Why Say No to White?

White is pure, white is awesome…but when it comes to food, the magic is in the cauliflower, onions, garlic, mushrooms, cabbage, parsnips and radish alone, as Nature has made them white. But when humans refine and make food ‘white’, that’s where the trouble begins.

Refining and processing food removes the much needed fibre, nutrients and adds in the chemicals that our bodies can easily do without. Also we tend to over-eat man-made whites as they are less satisfying than natural food.

So find below a ‘white’ check-list to ‘black out’ with options provided, so that you have your dishes and make them healthy too!

White Sugar – Known as ‘heroin’ of the food industry, it’s no wonder it’s the toughest one to break off from. However, once you do it, you will not enjoy having it at all, and find it extra-sweet! And you needn’t give up on your sweet stuff, all you need to do is replace the sugar with dates, raisins or figs. Bananas beautifully reduce sugar cravings too. Be the boss of your body…win the sugar battle!

White Flour – This is basically wheat flour stripped of two main components – the bran (which provides the fibre) and the germ. It is heavily processed and raises your risk for diabetes as well as other preventable diseases. So go for ‘100% whole-wheat’ or other flour breads (tip – the denser the bread the better), cakes, pastas, cookies etc.

White Milk - This is Nature’s food given to the mother to feed to her babies so that they can grow. Human moms feed human babies and cows feed calves! So basically we are drinking another mammal’s milk and growing unhealthier by the day! Also the dairy milk that we get is highly adulterated and filled with growth hormones, toxins, antibiotics, pus and bacteria. Replace with nut-milks, soy-milk, peanut milk, coconut milk. Every single thing that contains dairy can be made with these!

Egg-whites - The result of a hen’s menstrual cycle, eggs have bacteria-filled toxins whether they are organic, free-range or pastured. Plus there is a lot of unimaginable cruelty involved in the procurement of eggs. Albumin in egg-whites is known to trigger various allergies too.

Also egg whites cause depletion of biotin, which is a B vitamin, necessary to maintain healthy hair, skin and nails. There is nothing that egg-whites can offer you that other plant-based foods can’t! Replace eggs with tofu, flax seeds and chia seeds.