How Millets Helped Me Build More Balanced Meals

I have always heard if you want to eat “healthy,” switch from rice to chapati. Rice was seen as the villain, and wheat was the safer choice. I followed that advice without questioning it… until my body told me otherwise. During my gestational diabetes phase, food stopped being just about taste and comfort. It became data. I started observing how my body responded to everything I ate — not what people said should work. And …

Balanced Bites: My Journey from Sugar Spikes to Steady Energy

For a long time, I thought feeling tired after meals, craving snacks all day, and constantly thinking about food was just normal life. My typical day used to have any traditional breakfast like idli or dosa or upma. Then lunch with rice and with a side dish or two and a dinner similar to lunch. Carbs were the main hero on the plate and the side dishes were mere accompaniments. These would give me energy …