Diet Bytes

A recent article by Abhijeet Banerjee in TOI tries to analyse why stunting is more prevalent in India than many other poorer African countries. One of the reasons mentioned is the poor intake of protein not only in rural but urban population. Our maximum calories come from grains.

As a nutritionist I wouldn't try to resolve the problem with only nuts though. We need to think dairy, soybeans, legumes, beans in addition to nuts to increase the protein in vegetarian diets.

Time to think - how much are you spending on protein in your monthly food budget.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tasing-economics/sing-is-king-a-nutty-way-to-solve-indias-protein-problem/

Make an intentional effort to add protein to every meal. In pic: Dosa made with soya keema and peas filling + curd with ground peanuts. Not traditional but yummy :)