Belly controls your brain!!

                                                           SIGNIFICANCE OF SWEET TOOTH   Ah, dessert. The delicious, sweet treat that comes at the end of a meal. At Banaras Misthan Bhandar , we offer a great variety of dessert items that tempt, tease and delight our customers, allowing them to indulge in the deliciousness of sweet goodness. But these desserts are just extra calories, right? Not so fast! Keep reading to find out about how these tasty desserts can offer some health benefits!   1. Calcium -   All right ice cream lovers, this one for you! Ice cream, made of milk and cream, is a decent source of calcium. Just like the milk, it is made of, it provides important calcium and vit...

                                                                   BE FOOD CAUTIOUS   A critical part of healthy eating is keeping food safe. Individuals in their own homes can reduce contaminants and keep food safe to eat by following safe food handling practices. Four basic food safety principles work together to reduce the risk of foodborne illness — CLEAN, SEPARATE, COOK, and CHILL. These four principles are the cornerstones of a national public education campaign to promote food safety to consumers and educate them on how to handle and prepare food safely.   🔷 CLEAN 1. Wash hands with soap and water - Wet hands with clean running water and apply s...

                                                                  HYGIENIC CONSCIENCE Food hygiene and safety usually refers to contamination with ‘microorganisms’ or ‘microbes’; whereas in communicable diseases, the term ‘infectious agents’ is preferred.   All over the world people are seriously affected every day by diseases that are caused by consuming unhygienic and unsafe food. We have to give due emphasis to good hygienic practices to prevent and control foodborne diseases. Foodborne diseases result from eating foods that contain infectious or toxic substances. The food we eat should be free from contaminants such as microorganisms and chemicals. We should al...

THE PUDDING STEP   Kheer i.e. pudding is a sweet South Asian dish made by boiling rice with milk, sugar, spices, and sometimes nuts and other ingredients until it thickens to the consistency of gruel.   We make kheer at home during festive occasions. Most times with jaggery and sometimes with sugar. To make rice kheer, many people prefer basmati rice since it makes the dish very flavorful. The rich, creamy and delicious taste comes from simmering the milk on a low heat for some time. Another most popular dessert by the name of Kheer is called as *Kheer Kadam*. Kheer Kadam is a very popular sweet of India, which originated in the eastern province of Bengal. The details about the origin of the name of this sweet are not known, but it is believed that some superficial resemblance with a type of flower named – Kadam, is responsible for its name.   Kheer Kadam is a traditional Bengali recipe, made with the enticing combination of khoya, milk, red edible colour,...

                                                              THE SPOONFUL OF SUGAR   We find sugar everywhere today. In the supermarket it hides between cookies, cakes, donuts, candy, soda, and other foods we would never think to look. With all these tasty delicacies sitting around, it is hard to stop ourselves from eating it all the time. Recent psychology studies show that there might be valid reasons as to why we cannot stop eating sweets. Studies that look at the biological and chemical properties of sugar when compared to human eating habits find astonishing results. Sugar is an addictive substance.   There are three types of food molecules that can enter the body...

                                                                                                                          THE MINDSET OF DEVOUR   Eating is arguably the most fundamental of human activities. People engage in eating behavior as a matter of survival, normally every day. That is, one has to make choices about what to eat, when, and how much. In contrast to our ancestors, however, whose primary task was to seek out any food that would...

                                                                   THE AUTHENTIC NOTION     What's up foodaholic's?? Hoping that you all are enjoying this quarantine eating and preparing some healthy and delicious food at home. The comfort of home made food is beyond words and it's authenticity is derived from all those household spices and old age methods that still feels relieving. Now that we are talking about authenticity in food. Let's try to understand the term first. What does authenticity in food actually mean?? The word authentic is used to describe an object that is not false or copied, it is genuine and real. Authentic food is food (or drink) ...

                                                                    The Guilt Free Candy     How are all the hearty eaters doing these days? Before you all actually think about it, I have one more question for you all. Did any one of you ever had any idea that "KAJU KATLI" is actually healthy to eat????? Well, I can imagine all the watery mouths right now. Haha, I knew it. For all those who do not know about it, let me just give you a sneak peak. To begin with, Kaju Katli is one of the more   expensive Indian sweet, when compared with the other barfi's. It is relished and gifted extensively during special occasions and festivals in India. Made from the s...

                                                                THE SWEETENED PEARLS     An important part of any festival is the fact that you get to do things together, with your friends and family. Staying away from family for further studies or job, takes away all the charm and happiness of celebrating Indian festivals. For the most widely celebrated Indian festivals we have one of the finest sweets to offer and to cherish. Any guesses?????? Barfi??? No. Rasgulla??? No. Any other guess?? Okay, let me help you. It's the most loved mithai -   "BOONDI Ke LADOO". This Indian sweet gets its name from the Hindi word "boond" meaning droplets or "moti" meaning pe...

Hello, Kanpur k chatroom…We are Banarsi , the chain of sweet distributors, have taken this initiative to enlighten you about your health and to reward you with some good & thought-provoking conflating ideas relevant to your health interest. But let us first ask you. Did you ever know that your belly controls your brain!! Hey! Now, wait!! Don’t give any weird look to your belly and don’t commence to blame your belly for any of the illogical and unethical deeds that you might have committed in recent days or earlier. Let us elaborate you more on your gut notion. You commonly get to hear that eating habits determine nourishment the magnitude of a body and you are also well aware that as any machine’s engine requires good and efficient quality fuel, similarly, your body requires healthy, nutritious food and plenty of fluids to keep your belly, brain, and body blissful. But you have always ignored the reason behind your so-called mood swings. How can you forget that in the...