RECIPE FOR GRILLING WITH SEER FISH

Recipe for Grilling with Seer Fish

Contents:

• 1 tsp sliced mint          
• 4 tsp sliced coriander leaves
• 1 tsp finely sliced garlic
• 1-2 tsp of  lime juice
• 4 seer fish large slices,
• Finely powdered pepper and
• Salt to taste
• Half tsp of olive oil

 Method:

Use any hot grill electrical, charcoal or grill pan. Mix sliced coriander leaves, chopped fresh mint, minced garlic with lime juice. The fish may be painted with a brush of olive oil.

Place the fish with herb on the grill over an     aluminum foil. Heat for a while till fish blanches.   Turn over the fish and verify the other side too. Now the seer fish grill is ready and it may be served with some vegetables.

Serves a group of four.

Note:

Grilled fish and grilled meat are useful during weigh reduction program as there meat cooked by grilling has low saturated fat and water.However they are rich in animal proteins.

GRILLING for HEALTH

GRILLING for HEALTH

What is Grilling?

Grilling is the form of popular health cooking in which direct heat is applied to the food – as dry heat. This heat may be applied from below or from above.

What are the methods of grilling?

Regarding the heat, it may be from electrical source (electric grill), or charcoal or a grill pan over cooking gas.

Direct heating can increase temperature of the food to 250 deg C.

What is the advantage of grilling meat, fish?

Grilling by applying the dry heat to the meat and fish, lets the oil and the water content out. So the resultant grilled food is rich in proteins and no significant saturated fat. 

The grilled meat is a rich source of high animal protein. 

It is useful for weight reduction program not only for shedding excess fat , but also during the phase of building muscles after the initial loss of weight.

 

What are the possible disadvantages of grilling?

If food like is heated directly to very high temperatures, carcinogens (like benzopyrenes, hetercyclic amines) can be produced.

How do you prevent the carcinogen production?

·      The formation of the carcinogens is reduced by the use of marination.

·      Use of garlic, mint, olive oil, cherries can result in reduced formation of carcinogens. Microwave grilling also has lowered carcinogens in food.

·      Tea results in neutralizing the toxins in stomach and can help to avoid carcinogens.

Conclusion:

Grilling is healthier food compared to frying as grilling results in the loss of oil and fat and juice from the meat, thus resulting in low fat, high protein diet.

Grilled food results in lowered saturated fats in food and hence is healthy.

How common is obesity in India? And Why?

HOW COMMON IS OBESITY IN INDIA? And WHY?

Obesity is more common that is believed. It is becoming common in not only adults but also in children all over the world.

OBESITY IN CHILDREN

OBESITY IN ADULTS

Among the Indian adults too, overweight status among the women increased from 10.6% to 12.6% from 1999 to 2005.This increase was doubled to 40% in urban areas in less than 10 years.

OBESITY IN INDIAN STATES – National Family Health Survey, 2007

Rural population  show a rapid change with nearly 8.6-fold increase in obesity in the past 14 years.

WHY THE INCREASE IN OBESITY IN INDIA?

As to why is obesity becoming more prevalent, living conditions in rural areas have improved remarkably. Transport, medical attention, improved food habits, increased educational status, and rise in family income have augmented with easy access to city and television and contributed to life style modification.

Sedentary life style is significantly associated with obesity in both sexes, compared with non obese men and women. Obesity, overweight, and central obesity and sedentary behavior coexist along with under nutrition in major cities in India.


HOW TO PREVENT OBESITY

Programs with only diet regimen can induce weight loss over a short term. To maintain this lowered weight is not easy by diet alone. 

One needs to throw in some form of exercise as well to achieve this. 

To make this last, a change of life style is desired. 

Long term weight loss success is achieved in 2-20% of patients, with the above.

The most effective way of permanent weight loss is by  bariatric surgery.There is weight loss of 14-25% in 10 years.  With surgery, the mortality due to obesity  is reduced by 29%.