Vegetables or fruits...Rice or millets...

January 16, 2008

I wish Dr Shirish Bhate and all the others a Very Happy Sankranti. I

am in a hamlet in Andhra Pradesh studying the impact of substituting

PDS rice with organic millets. They are calling it an alternative PDS

system. The millets which are being promoted are jawar, bajra, sama,

korra etc. They are superior to rice as they have more calcium, iron

and proteins. The sugar in them does not immediately enter the

bloodstream making it ideal for an anti-diabetic diet. Korra is high

in carotene (it is much better that the genetically modified " Golden

Rice " that is now being promoted by Indian scientists). The millets

are also high in fibre.

The millet diet along with more of leafy vegetables and milk and curd

from Indian cows would provide adequate nutrition to the rural population.

All the agriculture in the hamlets I am visiting is mostly managed by

women and they are absolutely organic. And yes, they are promoting

Indian cattle for milk as well as for organic manure.

They are using Vrikshayurveda and have their own Panchagavya and other

cow product combinations for use as manure and plant vitalisers.

The whole process is very interesting.

Thank you all,

Jagannath.

> Since so much is being written about food in discussion groups,

> websites, one is often confused. There are some guiding prinicples

> outside modern science which confuses issues by bringing in its own

> jargon(terms such as flavonides, caretenoids, phytonutrients).

January 17, 2008

Dear Jagannath, Happy Shankaranthi to you too. The work you describe is very interesting. I would like to know more about it. Are you with some group?jagchat01 <jagchat01 wrote: I wish Dr Shirish Bhate and all the others a Very Happy Sankranti. Iam in a hamlet in Andhra Pradesh studying the impact of substitutingPDS rice with organic millets. They are calling it an alternative PDSsystem. The millets which are being promoted are jawar, bajra, sama,korra etc. They

are superior to rice as they have more calcium, ironand proteins. The sugar in them does not immediately enter thebloodstream making it ideal for an anti-diabetic diet. Korra is highin carotene (it is much better that the genetically modified "GoldenRice" that is now being promoted by Indian scientists). The milletsare also high in fibre.The millet diet along with more of leafy vegetables and milk and curdfrom Indian cows would provide adequate nutrition to the rural population.All the agriculture in the hamlets I am visiting is mostly managed bywomen and they are absolutely organic. And yes, they are promotingIndian cattle for milk as well as for organic manure.They are using Vrikshayurveda and have their own Panchagavya and othercow product combinations for use as manure and plant vitalisers.The whole process is very interesting.Thank you all,Jagannath.> Since so much is being

written about food in discussion groups, > websites, one is often confused. There are some guiding prinicples > outside modern science which confuses issues by bringing in its own > jargon(terms such as flavonides, caretenoids, phytonutrients).

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