Indian traditional Drinks or Caramel Tequila milkshake

You know what!!!!!! Baskin Robbin's Large Heath Bar Shake will take about 240 minutes of running on a treadmill to burn.

Found an interesting article today, that is worth to be shared. Here it is:

It's time to get back to masala chai and ragi malt… Indian traditional drinks that cleverly balance and blend a variety of flavours.
 Caramel tequila milkshake anyone? A blend of vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, milk and a couple of shots of tequila it's seems perfect for our iron-pumping, vitamin-popping, club-hopping generation.

After all, grabbing a chilled glass of milkshake chunky with ice-cream seems so much more hip that sipping archaic ragi malt from a gaudy steel tumbler. You might as well trade your slick Schwarzkopf gels for sachets of herbal hair powder. Your assiduously-gelled Mohawk for jasmine-scented plaits. Your Swiss skiing holiday for a weekend in Pichavaram. Right?

Actually, they're all pretty good ideas. Now that we finally have the benefit of hindsight, we're realising that our grandparents — none of whom needed to spend every morning sweating over elliptical machines — had many of the answers to today's lifestyle dilemmas. Natural products for their hair and skin. Local holidays, easy on both the pocket and the environment (currently reeling under the soaring air miles of the migrating masses.) And far fewer dangerously empty calories.

Unlike today's kids, reeling under too much sugar, chocolate and additives, most of us were brought up on glasses of warm milk intelligently flavoured with healing ingredients. Calming turmeric sweetened with caramelly jaggery and stirred into your bedtime cuppa, perfect for the tense and sleep-deprived. Almond-honey milk, spiked with cardamom, which — amongst its other virtues — soothes the digestive system, strengthens the immune system and counters depression. Then there's that powerhouse of nutrients, good old ragi malt, — unapologetically bright, stubbornly dowdy and deliciously comforting.

People say food is one of the most powerful triggers for nostalgia. However, there's nothing quite as effective as a childhood drink to make you feel about 10 years old again. I was recently with a bunch of tough and appropriately cynical journalists at an old-fashioned Irani café, when one of them discovered rose milk on the menu. Despite mocking laughter and much bullying, he ordered it, stating that he, like many Malayali children grew up on tall glasses of after-school rose milk. The transformation was astounding: One minute he was belligerently arguing foreign policy, the next he was blissfully sipping his embarrassingly pink drink with a big, goofy smile.

Still not convinced? Fine, I'm bringing out the big guns. An average milkshake (or frappe/ cold coffee/ smoothie — call it what you want, it's still going to eventually give you the behind of a bus) contains anything from 300 to 1,000 calories, most of them empty. According to Yahoo Health, America's unhealthiest drink is a Baskin Robbin's Large Heath Bar Shake. It has 2,310 calories. That's will take about 240 minutes of running on a treadmill to burn.

Luxuriously creamy masala milk, on the other hand, is not just far less dangerous but also has benefits thanks to its Ayuvedically-approved ingredients: honey, saffron, cardamom and almonds. It might not be a dietician's dream beverage, but it certainly beats fattening yourself with the empty calories, additives and (quite often) corn syrup of conventional milkshakes. Even overly-indulgent thandaai includes healthy natural ingredients such as fennel, cloves, pistachio and melon seeds.

Indian traditional drinks are actually extremely sophisticated, cleverly balancing and blending a variety of flavours. They are also intelligently created, with each ingredient serving a purpose. Even the temperature's deliberate. Ever wondered why so many of our milk drinks are warm, while the western world celebrates chilled milk? Ayurveda states that cold, unspiced milk eaten with unsuitable food can be bad for health. Boiling milk makes it more easily digestible. The spices — cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and black pepper — also work better.

Naturopathy also promotes milk with ingredients such as grated nutmeg, coriander, fresh ginger and cardamom — depending on what your ailment is. They even suggest adding a couple of teaspoons of ghee to warm milk to aid sleep.

Yes, I know what you're thinking. Tequila will probably work as well. But no, that's the one thing I couldn't find in desi retro milk records. Sorry. Perhaps you can drown your sorrow in saffron-tinted masala chai instead?

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Athithidevo Bhava - Dont kill your guests with softdrinks

Growing up as Indians, we have been hearing "Atithi Devo Bhave" throughout. Almost everyone knows its meaning if i am not wrong. But do we actually follow what we know? Visualize a scene, where there are guests in your house, what would you first offer them?

The first thing which comes to our mind is TEA/COFFEE or SOFT DRINKS.

These etiquettes are deep rooted in each of us, you, me and the Indian masses (I dont know about Foreigners), No matter what Region,Religion,Custom,Culture and financial status you belong to.

There are lot of ill effects to our health with these drinks, especially soft drinks which are being sold in our country largely. Many villages dont even have sufficient drinking water, but there you will find these soft drinks available.

The consumption of these drinks will have ill effects such as:
1) Tooth decay
2) Nutritional depletion
3) Obesity
4) Type-2 (formerly known as "adult-onset") diabetes
5) Heart disease
and the list is end less.

Here are few drinks which you can opt over these Soft Drinks

Buttermilk (chaach/lassi): Buttermilk is lower in fat than regular milk, because the fat has been removed to make butter. It is also high in potassium, vitamin B12, calcium, and riboflavin as well as a good source of phosphorus.


Those with digestive problems are often advised to drink buttermilk rather than milk, as it is more quickly digested. Buttermilk has more lactic acid than skim milk.
One cup of buttermilk has 99 calories and 2.2 gm of fat, whereas whole milk has 157 calories and 8.9 gm of fat. It is also an excellent source of protein and calcium.

Fresh lime (nimbu paani): Low on calories and high on health count, nimbu paani is the healthiest way to quench your thirst and refresh your body. Lemon is high on vitamin C and ‘nimbu paani’ acts as a natural hydrant in these harsh weather conditions.
But make it fresh each time and avoid buying from street vendors since that can cause stomach infections.

Aam Panna: A traditional preparation of roasted or boiled raw mangoes, aam panna’ is a great digestive aid and an instant energy infuser. It also helps prevent heat strokes, dehydration and dryness of mouth and tongue in acute summer conditions. If your schedule prevents you from making aam panna at home, then try the packaged variety.

Fruit and Vegetable juices: Rich in minerals and essential micro-elements, these juices contain substantial amounts of carbohydrates, which supply energy to human body. Fruits and vegetables contain generous amounts of vitamins that regulate metabolism and help in the conversion of the fats and carbohydrates into energy. Fruit and vegetable juices are also known for their therapeutic benefits.

For more such drinks check this.

Conclusion:
Tea/Coffee also have their own ill effects. Use your brain and learn what is good and what is bad for you and your family. Take out your subconcious mind from the slavery of these advertisements shown on television, etc.

Protect yourself because your family needs you, and also INDIA NEEDS YOU.

Few links for your reference:
Soft Drinks - Health Effects
Liquid Candy