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Traditional food is healthy All living things need food to survive. In order for all of your body parts to function normally and remain healthy, you need food. Each day, you consume a wide variety of all different kinds of food. Foods are classified into groups based on their composition. All of these foods have differing nutritional values, yet all are essential for optimal health. The human body needs fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and enzymes to stay healthy. However, the body is not capable of producing all of these necessary nutrients on its own. Therefore, it is crucial to get the nutrients that you need through eating a healthy and balanced diet.

Traditional food involves spices in food preparation

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All living things need food to survive. In order for all of your body parts to function normally and remain healthy, you need food. Each day, you consume a wide variety of all different kinds of food. Foods are classified into groups based on their composition. All of these foods have differing nutritional values, yet all are essential for optimal health.

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Traditional food is healthy

All living things need food to survive. In order for all of your body parts to function normally and remain healthy, you need food. Each day, you consume a wide variety of all different kinds of food. Foods are classified into groups based on their composition. All of these foods have differing nutritional values, yet all are essential for optimal health.

The human body needs fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and enzymes to stay healthy. However, the body is not capable of producing all of these necessary nutrients on its own. Therefore, it is crucial to get the nutrients that you need through eating a healthy and balanced diet.

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Spices are an integral part in the preparation of traditional food

Spices not only just excite your taste buds but are composed of an impressive list of phyto-nutrients, essential oils, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins that are essential for our wellness. Spices have been in part of Indian traditional food since centuries, and now become integral part of our life.

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Functions of spices:

• Valued for more than just taste and appearance, spices have nutritional and medicinal merits, as well, although they are sometimes better known as home remedies than proven treatments in medicine.

• They are well known as a helpful digestive aid.

• It helps in preserving memory and keeping a heart healthy.

• These are used as remedies against common colds and influenza.

• These act as powerful antioxidants.

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Indian food restaurants offer a rich vegetarian diet

Indian food restaurants offer great varieties in:• Texture,• Color,• Aroma, and• Taste.

Vegetables provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body. Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. Eating a diet rich in some vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancers.

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Enjoy healthy Indian traditional food

Tradition is a passing knowledge from one generation to another, design, faith, life styles, in short, nonmaterial culture. As traditional food has been followed since ages, they are refined foods that offer opportunities for better health. Indian food is favorite among the world because:

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• It has less calories,

• It has less saturated fat,

• It has more iron,

• It has more zinc,

• It has more vitamins,

• It has more calcium, and

• It has strengthened cultural capacity and well-being.

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Indian vegetarian food is high in vitamins and minerals

• Promote healthy bones, teeth, eyes, and skin,• It helps body cells use energy and oxygen,• It helps to keep bones, teeth and gums healthy,• It helps in healing wounds, and• It helps to remove poison from cells and promotes normal functioning of cell membranes.

Expert healthcare professionals around the world have time and again laid stress on the importance of green leafy vegetables in one’s diet. Indian vegetarian food is a rich source of vitamins and minerals. It helps to:

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Hygiene plays an important role in the preparation of traditional food

There are many dangers that unhygienic food preparation can bring. It could bring about disease or food poisoning to valued customers. Proper hygiene while cooking traditional food helps you to gain trust from customers, boosting your chances for a successful relationship.

Hygiene should be regarded as a priority as negligence in it could be disastrous to the business. Proper cleaning procedures and the use of effective cleaning products help restaurant businesses meet the standards for cleanliness.