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What are micronutrients and macronutrients with example? Well, macro means huge, so macronutrients are classified as nutrients needed in larger amounts by the human body. This includes carbohydrates, fiber, fat, and protein. These are a constant source of energy for the body.  Micronutrients, on the other hand, are nutrients needed in micro or smaller amounts.  They have some important roles to play in the body, such as extracting energy from food. Micronutrients are also responsible for cell growth. For example, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, such as calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, B vitamins, and all types of vitamins. What are the 4 micronutrients?  fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble vitamins trace minerals macrominerals  Is water a macronutrient or micronutrient/ Macronutrient Research finds that people with celiac disease are at risk of micronutrient deficiencies as their gut lining blocks absorption of essential minerals and vitamins. 

Paneer is a versatile ingredient in Indian cuisine and when it blends with nuts, it makes a nutritious sweet or snack for Diwali, ceremonies, festivals, or parties. Call it a steamed cake from Odisha or a juicy sweet with paneer, this healthy dessert packs a powerful punch of calories and is ready in a jiffy. Yes, it can easily satiate your sweet cravings.  Ingredients  140 gram- paneer/chenna (I have made paneer with 1 liter of milk)  3-6 tbsp jaggery (please use up to 6 tbsp for kids or if you have a sweet tooth)  1/4 cup- milk (240 ml/cup)  nuts and raisins, cardamom pods To begin with, you will need to make paneer at home. Of course, you may use store-bouthg as well. But I love making paneer from scratch and will soon post my paneer making video. If you have paneer handy, add it to a mixer or blender along with cardamom pods and blend until smooth. Now it's time to blend it again along with 1/4 cup milk, 3 tbsp jaggery (please add more - this steamed cake fr...

 Dahi kakdi or cucumber in curd salad  There is a huge difference between the salad that i have grown up eating and the one that I got to taste in Odisha. One such salad recipe from Odisha is Dahi Kakdi. this flavorful Cucumber salad is yum and makes a lip-smacking side dish too. 'As cool as a cucumber ' pairs well with the heat of ginger and green chilli and gives you a salad that is yum on its own.  Have you ever tried making a spicy cucumber salad with ingredients written "HEALTHY" all over them? Here's one easy peasy 5-minute salad recipe for your DIWALI guests!  No onion-garlic DAHI KAKuDI recipe from Odisha! Yum on its own.  ONE AMAZING SALAD RECIPE FROM THE STATE OF ODISHA. DAHI KAKUDI OR cucumber in curd salad.  For this easy salad recipe, you need to chop cucumber, grate ginger, and slit green chilliinto two.Start by dumping green chilli and ginger ina bowl. Drown both with 1 tbsp of curd. Start mashing or pressing to releasethe juices of both ging...

See how jowar cookies become crispy with my secret baking tips that nobody will tell. When jaggery met ghee, it turned pale. Then Almonds entered the game and combined with sorghum to win the name crispy chemical free healthy jowar cookies. No you don't need baking soda to bake healthy cookies at home without oven and butter. Making cookies at home is easy without oven.  Jowar Cookie dough ingredients 1 cup=240ml 1 cup minus 2 tbsp- jowar atta/sorghum flour 1/2 cup- powdered almonds 1/4 cup- solid ghee 1/2 cup- jaggery powder 1 tbsp- milk How to make cookies at home without oven All you need to do is cream 1/4 cup of refrigerated ghee with 1/2 cup of jaggery powder until it looks pale and creamy.  When it reaches stiff peaks, blend with 1 tbsp of milk and cream until pale. Soft 1/2 cup of powdered almonds and 1 cup minus 2 tbsp of jowar or sorghum flour . Gather the gluten free cookie dough. Do not knead. Preheat cooker with salt for 10in at medium flame and airfryer to 1...

Indians love kachoris but my health freak buddies want a healthy twist to the traditional Indian snack, which is typically deep fried and uses maida. Since maida is drained of all good nutrients, it is only empty calories, so make better choices by opting fir a healthier alternative. Whether you are looking for easy baked atta kachori recipe or Atta besan ki kachori, here's an easy healthy snack for diwali. the atta khasta kachori can be enjoyed as is like mathri or filled with a filling of your choice. Since it's festival time and you want to make snacks in advance, this baked atta kachori with besan filling stays good for days. So let's get right into this easy healthy diwali snacks recipe. To begin with, you will need to prepare the filling. INGREDIENTS  1 cup-atta/whole wheat flour  1/4 cup- besan/chickpea flour  salt  2 tbsp ghee/oil for dough  1 tbsp oil/ghee for stuffing  jeera/cumin seeds, methi dana/fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, red chili whole se...

 Now that the festival season is here and our favorite festival is knocking on our doors, we all want to try out healthy diwali sweet recipes? What better way to mark the festivities than make healthy sweets at home. At least you have the guarantee of purity here. Given the amount of adulteration in the indian sweet market during festival time, it is a rational decision to make your diwali sweets at home. Milk cake or kalakand with jaggery Rich, decadent, crumbly, and sweet, milk  cake is a favourite with most of us in India. But it is loaded with calories, fat, and sugar. After all, it comes together only after milk is reduced to bits and pieces as shown in the picture. Those grits are the hallmarks of this rustic Indian sweet named kalakand. Since it's festival time and we don't buy sweets, i decided to experiment with kalakand. Being homemade with the best ingredients, i call it a healthier alternative to store-bought meethai. I made this decadent sweet with 1 liter of milk...

 Hair loss hurts, but it is natural to lose a few strands every day. However, if the hair shedding continues at a pace that gives you goosebumps, then you need hair loss treatment. True, you are here looking for a proven home remedy with onion peels for hair growth. But I suggest visiting a dermatologist if your hair loss is beyond control because you need to find the root cause of the problem. The shedding of hair might be due to a hidden medical reason. A diagnosis can help remedy the condition. No doubt, a majority of people lose their hair due to thyroid and hormonal imbalances. Changes in weather, humidity and monsoon are also the culprits. If your hair loss is due to nutritional deficiency, then you ought to work on a balanced diet regime.  Try to include more protein in your diet to overcome nutritional deficiencies. If you are vegetarian, increase your intake of legumes, which are rich in protein and biotin. Folic acid helps restore the health of red blood cells that s...

Makhana makes a perfect snack, agree? But it makes equally delectable and healthy sweets too. Here's one easy makhana sweet recipe for fasting, weight loss, or diwali .  This is a nutritious blend of healthy ingredients and makes a perfect match to your  fitness regime. if you dream of health and being healthy like Ravneet Bhalla, then try out this easy sweet recipe for diwali and enjoy it to the bit. Before beginning with the recipe, I would like to thank my friend, pratibha Bondia Kheria for gifting me this huge bundle of joy. Pratibha deals in Pearl Mithila Makhana and I am literally surprised at the size of her product. Every makhana is huge in size and similar to the other.  Let's get back into the recipe. If you have recently discovered that lotus seeds benefit health in more ways than one, then here's one healthy makhana sweet recipe. enjoy it for fast or as an offering to guests or as a weight loss snack. serves all purposes faithfully.  Makhana is a sup...

how to store lemon in fridge for long time?  how long can you keep lemons in the fridge? how to store lemons for months? how to store lemons for long? When lemons are selling at a low price, it's time to preserve the vitamin-C-loaded fruit for days when their prices soar. but how to store lemon in fridge for a long time? Hello friends, Ravneet Bhalla is here to share her experience of preserving lemons for more than a month.I always get a bag full of lemons from mom's garden. Paro baby has started helping bhua pluck these beauties that I can pack for my journey back home. So I bought quite a lot of lemons this time again when they had just started to ripen. The simplest way to store lemon in fridge is to pack them in a dry airtight container. However, you want to ensure that they remain dry all the time. Any moisture will make them go bad. Since your refrigerator has moisture, it is highly likely that water droplets will stick to your preserved lemons. I always follow one trick...

 How to make sprouts taste nice? What dishes can be made from sprouts?  Okay, so the world knows sprouts are a superfood. But your picky eaters hate all things healthy, let alone sprouts. What will you do to hide sprouts in their platter? Here's how to make sprouts taste nice. one delicious way to include sprouts in your diet. Sprout hummus without tahini, chickpeas, sesame seeds, nuts, or oil. The star of the show is tawa roasted carrot and mung bean sprouts. For this Indian sprouts recipe, you will need two carrots, 1/2 cup of mung sprouts. Now how do you make easy sprouts at home? If this is your main query, then find an easy way to sprout anything at home. I have posted an easy mung sprouts recipe at home along with millet sprouts, chickpea sprouts as well. You do not need a cloth to make sprouts. Sounds interesting? Please find the sprout-making recipe link in the description. To make sprouts hummus without sesame seeds, you will also need a dash of lemon, black salt, and...

How do you pop amaranth without burning it at home? Can you pop amaranth seeds like popcorn? Do you use oil to pop amaranth? Is popped amaranth healthy?   I know you have been wondering how to puff amaranth at home. You enjoy popped amaranth during navratri fasts. But have always wanted to pop rajgira at home. So Ravneet Bhalla presents the making of amaranth puff at home. To add to this video, I have another fasting recipe for navratri. If you love all things amaranth, then do not forget to try out other amaranth recipes on the channel. I will soon come up with a video on making amaranth granola, which is gluten-free and refined sugar free. What's more, you do not need added fat for this healthy fasting recipe in airfryer. So, let's begin popping amaranth in salt in a pressure cooker. If you are puffing amaranth for upwas or fasting, try using pink salt or sendha namak for this recipe. We use pink Himalayan salt during fasts because it is unprocessed and contains 84 trace ele...

Hey health buddies, it is health first on Ravneet Bhalla's channel - your one-stop destination for all things healthy.  No, I do not make tall claims but this is the Best gluten-free granola recipe without oats, which is oil-free, refined sugar free, and vegan. The easy oil-free gluten free granola recipe makes a perfect treat as a navratri snack recipe. Or you may call it a Navratri special sweet dish recipe that uses gluten-free falahari puffed amaranth seeds, almonds, pista, buckwheat groats, pumpkin seeds. I have used homemade multipurpose golden syrup or jaggery syrup or molasses to sweeten the gluten-free granola.  So let's begin with the navratri special sweet dish recipe-cum-no gluten granola  Ingredients for gluten free oil free granola without oats  1 cup- puffed amaranth (how to pop amaranth at home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-opq...)  1/4 cup- almonds  2tbsp-pumpkin seeds  2 tbsp- pistachio  1 tbsp-buckwheat groats (optional) kut...

 What's your idea of a healthy mayonnaise substitute without oil? Are you looking for an alternative to oily, high fat, high calorie mayo? Okay so what is it that makes you shudder in store-bought mayonnaise? well, I have a healthy oil-free dairy free vegan mayonnaise recipe for you with ingredients easily available in your home. Yes, it does not require a lot of effort either. Once you try making this healthy mayonnaise recipe without oil, egg, and all things you wanna avoid in your creamy dip, you or kids won't ever go back to the store=bought junk. that's a promise. For this easy egg-free oil-free mayonnaise recipe, which is actually healthy and rich in nutrients, you need one dry roasted or boiled potato and half roasted or boiled or steamed carrot. That's your choice.  You will also need a few garlic cloves, black salt, lime juice, almond powder,  waterand nothing else. If you want to include an extra dose of vitamin C to your homemade mayonnaise, please grate zest...

 How to make cookies at home in idli maker? Making homemade healthy eggless cookies without oven, otg, convection or airfryer is easy. If you have atta, jaggery, and ghee, you can bake healthy delicious indican cookies for Diwali or any occasion.  The best thing is homemade is healthy and you can bake biscuits in idli stand if you do not have an airfryer, otg or convection handy. Cookies in idli maker come out crispy even without baking powder or soda. However, baking in idli stand requires a few tips that I will share in the cookie-making video ahead. So if you are like me who loves to pair homemade healthy eggless cookies without maida, or refined sugar or even baking powder or soda with her hot cuppa, this healthy oats cookies recipe with the crunch of walnuts and goodness of jaggery will be a SHOW-STOPPER. So let's make crispy healthy oatmeal cookies without oven, baking powder or soda. Let me tell you if you are here for the first time, Ravneet Bhalla will answer all your...

 Are oats gluten-free? Someone posted this query in a group. Why are some oats not gluten-free? Can oats be taken on a gluten-free diet?  Well, research reveals that oats may or may not be gluten free. If they are processed in the same facility as whole wheat, then they are contaminated. The manufacturers clearly mention this on the labels whether the packet you are buying has gluten or is gluten free. On a side note, oats on their own are gluten free, though they contain a protein, known as avenin, (in trace amounts) that behaves just like gluten and might cause intolerance for those with sensitivity to gluten protein. So you should first check the labels when you buy oats. Secondly, if you are gluten intolerant, take a taste test with a small amount of oats to see if avenin causes any reactions, though research considers it relatively safe for those with celiac disease symptoms.  But every human body is different and might react differently to certain compounds. You sho...

Unless you are a fan of doughy panckaes that are fluffy and melt in the mouth, these crispy rice flour pancakes will become a favorite treat. The brown rice pancakes are vegan and use no egg. These crispy delicious gluten-free pancakes are a perfect treat for kids and elders alike who love cakes and cookies. If you want to keep these thick and fluffy, you may add a little amount of baking powder, though I have kept this recipe chemical free. The rice flour pancakes vegan recipe is easy to make too. All you need is three ingredients - rice flour, cashew caramel, and water. I have used homemade brown rice flour and cashew caramel. To begin with, let's make caramel with cashews, which is oh so yum, rich, and creamy and plays a prominent role in making these crispy cakes a real treat. You will need to soak 1 cup of cashews in 2 cups of water. Discard the water after the cashews have soaked well. Let them sit in a colander for 5 minutes. I have used cashews from a local factory in Odish...

 Can bananas replace eggs in pancakes? Well, if you are looking for an easy banana pancake recipe without eggs and baking powder/soda, Ravneet Bhalla presents one of the easiest eggless pancake recipes here. It's easy, it's healthy, and it's yummy. The eggless pancake with banana and semolina is a soft and delicious healthy snack for kids. No worries if you are not a kid. You may still bite into these delicious sweet pancakes made on an iron skillet.  you do not need to worry whether it is possible to use banana as a sub for egg. In this easy tawa pancake recipe with suji or semolina, I have shown how to make soft delicious nutty pancakes with banana alone. You do not need eggs or even raising agents. However, for fussy eaters, who want to see the beautiful texture of a pancake, please add a little amount of baking powder. For health freaks, a pancake without baking soda or powder will be a huge hit as it was at my place. I saw my MIL make pancakes or kadali chakuli in Odis...

 if you have recently discovered that you are sensitive to gluten and cannot have wheat chapati, worry not as there are plenty of gluten-free roti options for you to try out. From ragi roti to jowar chapati, rice roti, cornmeal chapati or makki ki roti, besan ki roti, and millet chapatis, you will find numerous ways to make gluten-free chapatis without wheat at home. It takes only a little effort to make gluten-free makki ki chapati without breaking.  The cornmeal flatbread turns out super soft and will become a regular for those who love all things makka/maize or cornmeal. By the way, there is a world of difference between cornmeal and cornflour so do not confuse them with each other. Let's make makki ki roti without breaking with a rolling pin. ingredients for makki ki chapati recipe easy:  1/2 cup- cornmeal flour,  1/4 cup+2 tbsp- water or a little more 1/4 tsp- salt  1/4 tsp methi powder (fenugreek powder) 1/2 tsp- ghee How To Make makki ki roti with a rolli...

When talking about women's health, you cannot ignore menopause. Many women fear menopause because of an array of problems associated with it. True, when your estrogen levels decrease in menopause, there might be an increase in your body temperature and weight.  Before talking about the menopause diet, let's see what MENOPAUSE is. Menopause is a stage that every woman passes through when she crosses 50 years of age. This is the period when your menstrual cycle stops completely or you do not have periods for 12 months at a stretch.  So does menopause happen suddenly? Well, you might first pass through Perimenopause before menopause strikes. This is the period shortly before menopause. In some cases, perimenopause can begin in the 40s and sometimes in the 30s. For some women, it could be as late as the mid-50s.  When perimenopause happens, you can start experiencing mood swings, hot flashes, fatigue, and low energy. Since hormone levels, especially estrogen, fall, it can sta...