Deccan Chronicle

ACTIVE BREAKFAST

INFUSE HEALTH INTO DINING AND PACK IT WITH LOCAL FLAVOURS TO REDEFINE WELLNESS

- NAREN THIMMAIAH The writer is the executive chef at The Gateway Hotel, Bengaluru

The concept Active Foods is the way we will all look at food in the future. The importance of healthy food, and more importantl­y, the benefits of a healthy and hearty breakfast to kickstart the day is the basis of these foods! Understand­ing the paucity of time in every business traveller’s life, we thought we would make it easier for them by putting together a healthy and active breakfast with local flavours in good measure!

What does eating mean to you? Is it almost always the last thing on your mind? Or is the opposite true? Do you eat because it lets you take a break and unwind? Or do you think of it as a chore? No matter how you look at it, one fact remains inescapabl­e — that what you eat matters.

Redefining wellness in a unique way, your meal requiremen­ts or meal experience­s should focus on health. Simply put, every item in the active food segment has a high glycemic index apart from being rich in antioxidan­ts and phytochemi­cals. These nutrients help break down and digest food at a rate that is slower than regular foods, helping your body absorb all the nutrients. This helps keep your energy levels constant, reduces stress levels and over time, significan­tly reduces the risk of heart disease. Staying healthy is as simple as eating right. We’ve only made it little easier!

The slow digestion rate of foods with a low glycemic carb content helps keep your health indicators in check. We are now demystifyi­ng wellness food and putting it within the reach of a commoner. From a multigrain croissant or a bowl of whole wheat upma or blueberry smoothie or probiotic yogurts or oat-crusted fish or multigrain rotis are hot, fresh and appealing.

In my experience, this is one of the best concepts to up the ante in dining with infusions of local and wholesome healthy food. This will be the cornerston­e of the healthy eating trend in the years to come, unlike other flash in the pan concepts that disappear faster than they arrive.

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