Indians are fond of their masaledar dishes that comprise the quintessential melange of flavourful spices, which also includes nutmeg or jaiphal. Native to Indonesia, this spice has long been known for its medicinal and culinary properties. Nutmeg refers to the seed or ground spice that comes from the species Myristica Genus. This is dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for its fruits - nutmeg and mace. Nutmeg provides a slightly sweet flavour to the delicacies and is known to have many essential nutrients that make it a healthy spice. It is also known to come packed with a fewer calories, which makes it good for losing weight. What is it that makes nutmeg an excellent spice to shed kilos? We have some answers.
According to Nutritionist and Physiologist, Ritesh Bawri, "Nutmeg is widely used as a flavouring agent in food. It shows up in Indonesian, Indian, Mughlai and European cuisines. It is commonly used in potato dishes, soups, sauces, baked goods, rice puddings and also while preparing vegetables and tortellini. Nutmeg is an excellent source of fibre, which is a good source to lose weight. However, it is also high saturated fats, which can be harmful; therefore, using nutmeg in large quantities is not advised."
Nutmeg is high in fibre content, which can help you feel fuller when you are cutting on calories. Other nutritional features of nutmeg are low sodium and low cholesterol, which makes it great for your use. In fact, it is an excellent source of manganese that is responsible for breaking down fats and cholesterol, an important process in losing weight. Nutmeg or jaiphal is said to be soporific, which means it is sleep inducing. Calling an early night may help you keep off untimely cravings and binge-eating, thus saving on to some calories. The only drawback of nutmeg is that it has saturated fats; if eaten in large quantities, it can reverse the effects leading to health problems.
Nutmeg is high in fibre content, which can help you feel fuller when you are cutting on calories. Other nutritional features of nutmeg are low sodium and low cholesterol, which makes it great for your use. In fact, it is an excellent source of manganese that is responsible for breaking down fats and cholesterol, an important process in losing weight. Nutmeg or jaiphal is said to be soporific, which means it is sleep inducing. Calling an early night may help you keep off untimely cravings and binge-eating, thus saving on to some calories. The only drawback of nutmeg is that it has saturated fats; if eaten in large quantities, it can reverse the effects leading to health problems.
Add nutmeg as a complementary spice to your diet to lose weight, however, depending on it completely is not suggested, plan a regular exercise along with it in order to lose weight. Here's how you can use nutmeg in your diet:
How To Use Nutmeg For Effective Weight Loss?
Sprinkle nutmeg onto raw or cooked apples, bananas, peaches, pears, pineapplesor mango. Take a bowlful of fresh fruit salad, dust the fruits with nutmeg and squeeze a fresh lemon evenly on the dish.
You can also add a dash of nutmeg on to your breakfast goods like scrambled eggs, omelettes, oatmeal, quinoa or any other breakfast cereal, pancakes and even muffins.
Nutmeg can be used on vegetables like carrots, potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, pumpkin and spinach. Along with nutmeg, add some butter and olive oil to the vegetable for an exceptionally amazing flavour.
Add nutmeg to desserts like cookies, custard and cakes too.
Sprinkle some nutmeg into a mug or cup of hot coffee and hot tea. It provides a mild sweet flavour to the concoctions
Source - NDTV