Recently, the prime minister of the country, narendra Modi, has been talking about cooking oils frequently. He wants to reduce the amount of cooking oil consumed by at least 20 percent immediately. The reason for this is to prevent the damage caused by excessive use of cooking oils. Any cooking only tastes good if cooking oil (any kind) is used in it. Even three spoonfuls of food cooked without cooking oil are not edible.That said, excessive use of cooking oils is not good. However, how much should you use? How much cooking oil should a family buy in its monthly grocery list? It is necessary to know. You may have doubts about what will happen if you use cooking oils in excess. If you use cooking oils in excess, there is a risk of plaque formation in the blood vessels. This leads to high blood pressure and heart disease. That's why.. cooking oils should be used sparingly.. not as a whim.
Cooking oils also have good things in them. The energy needed for human physical activity comes from cooking oils. Cooking oils are rich in some types of vitamins. Cold-pressed oils are very good for cooking oils. Although they are a bit expensive, they are not heated or added with chemicals when making these oils. Normally.. when making cooking oils, oil seeds are heated.. some chemicals are added to make them easier to store. In this process, omega-3 three fatty acids, antioxidants are reduced. Dangerous chemicals are removed during refining. When it comes to using cooking oils.. it is good for health if two or three different types of oils are used together.

So far, how much cooking oil a person needs per day? 3 to 5 spoons are enough. To be more precise, a family of four should not use more than 2 liters of oil packets per month. No matter what the rest of the items are, if you strictly follow the calculations regarding the consumption of cooking oils, it is undeniable that the family will be healthy. A family of four members uses 2 liters per month, which is half a liter per person. That is, if you calculate it as about 450 grams, you should not use more than 15 grams of oil per day. If you do a small task to find out how much oil you use in real life, you will understand this. When you make dosa at home, put a quarter kilogram of oil in a separate bowl and eat only dosa in the morning and at night. Also, take the oil used for dosa chutney from the quarter-kilogram bowl. Then you will understand how much cooking oil you are consuming daily.
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Sowmiya Sriram

04/05/2025 01:14 PM