Walnut: 5 reasons why kids should consume everyday

February 3, 2021January 25, 2023 | Vandita

Survey of 150 parents reflected on the top concerns they had for their kids. Some of the concerns, mentioned below, can be improved with the consumption of just a single nut- Walnut! Consuming 2-5 walnuts for kids aged 3 to 15 years is enough to aid daily nutrition. Although Benefits of walnuts are numerous and including them in your kids diet is great step to take.

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Brain:

Walnut a high source of good fat Omega-3 which aids in brain development and maintaining good blood flow to the brain. The vitamin Bs present in the nut increase memory and cognition. It is one of the best benefits of walnuts for kids.

Immunity:

High in Vitamin E antioxidant, walnut helps to fight of virus that attack the body and reduce free radicals.

Bones:

Walnuts are rich in Magnesium and manganese which is crucial for bone development & strength and absorption of calcium in bones. It is one of the known benefits of walnuts.

Anxiety/ Stress:

Vitamin B, Omega3 and magnesium in walnut contribute towards a healthier nervous system, and keeping the stress levels and irritability low. Antioxidant Vitamin E also reduces the anxiety levels in kids.

Overall Growth:

Walnut is a complete source of nutrition. The variety of vitamins and minerals present in the nut contribute to keeping high level of energy and good blood flow in the body. As a rich source of Biotin (Vit B7), walnuts are excellent for hair growth and health. Vitamin E in the nut supports healthy eyesight and supports formation of collagen resulting in younger and healthier looking skin.

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How to get the maximum nutrition of GHEE?

February 3, 2021January 18, 2023 | Vandita

Ghee has always received special attention. From being considered a medicine to now being under the lenses (for being a saturated fat). The previous generations still consider Ghee to hold healing and digestion/ gut fixing ability. The traditional Bilona Method of making ghee could tap more nutrition of ghee as compared to the modern method.

Over the course of decades, the process of making Ghee has evolved. The modern method requires cream from milk to be heated until all the milk solid has settled and fat has been separated.

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Traditionally, ghee was made with yogurt. Yogurt was set in clay pots to preserve and enhance the nutrients (calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, sulphur etc). It is then hand-churned to extract butter from it, leaving the whey (lactose) behind. This butter is simmered over a gentle heat to release the fat which is Ghee. This Bilona method of making ghee requires more quantity of cow’s milk compared to that of modern methods.

As you age, your body naturally starts to product less lactase (enzyme required to tolerate lactose from dairy). As a result of this, bloating, indigestion etc can happen with the consumption of dairy products, even if you were always a dairy lover. Traditional Ghee is lactose free and also a carrier of gut friendly bacterias (probiotic) because of being fermented (made of yogurt). These bacteria produce an advanced nutrient called K2 which aids in stronger bones.

In addition, this Ghee is also high in Vitamin A (good for Eyes and Immunity) and Omega 3 and 6 (good for Brain). It also portrays an excellent ratio of Omega3: Omega6 (1:4) making it a safer/ nutritious choice. No other commonly used oils have this ratio resulting in health damages.

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TEFF BREAD MADE GLUTEN FREE

February 3, 2021August 12, 2021 | Vandita

Recipe / Recommended Daily Intake (RDI)	Calories (kcal) (RDI 2000 kcal)	Fat (g) (RDI 70g)	Protein (g) (RDI 50g)	Sugar (g) (RDI 25g)	Fibre (g) (RDI 25g)	Magnesium (mg) (RDI 250mg )	Iron (mg) (RDI 10 mg)	Calcium (mg) (RDI 1000mg)	Vitamin B6 (mcg) (RDI 1.3 mg)
Iyurved Recipe (Loaf)	990	14	29	17	47	150	7	500	0.7
Store Bread Recipe (Loaf)	1100	15	36	20	10	62	8	1000	0.2

Iyurved recipe of Teff bread is gluten free. It offers much higher fibre, Vit B-6 and Magnesium. Extra fibre in diet reduces weight, lowers cholesterol. Vit B-6 is needed for proper brain development in kids and function of it. Magnesium boosts body performance by keeping muscles and bones strong.

TEFF BREAD MADE GLUTEN FREE with hidden nuts and herbs

Kids love to eat bread. Teff bread is gluten free and fiber rich. It helps to add nutrition to their favourite foods in a convenient way. Teff bread is good for health and tasty too. Kid’s Nutrition is very important nowadays and preparing healthy food recipes for a child is not an easy task. Iyurved is happy to share lots of children’s food recipe ideas which are not only innovative but also very tasty. The recipes shared here are Kids approved!

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Ingredients & Procedure:

MIX (Wet)

1.5 tsp yeast
2 tsp Molasses or jaggery or coconut sugar
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1 ½ cups warm water (or little more)

MIX (Dry)

1 cup Teff flour
1/2 cup Ragi flour
1/2 cup Potato starch
1 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Chia seeds (grind into powder)
1/4 cup Psyllium husk (Isabgol)

MAKE DOUGH

Keep aside 1/3 cup dry ingredients
Combine Wet and Dry
Make wet, sticky, shaggy dough (husk drinks water)

RISE (part -1)

Cover and rise for 1 hour in dry dark area

RISE (part-2)

Blend remaining dry ingredients into dough
Pat dough to make rectangle/square
Roll back to make log
Brush with any dry flour
Fit into greased bread pan (tuck edges inwards)
Cover and Rise for 45 minutes

BAKE

Preheat at 200 celsius for 5 minutes
Slit dough top in any design with sharp knife (optional)
Bake at 200 celsius for 60-70 minutes

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This can takeaway your Digestion worry Forever

February 3, 2021August 12, 2021 | Vandita

Digestion is amongst the most common concerns in kids today. This is primarily due to the food choices. Most of the meals nowadays comprises easy-to-consume options e.g. plain roti, yellow dal, potato, bread, white rice, pasta, cake, soup, noodles, cookies. While these food choices don’t lack nutrition entirely (if made at home), they do miss out on an essential macro-nutrient- Fibre.

Fibre is the non-digestible carbohydrate. It is responsible in keeping our digestion healthy and regular. Constipation is a nutrient-deficient disease which is caused by lack of fibre. The usual cycle of digestion is between 1 to 1.5 days. However, with the current food choices, this time has become 4 days. So even though your child may be regular, he might still be 4 days late (constipated).

Fibre travels to the large intestine without being digested and also helps to flush out toxins like excess cholesterol, lead, mercury etc that get released from food. In the absence of Fibre, these waste products get reabsorbed by the body. In addition, fibre is also the food for the good bacterias living in the large intestine (gut).

In older times, humans had the capacity to consume 100g fibre since plants were more accessible than hunting animals for survival. This has reduced to 1/10th now. Just with the addition of Banana Stem, a child can meet the daily fibre requirement considerably. Banana stem is 60% fibre, which is a god-sent solution to improper digestion.

Banana stem is extremely high in Vitamin B6, which keeps haemoglobin high, gives ample energy and helps kids fight weakness, fatigue and crankiness. Lower haemoglobin results in lower cognition in kids and this can carry on till later in life.
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What is prebiotics foods: Super Easy Pre-Biotic Fiber

February 3, 2021August 12, 2021 | Vandita

What is prebiotics foods and and why it is important to include it in your daily diet?

GUT <> PRE-BIOTIC <> GOOD BACTERIA >> BAD BACTERIA
What is prebiotics foods?
Prebiotic is a food which is not fully digested in the body and reaches the large intestine (commonly known as GUT). The good bacteria in the large intestine eats this food and flourishes. Good bacterias multiply and win over the bad bacterias (disease forming)

Moong Daal (Mung Bean)

It is an outstanding prebiotic. It has been used in Ayurveda for over 1000 years to make medicine for digestion.

Other than being a food for the bacterias in the Gut, it is the most powerful antioxidant amongst all lentils, and is also loaded with many micro-nutrients. Mung bean is also extremely high in Protein, which digests slowly and keeps the kids energetic and Fit.

Due to these powerful results, billion dollar companies in the west are moving to Moong Daal (Mung bean) to prepare plant-based non-veg. protein which is more nutritious than original. (What are other easy protein sources for kids?)

Soaked Mung bean can be cooked for a longer while with extra water into a soup or blended into a paste of Dal for small kids. Its so rich in good bacterias and fibre that it helps in easy digestion and manages gas, colic, bloating in kids.

Without removing the cover of the mung bean, it can be prepared as Khichdi (porridge), Wrap, Cheela (pancake), Dosa or a paste to add in bread dough for all age-groups. (How to feed nutrition to toddlers?)

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1cup whole mung bean (soak overnight) and blend/purée with spinach leaves (boiled or not) and enough water to make pancake like (not too runny) batter (Does soaking lentils or beans benefit health?)
Add salt, pepper and carrom seeds (optional)
Spread on hot non-stick pan (add drops of oil to cook). Covering the wrap helps to cook faster and better.
Flip to cooks on other side.
Take off the pan and serve with sauce or dressing (recipes of some super healthy homemade spreads)
Stuff and roll with cheese, lettuce or salad leaves, grated carrot, mashed avocado, sliced tomato, cabbage and/ or other veggies or
Just serve plain.

Recipe for Mung Bean Soup

1 cup mung beans of any variety (wash and soak in double water for 8 hours or overnight)
4 cups water for cooking
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
3/4 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon ghee (optional)
Salt as per taste (no salt for babies under 12 months)

Add soaked mung bean to 4 cups water along with turmeric, cumin and put to boil in a pressure cooker or covered container. Once it whistles twice or is completely cooked and cooled, take it in a mixer to grind it to a paste. Add some ghee on top. Serve warm.

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Recipe for Mango Ice cream

February 3, 2021August 15, 2021 | Vandita

100% FRUIT, NO SUGAR, NO CREAM, NO CONDENSED MILK, NO GUILT

Recipe / Recommended Daily Intake (RDI)	Calories (kcal) (RDI 2000 kcal)	Protein (g) (RDI 50g)	Cholesterol (mg) (RDI 300mg)	Sugar (g) (RDI 25g)
Iyurved Recipe (1 Mango)	550	2	0	80
Homemade Recipe w/ cream and condensed milk (1 Mango)	1200	4	190	154

Just by changing two ingredients, GFF recipe halves calories, considerably reduces sugar and cholesterol

Kids love to eat ice cream. Preparing recipe for mango ice cream helps to add nutrition to their favourite foods in a convenient way. This ice cream is healthy and tasty too. Kid’s Nutrition is very important nowadays and preparing healthy food recipes for a child is not an easy task. Iyurved is happy to share lots of children’s food recipe ideas which are not only innovative but also very tasty. The recipes shared here are Kids approved!

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Ingredients & Procedure:

FREEZE

Cut 1 large sweet Mango into small pieces
Freeze keeping pieces apart

BLEND IN A JAR

Frozen mango
3 tbsp coconut cream
2 tbsp Iyurved’s 5 herbs and 7 nuts savoury spread (order here)
2 tbsp honey or jaggery (as per taste)
1/4 tsp Vanilla essence or cardamom powder (optional)

FREEZE

Freeze the mixture in a glass container with lid for an hour and serve

TIP

Keep the glass container in the freezer prior to pouring ice cream mixture to reduce ice crystals

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Is Whey protein good for children?

February 3, 2021August 18, 2021 | Vandita

School going children in the age group of 3-15 years are in rapid body growth phase. Comprehensive nutrition, comprising of carbs, fats and protein along with essential minerals and vitamins is a must to include in their diets. What is whey protein and is whey protein good for child’s growth and development?

Most children are fussy eaters during this age. They eat only certain foods, for e.g, Spinach a.k.a Palak is a royally ignored food by kids, but it is such a nutrient-dense food. It is packed with over 15 vitamins and minerals- vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin C, calcium, zinc, fibre, phosphorus, choline and antioxidants. Don’t be overwhelmed, this is just to give you an idea of how nutritious it is!

Kids being fussy eaters miss out on so many essential nutrients which their body needs. In fact, they need it more now than later in life. That brings us to the question – Should dietary supplements be given to kids? Can Kids consume whey protein? The real and honest answer to this is, it depends!

What is whey?

Whey is considered to be a complete protein because it contains 9 essential amino acids. It has low lactose content which makes it easily digestible. Leucine present in whey helps with building muscles too.

Procedure to make WHEY:

Whey protein is made from cow milk yogurt. Churning the yogurt releases butter/cream and leaves behind a yellowish water. This water is whey. Kids can safely consume this fresh at home.

Heating the butter made from yogurt gives traditionally made ghee. This ghee is also called cultured butter because it has live cultures ( probiotic bacterias) which make it medicinal in nature and great for digestion.

How much protein do my kids need?

The suggested intake of protein is decided at 0.8 gm per kg of body weight. For e.g , if your kid is 12-13 kgs, then the amount of daily protein he/she would need will be 10 gm roughly. Natural protein sources like handful of nuts and seeds can easily meet this protein requirements. For athletes or kids in active sports, few studies state that it is best to eat protein within 30 minutes of exercise. This is the period when most of muscle formation or muscle repair happens, and timely protein consumption enables that.

Pro-tip : You can make protein-packed, seeds infused nutritional paratha, which will not only give you 10 gms of protein, but also make it supremely easy to feed your child. Nut cookies are also great protein snack for kids.

When can kids have whey protein powder supplement?

If a child is not meeting the daily protein required for reasons such as (1) she/he is a fussy eater (2) she/he is on a restricted diet due to medical history or lifestyle choice of being vegan (3) lack of availability of protein rich food (4) she/he is an extreme sports person or into tough physical routine. You can add whey protein in milk and give to your child.

What is the best whey protein? The best source, nevertheless, will always be the freshly prepared or procured whey made from cow’s milk yogurt.

When can whey protein powder be unsuitable for my kids?

Though there is no side effect of whey protein, but if the child eats a balanced diet, giving additional dosages of protein supplements can be harmful. High protein levels in body can create kidney stones and also strain child’s liver (with toxic nitrogen build up).

What is the best solution?

Protein consumption directly through food or food based protein supplement should be preferred for kids. The chances of over consuming protein through food are very slim. Whereas, over-consumption of protein through whey protein supplement is terribly easy.

Feeding nutrient-dense whey drink made of yogurt (blended with nuts and fruits) makes it one of the best food for children’s growth. Not only is it tasty but also makes it easy for the mother to feed healthy snack to the child.

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Recipe for dark chocolate cup cake

February 2, 2021August 27, 2022 | Vandita

Recipe of dark chocolate cup cake with hidden herbs and nuts

Kids love to eat cake. This recipe for dark chocolate cup cake helps to add nutrition to their favorite foods in a convenient way. Kid’s Nutrition is very important nowadays and preparing healthy food recipes for a child is not an easy task. Iyurved is happy to share lots of children’s food recipe ideas which are not only innovative but also very tasty. The recipes shared here are Kids approved!

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Ingredients and procedure

2 tbsp heap-full wheat flour
2 tbsp heap-full cocoa (dark)
⅓ tsp baking soda
2 tbsp coconut oil/ ghee/ any oil
4 dates (paste)
½ tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp flaxseed powder (take flaxseed and powder it) mixed with 6 tbsp water
Jaggery/honey/coconut sugar (to your taste)
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup milk (try any milk/ nut milk)
1 tbsp Iyurved daily nutrition chocolate spread (order here)

Mix all the ingredients to make a thick batter. Preheat oven for 5 min at 200C and bake for 30 minutes in the middle rack.

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The Importance of Vitamins for Kids: Do Healthy Kids Need Supplements?

February 2, 2021December 21, 2022 | Vandita

The importance of vitamins for kids are many, they help the body grow and work the way it should. There are 13 essential Vitamins — Vitamins A, C, D, E, K, and Vitamin Bs. Some help in eyesight and energy production, while others support healthy nerves and cells and in fighting infection. This article will help you understand the importance of vitamins and when to take supplements.

the importance of vitamins

Vitamins are found in the food we eat and some like D, K can also be partially produced by our body. A balanced meal full of a variety of grains, nuts, vegetables and fruits will meet the daily requirements of vitamins for kids. Nature has packed food in such a way that the nutrition received is well-balanced with complementary nutrients.

For example, Nuts have a variety of Vitamin Bs and E. However, for the vitamins to be absorbed efficiently by the body, they have to be consumed with fiber. So consuming the vitamin naturally in the form of nut itself (vs. a pill) is not only easy but also essential for its maximum absorption by the body. Secondly, consuming vitamins through nut (or any food) fairly reduce the chance of overconsumption of any vitamins. Excessive consumption of any vitamin can have adverse effects on the body organs. Lastly, consuming the nut (or any food) not only gives us Vitamin Bs and E but a lot more added goodness in the form of fibre and phytonutrients. So in nutshell, it’s always more beneficial to consume all the required vitamins through food directly.

When to take supplements?

While it is usually preferred to get the nutrients a child needs from food rather than a pill, syrup or gummy, it is not always possible. That’s because some kids are picky eaters and their intake of food is limited to a chosen few. Or despite consuming healthy complete meals, a child may have a severe deficiency of a particular vitamin due to a prevalent health concern. This may result in a deficiency of any key vitamin in their body.

The next best solution in such a situation is to consume supplements made of real food and fortified with the necessary vitamin. For example, some cereals are fortified with vitamin B12 as its found deficient in many vegetarian kids. Oils can be fortified with Vitamin D for kids who are off dairy. For kids who severely lack intake of veggies or fruits and hence have lagged development can support vitamin A intake through fortified oils too.

Most commonly we hear parents say that their child is active and looking healthy too so there is nothing to worry about nutrition. The most obvious response in defence to further questioning is ‘we also turned out fine without our parents worrying so much about nutrition when we were young’. Let’s understand this assumption closely.

Then and now

Young and active cells: Kids have new and active cells which perform all the necessary tasks they are assigned. For example, hair cells have to maintain thick growth and pigment. They do their job well. Having said that, how soon will they start to show decay in quality depends on how well we are taking care of those cells. We need to protect our cells from free radical damage by feeding them the right nutrition they need for them to work many more years in their most active state. Or else we can see outcomes such as early hair loss or greying.
Less contaminated food: Compared to today’s times, food was far less contaminated earlier. The consumption was primarily local, fresh and seasonal without any unnecessary pesticides. This also kept the prices low and consumption up, adding to the daily nutrition.

Occasional consumption of processed food:

Children nowadays have access to far more processed food than their parents. These are not only packed months ago, but also high in sugar and sodium, both of which can work in damaging our body cells. At least two meals in a day (today) have some form of processed food on the dining table.
Real test is yet to come: When parents say that ‘they have turned out fine’- it is only partly relevant. The real test will come when we see the bones, muscles, other organs performing their best and original function in the old age. Weakening of bones in early thirties is a sign of mistreating our body with the wrong choice of food (and lifestyle etc). Early mensuration, reduced vision, high blood sugar are some other examples which are now happening early in life. Imagine sowing a mango seed. How many fruits will the tree bear will depend on the kind of soil, sunlight, manure and water that is supplied to the seed. However, the result will only show many many years later. Similarly, what we feed out body today will only show many year later. The early years are most important as they lay the foundation of our bones and brain.

I hope you have understood the importance of vitamins for kids and their part in our everyday lives. To ensure that your child gets adequate nutrients, try to provide them with a well-balanced diet. Include a wide variety of foods while avoiding sugar and processed foods.

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Moong Daal (Mung Bean)

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When can whey protein powder be unsuitable for my kids?

What is the best solution?

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