Orthodox food habits - myth or science?

Question the orthodox said sir CV Raman. How many times we hear everyone question the orthodox? Plenty! However do we question to really know the reason behind it?

I still question, i never stop. So, here is a small area i am sharing on the food related habits followed down traditions. With some convincing views on why it was followed.

Let me split food as follows -
Cooked food short life - which will start perishing in few hours.
Cooked food longer life - shelf life of foods which range between months to years
Raw food short life & raw food long life


Raw food long life
Grains such as rice, wheat or pulses, coconut, oils are a few examples of foods whos shelf life is longer than months. Yet these are not cooked food.
Pickles are not cooked but marinated. They taste best when marinated like wine.

Raw food short life
Vegetables and fruits ( i am a vegan and hence examples shared on those lines) are good raw foods whos shelf life is less than a week.

Cooked food longer life
Sweets and savories last for a month if made with right proportions. Mostly home made savories.
Ghee and butter can last couple of months.
Boiled Milk and curd can last a few days.

Cooked food short life
Such as cooked rice, boiled or fried vegetables. Any other grain or pulses cooked last only few hours.

Once the heat of these foods reduce the bacterial development starts, hence reheating will only lead to toxins in the human system if consumed.

Now the traditional practice here, is when this short life cooked food is touched or served, the same hand unless it is washed off one is not allowed to touch the rest of the three.
Reason is, this bacterial development will not be visible to eye or nose till almost a days time, this small bacteria will show its impact on the rest and may eventually spoil in the corse of time.

Any other semi cooked or ready to heat foods are as dangerous to the body which will only accumulate small bits of toxins and will show its result only after many many years.

A healthy body which does not accumulate such toxins and healthy thought combined will bring only success in your life.

Comments

Unknown said…
which food are you referring as semi cooked or ready to heat foods????
August 25, 2015 at 9:35 PM
Ramya said…
Frozen semi cooked foods like fries, or half cooked parathas. Even if ur at a tea stall having hot tea with freshly made chilly bajji i think it is fine as long as its made then and there.
August 26, 2015 at 2:10 AM
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