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When an Indian eats:
- Potatoes
- Wheat
- Tomatoes
- A1 Milk
and thinks he's following the traditional diet of his ancestors:
he's dead wrong.
*THREAD*
- Potatoes
- Wheat
- Tomatoes
- A1 Milk
and thinks he's following the traditional diet of his ancestors:
he's dead wrong.
*THREAD*
Wheat wasn’t as popular in India before the green revolution.
After independence, we were short of food.
We adopted high yielding variety seeds of wheat (which are also more resistant to spoilage).
Now wheat was the most available grain - it became staple from the 70s.
After independence, we were short of food.
We adopted high yielding variety seeds of wheat (which are also more resistant to spoilage).
Now wheat was the most available grain - it became staple from the 70s.
Your ancestors were not eating lots of wheat flour.
They were eating whatever grains grew locally, for example, bajra, jowar, ragi, rice, etc. (millets) depending on where they lived and what grew there.
They were eating whatever grains grew locally, for example, bajra, jowar, ragi, rice, etc. (millets) depending on where they lived and what grew there.
Most north Indians today eat potatoes, tomatoes, and wheat as their staple foods.
Did you know that potatoes aren’t an Indian food at all?
They were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the 1700s (i.e., only about 300 years ago).
Did you know that potatoes aren’t an Indian food at all?
They were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the 1700s (i.e., only about 300 years ago).
Tomatoes were introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th century i.e., 400 years ago. (Mass cultivation began from 18th century)
Your forefathers who lived 400 years ago didn’t know what a potato even was.
Your forefathers who lived 500 years ago didn’t know what a tomato was.
Your forefathers who lived 400 years ago didn’t know what a potato even was.
Your forefathers who lived 500 years ago didn’t know what a tomato was.
We also had the white revolution.
Where desi cows were basically replaced by foreign cow breeds like Jersey (I don't think they're even considered cows by Ayurveda).
Foreign cow breeds produce inferior A1 milk that causes tons of health problems.
Where desi cows were basically replaced by foreign cow breeds like Jersey (I don't think they're even considered cows by Ayurveda).
Foreign cow breeds produce inferior A1 milk that causes tons of health problems.
Almost all the milk products you buy from the market is A1.
It's because it's cheaper to make because the cow produces so much.
1 kg of A1 ghee costs 500 INR and A2 would be upwards of 2000 INR
It's because it's cheaper to make because the cow produces so much.
1 kg of A1 ghee costs 500 INR and A2 would be upwards of 2000 INR
A1 milk is not very good for health and your ancestors were not eating this trash.
So when you think your diet is healthy because your ancestors ate this for a long time with no problems, well... think again.
So when you think your diet is healthy because your ancestors ate this for a long time with no problems, well... think again.
Read my article on how to get more protein in as a vegetarian Indian here: https://lifemathmoney.com/how-to-increase-protein-in-indian-vegetarian-diet-with-desi-diet-plan/
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