Few
years ago, while studying alternative therapies, I came across a very
interesting chapter in naturopathy -“Miracles of Alkalizing Diet”. This chapter
appealed to me because I could relate to it very well. It seemed to have solution
to some of the health issues at home. In spite of being diet conscious, eating
moderately and timely, some members had indigestion, nausea and burning
sensation in pharynx. This could be traced to acid –alkali imbalance. A change
in the diet helped to great extent.
The
acid –alkaline balance plays a vital role in balance body chemistry which is
important in maintenance of health and healing of diseases. Normal body chemistry
is approx 20 % acid and 80% alkaline. Whenever the alkalinity of the blood is
reduced, its ability to transport carbon di-oxide is reduced. This causes
acidosis or hypo-alkalinity of the blood. Its symptoms are hunger, indigestion,
nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness and burning sensation in pharynx. Acidosis
is the breeding ground for most diseases. It also lowers the vitality of the
system, thereby increasing the danger of infectious diseases.
Our
daily diet should consist of four-fifths of alkaline forming foods such as
fruits (except plums and prunes that are acidic), tubers, legumes, leafy and
root vegetables and one fifth of acid forming foods. Cereals of all kinds, nuts
(except almonds), meats and eggs are acid forming foods. Eating sensibly in
this manner will ensure the necessary alkalinity of the blood, which will
ensure good health.
Our
good food habits and practices tend to get slow paced or forgotten over a
period of time. Few days back, a very dear friend of mine raked this topic on a
social networking site. This prodded us to get back to track. A whole lot of
seasonal fruits including bananas were bought. The bananas started turning over
ripe. Some were salvaged in Marbled Banana Bread.
Adapted
from myrecipes and this is how I made Marbled Banana Bread-
Banana Marble
Bread
Ingredients
1
cup whole wheat flour (aata)
1
cup all purpose flour
3
very ripe mashed bananas
¾
cup powdered sugar
2
eggs
¼
cup butter (half stick)
1/3
cup thick yogurt
½
cup chocolate chips
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon baking soda
Pinch
of salt
Method
Heat
oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and line a 9 x 5” baking tin.
Take
chocolate chips in a steel bowl. Boil some water in a wok; carefully place the
bowl in the center. The chocolate will start melting. Remove the bowl when the
chocolate melts completely.
Take
butter and sugar in a bowl. Beat till fluffy and creamy.
Add
eggs, one at a time, mix well, add mashed bananas. Add yogurt and mix till the
batter becomes uniform and creamy.
Whisk
both the flours, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Add
flour mix to wet ingredients and stir till well combined. Do not over mix.
Take
one cup of this batter in the bowl containing melted chocolate and mix evenly.
Pour
a little of the plain batter and same quantity of chocolate batter alternately
in the baking tin till the batters are over. With the back of a spoon, make a
couple of swirls.
Bake
for 55 to 60 minutes or till a toothpick come out clean.
Remove
from the baking tin after 5 minutes. Cool in the rack.
Hello Namita, so agree on the healthy diet approach. Most of our illness is to a large extent related to our eating habits and if planned well, diet can contributely greatly to a healthy us. Loved these marble cake. I am guilty of discarding a few extremely over ripe bananas just a few days back. Next time will transform them into one of these goodies!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful cake! And yes, acid-alkaline balance is very important too- thanks for reminding me :) Since giving up dairy products I find that as long as I don't overdo nuts and olives, I feel pretty much in balance. (Sometimes lacto-vegetarians can have very acidic blood.)
ReplyDeleteIf you are going to indulge in acid forming food this cake is the way to go ;).
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty cake. I alwaysd seem to have ripe bananas about and am always looking for inspiration. I've made a banana and chocolate cake int eh past and called it Tiger cake.
ReplyDeleteSuch and interesting concept, and makes a lot of sense. The cake looks YUM!!
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