I like noodles very much. Are they healthy?

Noodles are processed food and may contain wheat flour, eggs and water. There are also whole grain and polished grain noodles. These are the most important carbohydrate sources as well as a major component in our food. It is prepared in different forms throughout the world.

Although it is a processed food uncooked noodles are normally very hard and so it must be cooked in low flame. After the first boiling, put down the flame and the noodles are ready in 9 to 13 minutes.

Two famous gravies are there, one with tomatoes and the other one with minced meat and tomatoes. Put the tomatoes in the mixi and make it a pulp, put it in the frying pan, add the spices and some oil according to your taste.

The next method takes 15 to 20 minutes more because the minced meat must be cooked well. Put the minced meat in the frying pan, oil is not necessary because the fat from the minced meats is enough. When it is cooked, add to this the tomato pulp, spices and finally some vegetable oil. Both of these are the best choices not only for children but also for adults. But, there are hundreds of various preparations with noodles and gravy.

Noodles are very healthy food, but I have problems when they are coloured or have all possible tastes, chicken or whatever it may be. Here come many chemicals in the picture, which may not be healthy. Most of all these flavours are not natural and are only chemicals. It is better that we eat healthy food wherever it is possible. Cooking noodles and gravy with our fine vegetables and spices make you and your family healthy.

Wheat and eggs are used normally but from mung bean, rice and potato you can also make noodles. Most of the south Asian countries make noodles from these grains and potato and is also an important food.

Maida – the white refined wheat flour

Many think noodles are very healthy and the parottas are the darling food for many. The biscuits, cakes and other snacks contain mostly maida. Even the so called whole grains atta products are not atta products because in India we do not have specifications as to how much atta must be present for a product to qualify as a whole wheat product.

Maida is the refined wheat flour minus all the nutrients normally present in wheat. If a product is declared in India from wheat flour, it is 100% from maida. Maida has 100% carbohydrate. The products from maida are not healthy for children, adolescents, adults and seniors.

It is easy to tell the maida is bad. But products from maida are everywhere and how to save the human beings from this deadly maida. My advice to you is, eat lot of vegetables and vegetable preparations with maida roti, poori or parotta. The vegetables must be 2/3 in your food if you consume maida products.

Parotta and kuruma combination is very unhealthy and avoid this.

Noodles are processed food. Moreover the chicken or other tastes are also from chemical cocktails. You must know what are there in your food as well the dangers and risks for your health.

In India you can declare your maida product as whole grains atta product if you mix little fibre or atta. Many add caramel (heated sugar) or molasses to bring the colour to brown and our wonderful healthy whole grains atta products are ready.

It is the case with breads also. Few percents atta will not make whole grains atta bread. These are not healthy not only for small as well as school going children but also to everybody. Early puberty, obesity, diabetes, and heart attack and stroke are the results from the uncontrolled consumption of the maida products.

Do not ban these in your house. Explain and inform you children clearly about this and teach then to eat two or three vegetables with these products. Roti is healthier than noodles because noodle is a processed food with all the disadvantages including chemicals and trans fat.

It is good if you eat rarely these unhealthy products with healthy vegetables.