Ragi - Power House of Nutrients!

Ragi as we all all know it's a power house of nutrients and it was the staple diet earlier in every house of ours. Our grandparents draw their strength heavily through consumption of Ragi porridge (Kanji) or Ragi balls (Kali). Later due to the invasion of Western (Fast-Food) culture, we begin to forget our own nutrient treasures and run behind the attractive advertisements and colorful packages by compromising our "Health". 

Excessive dependence on processed and ready to eat foods has increased the risk of chronic diseases in modern urban life. Ragi is more of a rural food that hardly gets prominence in urban diet. But it is high time we renovate our eating habits, go back to the basics and include natural cereals like Ragi in our daily diet in order to have healthy and disease free lives in the long run. Let us try to include ragi in our diet and ensure good health for the whole family and especially to our future generation.
 

Ragi is a powerhouse of essential amino acids and B complex vitamins. Sprout your ragi for extra benefit., sprouted ragi contains Vitamin C which is essential for the absorption of iron which is naturally present in ragi. Sprouting makes the iron more bio available

• Ragi is a very rich source of calcium...important for bones and teeth for children and essential for women - especially pregnant and lactating women and those with a family history of osteoporosis to prevent osteoporosis.
• Ragi contains good amount iron which is essential to maintain hemoglobin count and prevent anemia.
• Ragi contains an amino acid called methionine which is a base for good protein.
• Ragi is a good source of vitamin-A and vitamin-B complex
• Ragi is a good source of fiber...good for digestive system,lowers cholesterol , maintains blood sugar level...making it the ideal food to prevent and control heart diseases, diabetes and weight watchers
• Ragi is a low-fat food...again good for weight watchers and to control cholesterol related problems.

Be it Ragi malt, ragi porridge, ragi dosas, ragi idlis, ragi rotis, Idiyappam, cakes, cookies, biscuits just substitute your regular flour with ragi flour and you’ll have a variety along with rich nutrition in your colorful diet.