Buckwheat, commonly known as kuttu is a plant which is an integral part of Navratri diet. Kuttu is gluten free and can play a significant role in weight loss.
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Buckwheat is highly nutritious and energizing and can be utilized as an alternative to wheat or white rice. Buckwheat is rich in nutrients like copper, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus and fiber.
Why Kuttua Ka Atta in Navratri
In India, a lot of ghee and oil is used in making kuttu preparations like poories and pakodas which turns into a disastrous food for diet watchers. That’s why many tend to put on weight during the navratras instead of losing it. Though there is not much difference in the calories of 100gm of each, kuttu atta and wheat atta. Each of these provides about 330 Kcal per 100g. But the difference is the higher amount of protein you get for kuttu along with a double dose of vitamins. It makes you feel full for longer and keeps hunger pangs at bay. It is best eaten in grain form like daliya or porridge or can be added added to your regular wheat atta. Kuttu is great to lose weight, but in which form it is had is more important.
Let’s know how…
Kuttu Helps to Lose Weight:
Not just during fast, regular eating of buckwheat increases the speed of weight loss. Buckwheat has lesser calories in comparison with wheat. It is free of cholesterol and saturated fat and rich in protein and fiber which makes it an integral part of dieter’s diet.
Kuttu Improves Digestion
The soothing thermal nature and sweet flavor of buckwheat makes it a healthy and tasty food that is effective in flushing the intestine by flushing out the waste products and toxins from the digestive tract. It not only strengthens the intestines, but also promotes appetite and is beneficial in diseases such as chronic diarrhea and dysentery.
Kuttu is Diabetic friendly:
Relatively low in calories, buckwheat is a perfect food choice for diabetes. Buckwheat helps strengthens the artery walls and reduces hemorrhage, thus helps in reducing the risks of heart attacks in people with diabetes.
Conclusion
Compared with other grains, buckwheat is low calorie, which contains a lot of proteins, phosphorus, iodine, iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamins B1 and B6. Kuttu is great to lose weight, but in which form it is had is more important.
