Comments on: World’s Healthiest Foods: Lentils (India)

By: jill

jill — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:03:25 +0000

is lentil a grain or a protein? or both//// if i had 4oz at dinner as a protein would that be enough for that meal( or a meal) with other veggies???

By: BlahBlah

BlahBlah — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:06:27 +0000

my neighbor let me taste some and it is delisious and very healthy

By: Lorelle

Lorelle — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:14:55 +0000

When you soak or cook lentils, the little sprout thing becomes visible. It’s not a worm. I can tell if my grains and beans have bugs in them by looking for dust and webs stuck to the side of the container.

By: Marci

Marci — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:46:16 +0000

I love fresh lentil salad with squeezed lemon, rather than vinegar. I eat it plain or toss it atop my left over pasta (no sauce) the next day! Makes a delicious pasta salad!

By: Javad

Javad — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:15:08 +0000

Are lentils good for lowering blood pressure?

By: dylan

dylan — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:47:58 +0000

Dahl is healthy, but a little dull with out something to bring out the flavor of the curry and turmeric. My suggestion is to include a little Thai or Mexican in the dahl recipe. For example, I like to add just a little vinegar (especially apple cider or sherry), fish sauce, green tomatoes or cilantro. The sour goes well with the curry and garlic.

By: doug

doug — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:18:26 +0000

Be very careful with indian food. Although they eat alot of lentils they still have one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world due to all the ghee (butter) and trans fat which goes into their curries etc.

@Kaushal
Cooking vegetables has actually been shown to increase the bodies effectivness of absorbing them since SOME raw vegetables are not in an easily absorbed form of course it depends on which vegetable you are looking at. On the subject of subway tell your friend to be careful because their sandwiches are still quite high in salt.

So really Indian food can be healthy but you need to pick foods which are based around yogurt and not ghee or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

By: Jade Wieland

Jade Wieland — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:06:25 +0000

I’m going to India next week and have just found out my cholesterol is quite high. Can i get some tips of what to eat while i’m there that will help lower my cholesterol?

By: deen

deen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:43:53 +0000

Do lentils often get worms in them? Or do the indsides of them have a sprout that resembles a white worm?

By: Kaushal Patel

Kaushal Patel — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:34:44 +0000

My sister believes that routin daily indian food(roti,dal ,chaval,vegetables,khichdi) is not healthy it just satisfaied ur hunger.
she argue that as cook vagetables with oil then all minerals and vitamins are destroied.and she eat SUBWAY sandwich every day……….is that true?

i want perfect answer that i can show her and she understand well……….INDIAN FOOD IS HEALTHY FOOD….

Thanks ,

Kaushal Patel