps in weight loss, bone growth, lowering blood cholesterol levels and preventing anemia. It is also good for patients with diabetes. Regular eating reduces the risk of osteoporosis to a great extent. It helps to repair tissue, improve metabolism and muscle coordination.

Fried Ragi acts as a tonic for people suffering from liver disease, high blood pressure, asthma, weak heart, etc.

What are the Ragi recipes you can prepare?

As a complete character, it can be used for preparation, porridge, roti & dosa. A healthy and oral dose can be prepared with organic Ragi atta alone or mixed with wheat atta or multigrain atta.

Kids will love this ...

A simple recipe for making Ragi cookies:

Ingredients

Ragi Flour: 2/3 cup

Whole wheat flour: 2/3 cup

Butter: ½ cup

Brown sugar: ½ cup

Yogurt: 1 tbsp.

Baking powder: ¼ tsp.

New Ground Cardamom: 1-2 tsp.

Vanilla extract: 1 tsp.

How to:

Mix Ragi & Wheat flour. Spread it on a flat baking pan

Bake the flour in a preheated oven at 180 ° C, for about 6-7 minutes

Beat in butter and sugar until soft and creamy again

Add baking powder to yogurt and add spices

Once the flour mixture has cooled, combine all the ingredients to form a ball

Divide the ball into 4 equal pieces

For each episode, you can make 5 balls

Place each ball on a greased cookie sheet (in a baking pan) and use a fork, flatten each ball to create lines that fall over.

Bake for about 12 minutes at 180 ° C

Allow cookies to cool before removing them

Keep the airtight container throughout the day to allow the flavor to grow

Get ready to prepare your Ragi diet.

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