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Paneer Capsicum Fried Rice
It's been a while since i updated my facts for a healthy life column.I was recently coming across an article which shared the pros and cons of our daily diet.The below facts will help ourselves stay cautious about our diet.Did you know that what you eat might affect how happy or depressed you are? They will influence how alert or sluggish you feel.Chocolate lifts you up while a bowl of rice or pasta calms you down and decreases your alertness. While sprouts, paneer or curds perk you up! So i think this will be useful to all of us.Catch you all in the next post. Carbohydrates will calm you down When carbohydrates are eaten alone, an amino acid trytophan is introduced to the brain because of increased levels of insulin in the blood. This tryptophan gets converted to serotonin, the calming blood chemical, resulting in a general feeling of relaxation. This improvement in mood happens when only a high carbohydrate food is eaten alone. Serotonin is linked to feeling of calmness, which is great at the end of the day since it helps you unwind before bedtime. But it maybe is not such a winner in the afternoon, when a high level could make you fuzzy brained. People who are stressed reach for sweets, cookies, potatoes, pasta, candy etc. Probably they are trying to medicate themselves to increase serotonin levels in order to feel better. Trying unfortunately is not achieving. To obtain the serotonin increase, you have to eat an all-carbohydrate snack on an empty stomach. Because fat slows down digestion, buttering your toast, making oily pasta or adding ghee to your rice will dampen and delay the effect. Also putting any protein in your system within four hours of your dose will disarm the mood shift completely. Moreover, not all carbohydrate foods work. Fruits don't because its sugar fructose causes insulin to be released slowly to trigger a serotonin boost. Then what do you eat to calm your nerves? Starch. If you are nervous about a presentation, examination or anything else, dry breakfast cereal or puffed rice; toast with jam; a cup of pasta/ rice or a boiled potato eaten half an hour before will calm your nerves! Proteins will perk you up Eating a meal that's mostly protein will improve your brainpower. Just as trytophan is the precursor to serotonin, another amino acid called tyrosine, is the precursor for norepinephrine and dopamine- brain chemicals that aid alertness, reaction time and mental acuity. If you are doing something mentally taxing, then you are using up these chemicals in your brain. The only way you can replace them is by supplying the amino acid tyrosine. In other words by gnawing on a chicken drumstick or munching a bowl of sprouts. Therefore lean protein in meals will keep the carbohydrate from zonking you out. That's right as carbohydrates relax you they can also make you feel downright drowsy. This soporific effect helps explain the traditional post-rice meal energy dip. People, who complement their carbohydrates with protein, avoid this drop in alertness. So if your lunchtime bowl of rice/ pasta leaves you lethargic, balance out the meal with some lean protein like curds, cottage cheese, dal, beans or chicken/fish. Sweets will lift you up Some researchers believe that the link between food and mood has more to do with sugar and fat than with carbohydrates. A dose of carbohydrates leaves people calmer an hour later, but it is the hefty proportion of sugar and fat that makes people go weak in the knees at the first taste of ice cream, chocolate, cake or sweets. Eating sugar can bring anxious people quick relief. Animal studies suggest that high-fat foods have a similar soothing effect. Sweet and creamy is the dynamic duo fat makes food desirable and sugar makes the fat invisible. Humans hunger for fat and sugar because the substances trigger the brain to release endorphins (morphine like chemicals) that send pleasure signals throughout the body, including the mouth. It is however important to remember that sugary foods can give you a temporary high but a quick crash in spirits follows soon. Deal with cravings by getting back to nature and relishing the sweet taste of fruits and dry fruits. Caffeine will stimulate you Caffeine found in coffee, tea, dark chocolate, sodas such as colas, root beers and other flavors temporarily stimulates your brain and puts you back in action. Up to two cups a day of tea /coffee is fine but over dependence can lead to anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, irritability, racing heart and irregular heartbeats. If you are a caffeine addict, cut back slowly to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Vitamins and minerals will pep you up: Most people can get all their vitamins and minerals by eating right. If they don't their moods can be affected. Without enough B vitamins you can feel depressed, grouchy and nervous. Without enough iron, you can feel nervous, forgetful, irritable and weak. Lack of magnesium causes chronic fatigue. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) helps feel calm, sleep well and fight depression. Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency leads to psychological symptoms. Vitamin B6 takes care of symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome. All in all, it becomes important to eat a well balanced diet that does not cause mood swings. A diet with complex carbohydrates (whole grains, fruits, vegetables), low-fat protein (lean meat, fish, skim dairy products and beans) and small amounts of fat should suffice. Avoid sugar, caffeine and alcohol, which add to your stress burden. Understanding how foods affect your moods will improve your physical and emotional health. Lets now go to the recipe of Paneer Capsicum Fried Rice.Paneer is good for kids as well pregnant ladies.It is protein rich and highly nutritious.But weight watchers,you got to have an eye on it :D Once in a while,it does not matter,but not every day.  Ingredients: Basmati rice-1 1/2 cup Diced paneer(Cottage cheese)-1 cup Chopped carrots & peas-optional Chopped capsicum(green bell pepper)-1 cup Pepper powder-1 tsp Soy sauce-2 tsp Green chillies(chopped)-3 nos Ginger garlic paste-1 tbs Vinegar-2 tsp Oil-As required Salt-As required Chopped spring onions-1/4 cup Method: 
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