In the last few months, spices have witnessed renewed popularity because of their immunity-building properties. Today I write about asafoetida, or the humble hing, a spice found in most Indian kitchens. Asafoetida and the Flu Asafoetida finds mention in the Read more
I may have spent a lot of time making a case for eating millets, but the fact of the matter is that wheat remains one of the most widely consumed cereals since the prehistoric times. Wheat is easy to work Read more
Food items that are of little to no nutritional worth have been around for a very long time. I certainly remember eating junk food while growing up, so itтАЩs safe to say that that these foods are hardly new. However, Read more
One of my favourite awareness campaigns is to do with the fascinating тАШorganтАЩ lodged within our gut. I refer to the body of microbes that inhabit the gut. Their weight (nearly 2 kg) and numbers (about 100 trillion of more Read more
For the first piece of 2021, I write about veggies and fruits, a seemingly mundane subject. Interestingly, the UN General Assembly has designated 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables┬а(IYFV). The idea is to raise awareness about the Read more
As the weather begins to turn each time this year, I canтАЩt help but think of millets. Typically associated with the cooler months, millets are a serendipitous solution to the global concerns of climate change, air pollution and malnutrition. In Read more
Food cravings, or the intense and often uncontrollable desire to eat specific foods, are familiar to most of us. There are many ways to understand why we crave certain foods. One perspective claims that food cravings signal a nutritional deficiency Read more
Soy, almond, oat or dairy–which milk should you be drinking? As the air pollution in Delhi remains unabated, I continue to think of how our eating habits could help address the issue. I have already written about the merits of Read more