A MAYONNAISSE WITH HIGH VEGAN CREDENTIALS

Mayonnaise is not a popular item in the Indian cuisine but with increasing stress on consumption of vegetable salads for good health, it has made its presence in the market, though to a limited extent. A standard recipe of Mayonnaise must have egg and edible oil though new versions are available without egg solids for the benefit of strict vegans. Those who are allergic to soy cannot consume these alternative options. Similarly except for olive oil many oils used may not be heart healthy. The latest Mayonnaise preparations developed for such people are based on coconut oil, almond milk, starch and apple cider. Here is a take on it.

"Nearly every health magazine on the stands contains something about coconut these days. Coconut products have long been a staple in Vegan and Vegetarian diets. Fresh coconut milk can be used as a cow's milk replacement. Green coconut water can be consumed as an isotonic beverage. The latest darling of the health food world is coconut oil. Prized for it's medium chain triglycerides (MCT's) and their antiviral and antimicrobial properties. Coconut oil is rich in Lauric acid (as is the meat and milk of the coconut) which studies show have immune system enhancing effects".

Though the above piece looks like a "promo" for coconuts which some consider as "smelly" and unhealthy, selecting right ingredients can give a product with bland flavor. As for health implications, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are the only two oils, considered most nutritious to day because of their ability to avoid getting deposited like other triglyceride oils in the arteries and cause atherosclerosis.

V.H.POTTY

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VEGAN ROUTE TO SAVE THE PLANET? FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

The recent Copenhagen deliberations have once again brought out the dangers lurking ahead due to uncontrolled CO2 emission that results in global warming. Contrary to the common perception that automobiles and industries are the major culprits, a realization seems to dawning at least amongst some that our present food consumption habits contribute as much CO2, if not more than other sources. Here is an argument that may convince some more people that we need to moderate our living style if to save this planet from impending catastrophe.

"More horrors: According to Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution author John Robbins, the average vegan uses about one-sixth of an acre of land to satisfy his or her food requirements for an entire year; the average vegetarian who consumes eggs and dairy products, like cow's milk, real cheese toppings on pizza, and even non-soy yogurt, requires about three times as much land; and the average meat-eater requires about 20 times as much land. Obviously, a lot more of the food grown on any given parcel of land can be made available to humans if it's not being funneled through animals first".

Probably protagonists of meat eating may frown upon such a stand though there is enough scientific evidence to support the view that food through animal route is a tremendous waste of energy, resources and land, besides other invisible losses through adverse productivity on account of health debilitating diseases caused by consumption of foods from animal sources.

V.H.POTTY
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