Bengal gram
Bengal gram is widely appreciated as health food.It is a protein-rich supplement to cereal-based diets, especially to the poor in developing countries, where people are vegetarians or cannot afford animal protein. It offers the most practical means of eradicating protein malnutrition among vegetarian children and nursing mothers. It has a very important role in human diet in our country.Chana dal, also known as Bengal gram....
Avocado
The avocado is the fruit of the Persea Americana tree, which is native to the subtropical regions of the American continent. It has green, buttery flesh and a large central stone. Avocados are very high in both protein and oil. The avocado has the highest protein and oil content of any fruit. In fact, this soft-fleshed fruit can contain up to 30 percent fat. Don't let the high fat content put you off, though; avocados...
Coconut
The ripe coconut looks like hard brown “stone”. This brown shell has three eyes at one end. Inside is a further thin brown coat called the testa: the creamy-white flesh of the coconut which is attached to it. The middle of a coconut is hollow and filled with a sweet liquid known as coconut juice or coconut water. The testa of a coconut hardens as the coconut ripens. Recipes made using Coconut ...
Agar flake
A vegetarian alternative to gelatin, agar-agar is the jelly that results from boiling several kinds of seaweed together. It’s dried and sold in powder form, flakes or bars and is also used as a stabilizer or thickener in many food products. It is useful if you want to make a jelly using pineapple, kiwi fruit or papaya, as these fruits break down the protein found in gelatin, preventing the jelly from setting. Recipes made using...
101 Reasons To Go Vegetarian
PEOPLE 01. Every year in the UK we feed our livestock enough food to feed 250,000,000 people while in the world 30,000,000 people die of starvation. 02. 20 vegetarians can live off the land required by one meat eater. 03. Every 3 seconds a child dies of starvation somewhere in the world. 04. If Americans reduced their meat consumption by 10% it would free 12,000,000 tons of grain—enough to feed 60,000,000...