COOL AND HEALTHY DRINKS IN HOT SUMMER;-)

Hi Friends,

 Being Summer, in order to combat the heat, there are  many healthy cool options. One of them is the traditional Indian refreshing non-alcoholic drink SWEET LASSI.

As many are aware that sweet lassi is originated in Punjab, and even today if anyone wants the perfect Lassi you have to visit a Punjabi Dhaba..What say friends??

Hmm..Few foods/drinks are so tempting or infectious and even addictive and Sweet Lassi is surely one of such delicious foods that no one can say "NO" to it.

Now, all of you please don't get surprised or shocked if I say that in North India, commercial Lassi outlets use washing machines to churn the yogurt into lassi.

Sweet Lassi is a perfect natural probiotic drink. Probiotics are natural microorganisms found in the body mostly in the intestines, and these are called the good bacteria and helps in the easy breakdown of all the food stuff you have taken, thus helping in keeping your digestive system cool and relaxed:-)

Probiotics are also important for the absorption of all the minerals present in your food stuff and they even fight with the harmful bacteria and protect your stomach lining from damage. Just like the saying"A Diamond has to cut with a Diamond" the bad bacteria entering in our body can be easily dealt with the good bacteria present in our body;-)

We all are naturally gifted with the good amount of good bacteria but with our dietary style and lifestyle the good bacteria tends to be destroyed by stress, antibiotics, modern junk foods, and by excess intake of sugars and simple carbs..So in order to compensate this loss we should increase our intake of foods that are probiotic.

Probiotic foods not only prevents acidity, bloating, they also help in improving constipation and also useful if you are suffering from diarrhoea too. Probiotic foods are also useful in improving your urinary tract infections, if any..

Sweet Lassi is perfect when your energy levels are low, as it provides immense energy levels and you swap your lunch or dinner with a glass of sweet lassi happily.... How many of you have done this??:-)

All the men out there, if you are fond of showing up your muscle mass, have sweet lassi regularly and the protein in it helps in increasing your muscle mass and is also a good friend of body builders. The abundant amount of calcium in Lassi helps in keeping your bones strong and also improves your dental health. So, if anyone runs away from a glass of milk, please substitute it with a cup of curd or a glass of lassi.

Lassi is loaded with amount of minerals and vitamins, like Calcium, Zinc, Potassium, Phosphorus, Folic acid, B-complex group of vitamins. With all these, Lassi is good for increasing your immunity levels. Another good news for all the pure veg's out there, that in case your Doc has advised you to increase B12 intake and you are worried what to take other than supplements, yogurt or lassi has a decent amount of Vitamin B12 and make it a habit to include yogurt regularly in your diet, and in summers just explore, experiment with 'n' number of variants of lassi:-)

Just one caution you all have to keep in mind is the amount of sugar added in sweet lassi and just have in moderation.

Enjoy the cool natural drinks available widely, and need not open the google and search for exotic drink recipes, instead just go back  to your childhood and grab all the grandma's recipes, they are the perfect as well as nutritious and easily available, and easy to make :-)

GOOD DAY.