Oat recipes: 20 ways to add oats to your diet :Powered BY - Mitalee Doshi

Oats are a good source of fibre, which can help to regulate blood sugar and lower cholesterol levels. They also contain vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It reduces risk of heart diseases. It regularises bowel function due to its high fibre content.
It also forms an important part of weight loss diet. It also enhances immune response to disease.

Smoothie
You can go on to add apple, banana, pear, roasted walnut or almonds to 2 cups milk/yoghurt and ½ cup oats to make a delicious smoothie, anytime during the day to give your body a healthy punch.
Salad
Let your family applaud you for this healthy creation. Get oats transformed into a healthy salad along with minced onion, cherry tomato, sprouted beans, boiled potato, cucumber, lemon herbs like, mint and parsley. Do not forget to boil oats (salted water) for 25 min, drain and rinse under cold water.
Porridge
Make oats porridge in the milk with cinnamon powder, honey added to it. Later, while serving add grated apple, nuts and dry fruits to prepare a delicious and healthy breakfast
Oats Dosa
Combine one cup quick cooking rolled oats, ¼ th cup urad dal and salt in a bowl and blend in a mixer to a fine powder.
Add 1¾ cups of water and mix well to make a batter of pouring consistency. Cover and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes and then prepare dosas from that batter.
Oats Idli
First coarsely powder six tbsp oat . Add salt , ½ cup yoghurt and beat well.
Add water to make a smooth batter of thick but pouring consistency
Add chopped coriander leaves and one grated carrot. Add vaghar of one tbsp urad dal, ½ tbsp chana dal and ½ tbsp mustard seeds. Now put it into the idli molds and steam for 15- 20 min. Oats Dhokla
Roast one cup of Instant oats and ½ cup sooji separately for five min. Mix both and add salt, two cup curd, chilli powder and pepper powder to the mix. Add water if you need to make batter of Idli consistency. Mix one tsp eno fruit salt to the batter. Boil water in a deep pan for steaming. Transfer batter in a greased thali .Steam for 15 - 20 min.
Oats Upma
Roast four tbsp oats in a pan without oil for about 3-5 mins and keep it aside. Heat one tsp oil in the pan and add one tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal, ½ tsp mustard seeds, chopped green chilli and fry for some time till the dal turns golden brown. Now add ½ sliced onions, ginger and three curry leaves. Saute the onions till they are tender, add pinch of hing and salt. Add two cups water and allow it to boil for some time and then add the roasted oats and veg of your choice. Keep stirring till all the water is absorbed and oats are thoroughly cooked
Oats In soup
In a pan, combine one cup quick cooking rolled oats along with three cups of water and cook for 10 minutes, till the oats are cooked.They can then be added in any veg soup .

Oats Sheera
Heat the ghee in a non-stick pan, add the oats and saute till they turn light brown in colour while stirring continuously. Add the pineapple puree and saute for 5 to 7 minutes while stirring continuously. Add the sugar, milk and water and simmer for 10 minutes or till the liquid evaporates.Garnish with nuts
Oats Paratha
To one cup Wheat flour , add ½ cup Coarsely ground quick cooking rolled oats and ½ cup curd. Add chopped onion , coriander , phudina leaves , ginger chilli paste , jeera powdr , salt and prepare dough with little water if needed and make parathas.
Oats Bhel
One cup Dry roast the quick cooking rolled oats in a pan for 4-5 min on a medium flame . Once it cools add, ½ cup mixed veg like onion , tomato , cucumber , ¼ th cup boiled chana , one cup curd . Later add meetha chutney , chaat masala , chilli powder , jeera powder and salt . Garnish with coriander and pomegranate .
Oats Khichdi
Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add the green chilli garlic paste and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds. Add the oats and yellow moong dal and saute on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring continuously. Add hot water , turmeric and salt, mix well and pressure cook for two whistles.
Oats Poha Chiwda
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.
When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and turmeric powder and mix well.
Add the roasted oats, roasted poha, papad, chana dal, sugar and salt and toss well. Cool and store in an air-tight container. Oats veg Cheela
Mix quick cooking rolled oats , wheat flour , jowar flour in equal proportion along with chopped onions, tomatoes, ginger green chilli paste , salt , coriander . Mix well and add water to make batter like uttapa and make cheelas on non stick tawa using little oil .
Oats Sandwich
Roast oats in a pan . Once it cools add curd , carrot , capsicum , boiled corn , tomato ketchup , salt , pepper , coriander and mix well . Use this as the filling in the sandwich and heat it on tawa
Oats and Ragi Rotis

Mix equal proportion of powdered quick cooking rolled oats and ragi . Add jeera , salt, green chilli paste , chopped onion and prepare dough using water and then make rotis and serve with raita.
Oat Cakes
Mix 1 egg and 1 egg white with milk, 1 pack of instant oatmeal and little sugar.
Cook in a pan in the shape of pan cakes and enjoy .

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20 foods to keep your uric acid at normal levels - Article by Mitalee Doshi on Healthmeup.com & Times Of India

High uric acid levels in the blood stream can lead to a common form of arthritis called gout.

To prevent gout, it is essential to maintain good eating habits and have proper medication. To reduce the uric acid levels in blood, you may need to limit intake of alcohol, sugary foods and reduce purine rich foods like meat, poultry, seafood and pulses. Vegetables such as cauliflower, asparagus, spinach, peas and mushroom also contain a lot of purines. Digestion of purine leads to the formation of uric acid. If uric acid is not eliminated normally which is seen in gout sufferers, it can build up in the blood stream leading to joint inflammation and pain.

Water
Water flushes out toxins including excess uric acid from the body. Have at least 10- 12 glasses of water daily.
Cherries
Cherries have anti - inflammatory substances named anthocyanis that help reduce uric acid levels .It prevents the uric acid from crystallizing and being deposited in the joints. Cherries also neutralize the acids and help prevent inflammation and pain. 200 gms per day is very effective in bringing down uric acid.
Berries
Berries especially strawberries, and blueberries have anti-inflammatory properties so include them in your diet.
Apple
Malic acid in apple neutralizes uric acid and thus provides relief to the sufferers. You should consume one apple daily after a meal.
Lime
The citric acid found in lime is a solvent of the uric acid .The juice of half a lime squeezed into a glass of water should be taken twice daily.
French bean juice
Another effective home remedy for gout is French beans juice. The healthy juice can be consumed twice everyday for treating gout or high uric acid.
Celery seed
This is a popular home remedy to lower uric acid levels in the body. Have celery seeds extract to get best results.
Apple cider vinegar
Drink apple cider vinegar. Add 3 teaspoons of vinegar to 8 ounces of water and have it 2-3 times every day to treat uric acid.
Pinto beans
A diet rich in folic acid can help lower uric acid naturally. Folic acid rich foods like pinto beans, sunflower seeds and lentils should be included in your diet.
Vegetable juices
Carrot juice in combination with beet and cucumber juice is also very effective .100 ml each of beet juice and cucumber juice should be mixed with 300 ml carrot juice and taken daily.
Low fat dairy products like milk, curd help lower uric acid level.
Foods rich in Vit C
Include vitamin C rich foods & supplements in your daily diet to reduce uric acid in the body. It disintegrates uric acid and forces it out of the body through urine. Good sources of vitamin C are awla, guava, kiwi, sweet lime, oranges, capsicum, lemon, tomato and green leafy veg.
High-fibre foods
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, adding foods high in dietary fibre may help lower uric acid levels in your blood. Dietary fibre may help absorb uric acid in your bloodstream, allowing it to be eliminated from your body through your kidneys. Increase the consumption of dietary soluble fibers such as Isabgol, Oats, Broccoli , apples, oranges, pears, strawberries, blueberries, cucumbers, celery, and carrots , barley .
Bananas are also beneficial in lowering uric acid
Green tea
Consume green tea on a regular basis to control hyperuricemia (high uric acid levels) and lower your risk of developing gout.
Eating grains that are more alkaline such as jowar,bajra are helpful.
Tomatoes, broccoli, and cucumbers are some of the veggies that you need to start including in your meals. Tomatoes are one of the best vegetables that you could have for lowering uric acid. Fresh tomato is alkaline by nature and when it is exposed to the blood stream it increases the alkalinity of the blood.
Dark chocolate, cocoa
"According to health insurance company Bupa, theobromine is an alkaloid that is similar in structure to caffeine. It is found mainly in the cocoa bean and is at the highest levels in dark chocolates. Theobromine also can relax the bronchial muscles of the lungs and according to a small study, was more effective than codeine in relieving coughing. According to Dr. Shmuel Halevi at Acumedico.com, theobromine has the highest concentration of uric acid per gram of food than any other substance", as reported by Livestrong.
Raw vegetables like potatoes or corns are effective to reduce uric acid in the body. Have them raw or steam these vegetables.
Omega 3
Essential fat Omega 3 from flaxseeds, walnuts, fishes like salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines reduces inflammation and swelling.

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If you think that belly fat is just an issue for people who are overweight, think again -- even people who are at a healthy weight and exercise regularly can have it. There's no such thing as a "perfect" body, so what's the big deal if your stomach isn't flat? It isn't just a problem of aesthetics.
There are two types of fat: visceral and subcutaneous. Visceral fat is the kind that lies far below the surface, surrounding your organs. Subcutaneous fat is just below the skin and can be easily grabbed. You can spot visceral fat via an MRI or CT scan, but there's a simple test for it at home: If you have a large waistline or you're apple-shaped, you likely have visceral belly fat.
While neither type of fat is good, visceral belly fat carries some serious health risks. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, you're at risk if you have a waistline greater than 40 inches if you're a man and 35 inches if you're a woman (a lower threshold of 35 inches for men and 31 inches for women has been recommended by the World Health Organization for people of Asian ethnicity). We aren't entirely sure why, but belly fat is linked to increased insulin resistance, which can result in type II diabetes. It can also lead to heart disease, stroke, some types of cancer, sleep apnea and premature bone density loss, and there's even evidence that it may be a factor in developing dementia.
So what causes belly fat? Heredity is one factor. Belly fat has often been called "middle-aged spread" because as you age and your metabolism slows down, extra pounds tend to accumulate across the stomach. This is probably due to changes in levels of hormones such as cortisol, which is made in the adrenal glands and helps the body process glucose, regulate metabolism and manage stress. Speaking of stress, it can raise levels of cortisol, so it might lead to increased belly fat, too.
While it can be tough to do, there are ways to get rid of belly fat -- and not just plastic surgery -- but there's no magic pill. Read on for tips.

Blast That Belly

Plastic surgery such as liposuction can remove subcutaneous fat but not visceral fat. Researchers in Brazil have discovered that if you have lipo to remove the former, your body could compensate with an increase in the latter unless you have a diet and exercise regimen going.
You can't do anything about aging or heredity, but if you have developed belly fat, you can still work to combat it. A lot of people think that exercises targeting the stomach area, such as sit-ups or crunches, are the way to go. These types of exercises tone and tighten muscles, but they can't do anything about fat. Instead, focus on losing fat overall via vigorous aerobic exercise -- preferably 30 minutes or more most days of the week. Start slow and build up. You don't have to run to get good cardio; brisk walking, dancing and bicycling all count, too. Strength training, meaning lifting weights, may also help get rid of visceral belly fat. Building muscle raises your metabolism so you can burn more calories. You might also consider incorporating core-strengthening exercises like planks.
What you eat also makes a difference. To reduce belly fat, avoid foods that contain trans fats, a type of fat found in many prepackaged cookies, crackers and baked goods, as well as some fried fast foods. Not only can trans fats pack on the pounds, but research conducted at Wake Forest University has also shown that they can add fat specifically to your belly and even redistribute fat there from other areas of the body.
Sugar also increases belly fat. Eat whole grains as well as lots of fruits and vegetables. Foods high in fiber not only keep you full longer but they also lower insulin levels and may shrink fat cells. A diet rich in healthy monounsaturated fats like olive oil, avocados, almonds and peanuts may also cause fat to break down. Your best beverage is always going to be water. It flushes out fat and keeps down bloat, and drinking lots of it keeps you from thinking you're hungry when you're actually thirsty.
The final key to losing belly fat is to de-stress. Easier said than done, right? One way to lower stress is to get enough sleep, ideally eight hours each night. Find ways to diffuse stressful situations -- through yoga, meditation or journaling.
While there's no one way to lose belly fat, that's no reason to give up. It has nothing to do with how you look in a swimsuit and everything to do with staying healthy.

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Author's Note: Is there a real way to lose belly fat?

When I found out that I'd be writing about getting rid of belly fat, I joked that I could make it a short article by answering the question with "plastic surgery." But in all seriousness, I know from personal experience that there's no easy way to lose fat and keep it off in the long term. The diet industry is a multi-billion dollar one for a reason; we want there to be a special secret to it, when in reality eating well and exercising are the tried-and-true methods. I knew that in general there are plenty of health risks that come with being overweight, but belly fat is especially worrisome. All the more reason to keep fighting the good fight.

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