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All you need to know about ready to cook millets.

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We are busy people. Our routine life is often occupied with multiple personal and professional obligations. The hectic routine often leads to frantic stress and as a result, we tend to look for ready to cook alternatives.    As per a recent Femina India survey report, 85% of millennial working women do not cook at home and find it hard to take out time for preparing homemade meals for their families.  Nuclear families and lack of efficient cooking skills are other factors that demand convenient and easy-to-cook food options.  Nowadays, modern consumers are looking for options that take less time to cook and require less or minimum effort. However, it does not mean that they are ready to compromise on the nutrition quotient. They want quick yet healthy homemade meals that suit their busy lifestyle and fulfill the body’s nutritional requirements too.  Considering this aspect, ready-to-cook millets seem like a great option to prepare quick and healthy m...

millets for athletes as pre/post workout

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Millets are healthy and high in nutrition, but do you know, millets are great for athletes too? Millets make a great option for pre and post-workout meals for athletes.   Millets not only provide essential nutrients to athletes for intense physical activity, but they keep them full for longer periods as well. Importance of pre and post-workout nutrition for athletes  Pre and post-workout nutrition is one of the essential aspects of athletic training.  Though the exact nutrition requirements can be different for different athletes and highly dependent upon various factors like body composition, the type of sport they play, etc. All athletes are required to consume a healthy diet comprising whole grains, protein, fruits, and vegetables. It is essential that athletes include a healthy (and complex) source of carbohydrates and a good source of protein in their diet. A healthy source of carbs moderates insulin levels and preserves liver glycogen, while a good protein sou...