The Shocking Truth About Your Everyday Indian Meal FT. Sangeetha Aiyer | Divya Jain
Key Takeaways
- 1Homemade food is actually the best food for us
- 2He said at the peak and almost at the end of his career, he turned vegetarian for performance
- 3You tell somebody to eat vegetables on their own, but they don't eat them
- 4Carbohydrates for Indians act as a delivery mechanism for every other nutrient into your mouth
- 5Your job earlier at least would require you to stand on a factory floor
Full Transcript
Homemade food is actually the best food for us. You tell somebody to eat vegetables on their own, but they don't eat them. Carbohydrates for Indians act as a delivery mechanism for every other nutrient into your mouth. Your job earlier at least would require you to stand on a factory floor. Today everything is automated and behind a laptop. If your diet is going to be the same 300-350 carbs a day plus the infiltration of ultra-processed food which will take your average carbohydrate and fat consumption high, it's a problem. If there is one thing that predicts longevity in an individual, whether man or a woman, it is the quality and the quantity of their muscle mass. Sunil Chhetri ka example lehte hai.
He said at the peak and almost at the end of his career, he turned vegetarian for performance. Today people like me, Virat, if we've turned vegetarian or vegan, we have a team. We have a set of chefs. We have nutritionists. Average person ko ye resources hai hi nahi, Divya. As a vegetarian, main struggle karte hi hi ki actually ek protein ka achha source kiya.