Tech '&' Nutrition

White Rice. The most "controversial" form of rice known for it's bad nutritional value. If you are a beginner to weight training and looking to gain muscle, I'm sure the first thing your trainer or nutritionist has advised you is to give up White rice. They might be right because they don't know how to utilise the carbohydrates you get from the White rice for your benefit.  In some cases, I have seen coaches advising White rice but their client end up gaining fat instead of muscles. There is always a strategy when you are dealing with something so complex in nature and simple in carbs . Here are some tips and benefits of using White rice, but before we get there let us have a look at its nutritional value. White Rice- Nutrition Facts Looking to pack-on some muscles, try White Rice :   White rice can help you gain muscle faster, but only if you use it properly. The white rice consists of only simple carbohydrate which is the reason why peop...

“Dude! Why are you consuming Whey Protein? It will lead to hair loss and you’ll end up with Kidney problems”.  “Hey Girl! What are you drinking? OMG! Whey Protein?! This will jack you up and make your body look like a muscular man”. STOP IT!! If you are a beginner to lifting or a fitness enthusiast, I’m sure that you must have heard people around you saying such stuff. If you are in India, then this is very common for you to hear and not just people, but even your parents ask you to not take Whey Protein. Not only Indian parents consider Whey Protein as bad, but they also consider it as Steroid!  The only reason behind people considering it as a Steroid is “ Lack of Education ”. For those who don’t know, Whey Protein is extracted from the water (or Whey), which is left out after you extract Paneer (or cottage cheese) from Milk and it has all the Amino Acids present in it. It is not a Steroid, on the contrary, it is 100% Natural. There are huge refineries to extract...

Dear Reader, Welcome to Tech '&' Nutrition! Your one stop solution for Gadget Reviews and Nutrition education. This is my very first blog post on Nutrition and I would like to start with one of the most under-rated Macronutrient, Carbohydrate . I hope you all will not only like it but this will also turn out to be helpful for you. So let's get started!! Power House Nutrition (India)- Eliminating Carbs Carbohydrate, or carbs, as we call them, is one of the most important Macronutrient. It is the primary source of energy and re-fuels your body after extensive training. When you eat carbohydrates, it gets converted into glucose, gets mixed in your blood and absorbed by your body. The carbohydrates can be simplified as follows: - Simple Carbohydrates - Complex Carbohydrates The Simple carbohydrates are those carbohydrates that quickly gets converted into Glucose and further absorbed by the body. These carbohydrates are usually categorised under ‘Hi...