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Your body requires balanced nutrition which consists of protein, fiber, fat, essential vitamins, and minerals. This becomes even more important when you are on a fitness regime. What you eat after and before a workout plays a very important role in achieving your fitness goals. If you are wondering what to eat post-workout, we suggest hazelnut millet bars! Surprised? Read on to know more Why Post a workout snack essential? Your body needs nutrition post-workout to rebuild its glycogen storage. It needs nutrition to repair and regrow muscle protein. Post-workout snack helps stimulate muscle protein synthesis, improves recovery, and enhances performance. After intense gym sessions or workout sessions, you should always look to refuel your energy, and the simplest way to achieve this is by opting for energy bars. How do post-workout snacks like Hazelnut millet bar help? Hazelnut millet bars help decrease protein breakdown and increase protein synthesis. Post-workout snacks like millet bar...

The festive season is around the corner. Everyone is gearing up for the holidays—for companies, this means deciding on corporate gifting options. While sending and savoring traditional sweets and gift boxes is an enjoyable part of Indian festivities, over-consumption could potentially mean dealing with serious health issues. Several employers are switching to healthy corporate gifting in light of the same. Here’s why: Healthier workforce and work environment: Healthy gifting promotes healthy living, which ultimately contributes to a stress-free environment. As a company, when you consciously pick healthy gifting options for your employees, you are nudging them towards a healthier lifestyle. Healthy gifting can promote mindful eating and prevent instances of heartburn, heart disease, diabetes, and dehydration. Moreover, from the point of view of an employer, promoting healthy eating means having a healthier workforce—energy levels are higher in individuals who eat well. Hence, their co...

UN’s SDG or sustainable development goals are a clarion call for action initiative from member nations to promote prosperity, support good health and well-being of human beings, and save the environment.   The United Nations adopted an agenda in 2015 as 2030 sustainable development goals with the help of 293 countries. In this agenda, 17 goals have been envisioned from different important aspects of life to improve life quality, and human development and create a holistic and sustainable living environment.  To achieve these goals, the United Nations Assembly is taking various initiatives. Last year, the United Nations declared “2023 as an international year of millets ” to deal with food insecurity and raise awareness about millet’s health benefits among people.  Experts suggest including millet in our diet can help a lot in solving global food problems. Millets offer exceptional health benefits and are great for the environment too. Moreover, millet can be a grea...

Did you know that there are nearly 20 varieties of millets available the world over? Seven of them are commonly found in Indian kitchens under various names! It is surprising to see an ancient grain like millet which finds mention in the Neolithic era be relegated to obscurity or be seen as a poor man’s food in today’s time. But all that is set to change! With 2023 being declared as the International year of millets, there is a growing awareness about the health benefits of millets. With millet farming promoting sustainable and organic agriculture processes, it is also being seen as a crop that can support fighting climate change and global hunger. Millet is a group of highly valuable nutrition-dense small seeded grass widely grown in the areas of India. The tiny-size millet is a powerhouse of nutrition. It is rich in vitamin B, calcium, iron potassium, magnesium, and zinc. It is also a wonderful grain to be included in the diet if you suffer from diabetes, or celiac disease or are lo...

The year 2023 is the international year of millet or millet year for short. Now, as Indian millets are not new for us, however, the sudden prominence that the humble grain has received is something that might surprise us. While our grannies have told us time and again the benefits of millet, it is only now that the world is waking up to the benefits of it. Millets also called Nutri-cereals, are highly nutritious, economical, and sustainable grains that can play a major role in improving the health of man and soil. Apart from being climate-smart and needing very little water or pesticides, millets also help the soil maintain its structure and preserve soil health. Millets in India Millets in India have been a part of our food culture for centuries. They were among the first crops to be domesticated and, according to historians, there is evidence to prove that millets were a part of the Indus valley civilization. The small-grained cereals are also called Nutri-cereals and are available ...

The physical and mental growth of a child is every parent’s priority. The current lifestyle makes it very difficult to ensure a healthy diet for children. Continuous advertisements of unhealthy food, mega offers and enticing display and smells in public places like malls, mobile ads and hoardings make it even more difficult to keep the family on a healthy diet. Indian kitchen have ample nutritious ingredients for boosting immunity and staying healthy. Traditional recipes were designed based on seasons and local produce and they automatically took care of healthy eating. But with lifestyle changes, it is not possible to follow the meal plans of our parents. However, making a few tweaks in the routine meal plans can make daily food super healthy and perfect for a growing child. Hidden in plain sight – Millets Apart from spices and herbs and the most commonly found food group in almost all Indian kitchens since ages are the humble, local, economical and nutritious millets. Millets...

The year is just about to end, and many of us haven’t yet achieved the weight loss goals set last year! It is that time of the year again, when we start thinking about our new year goals. So instead of following some diet fads or trying some new challenges, let us try and achieve weight loss the healthy way! Nutrition plays a very important role when it comes to losing weight. Your food has a greater impact on your body. Focus on providing your body with healthy nutrient-dense superfoods that can accelerate the weight loss journey. One such superfood is right there in our backyard. Yes we are talking about Millets! Did you know  2023 is the International year of millets? As the next year is the millet year, it is the perfect time to jump on a weight loss journey using millets! Millets have gained popularity in the last few years when people have become health conscious and want to include millets in their meals to lose weight. Millets are commonly available in Indian grocery store...

Millets are known as Nutri-cereals due to their impressive nutritional profile. They are powerhouses of nutrition and provide various essential nutrients to your body. To increase awareness about its incredible health benefits, the Food and agriculture organization has declared 2023 as the international year of millets.   Millets come in several varieties and each one has unique properties. They provide great benefits for your health. What are the top 7 Indian millets and their health benefits? Read the post to know more! FINGER MILLET OR RAGI Finger millet or ragi is one of the most popular varieties of millet. Finger millet or ragi has amazing body cooling properties. Ragi is considered a great food option to consume during summer weather. Ragi or finger millet is high in protein, iron, calcium, and various essential amino acids. Nutritionally, 100 grams of ragi provide 344 mg of calcium and play a vital role in maintaining bone health and preventing osteoporosis. Furtherm...

Subhead - Round up of campaigns initiated in India to mark the International Millet Year 2023 and country’s initiatives to make the millet year a success. 2023 is the International year of millets, and many measures are being taken to promote the consumption and farming of millets. As per the Government of India website , 15 activities have been planned over 15 days in January alone ! The government is going all out to promote the consumption of millets. They have collaborated with sports persons, nutritionists, and fitness experts and a lot of promotion for incorporating millets is being done through the Fit India App as well. Video messages, hosting webinars, and running advertisements on millets are in the pipeline as well. International Year of Millets inauguration The Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) of the United Nations , recently organized the opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets in Rome, Italy. At the opening ceremony, the Indian delegation led by Sho...