CC irror, mirror on the wall, which of
these is the healthiest of the all?”

This is the question I ask pretty much
every time I want to or have to eat anything.
Like me, with infinite information available on
Google and WebMD, many people are trying to
incorporate a focus on health into their lifestyle.
Exercising, eating nutrient-rich food, setting
and sticking to a routine, and meditating—
youll find almost every other person around
you talking about health. It is a universal fact
that diet is the key to good physical and mental
health, but is health dependent on the healthy
food components only? Well, the answer is no,
not always. It has been talked about for a long
time how cooking techniques contribute to
retaining and sometime even increasing the
nutritional value of the foods we eat. Healthy
cooking is necessary for healthy eating.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

 

Lucky enough for us, food scientists and
chemists have successfully worked to discover
and develop cooking techniques that help
in making our food better for consumption.
These techniques don’t require a chemical
laboratory or fancy appliances, just a pinch
of effort and a tablespoon of patience.

Rice is a staple food for almost 50 per cent of
the world’s population. Asian countries, where
most of the rice of the world is consumed, also
has led to rises in diseases such as diabetes. Due
to its high-starch content, which easily breaks
down into glucose, rice is not a healthy food to
have daily. Now, some may argue that we can
use brown rice as a healthier option; however,
even brown rice is a calorie-rich diet, even if it’s
not as much as the white variety. Students at the
College of Chemical Sciences from Sri Lanka
worked with over 38 different types of rice and
discovered that there is an easy trick behind
making rice lower in calories, reported Time.
com. The trick is to add omega-3 rich oil, such as
coconut oil, to boiling water, and then add rice
to it and boil for 40 minutes. Then leave it in the
fridge for 12 hours to cool down. This lowers the
calorie-content in white rice up to 60 per cent.

Similarly potatoes are also a universal
food component. Used widely in all the world
cuisines, potatoes are considered unhealthy
as they contribute to weight-gain and are
also rich in carbohydrates. The trick to cut
down the calories in potatoes is similar to
the one for rice—roasting them in the oven
reduces their starch content. Then let them
cool down for 2-3 hours and eat them with
the skin on. This actually can help you control
the carbohydrate content in your diet.

Nutritionist Palak Chaudhary spoke with
the Other Press about healthy cooking methods.
First, she talked about leafy vegetables and the