about cereals and millets

1. Cereals and
millets

2. CEREALS
 Ever since the beginning of agriculture ,
cereals have provided unlimited health
benefits to mankind as a staple food in our
diet.
 Cereals are rich in complex carbohydrates
that provide you with ample energy and help
to prevent cancer, constipation, colon
disorders, high blood sugar levels and also
enrich your over all health with abundant
proteins , fats , lipids, minerals, vitamins and
enzymes.

3. Vitamins and minerals
 Niacin
 Iron
 Riboflavin
 Thiamine
 And other fiber contents
 Cereals have soluble bran that aids in
lowering the blood cholesterol levels and
keeping heart diseases at bay
 For infants, iron-fortified cerealsare said to
be the premium solid foods.

4. cereals

5. Types of cereals

6. Benefits
 Source of energy: cereals are probably the greatest
source of energy for humans. Providing almost 80% of
total calories in a regular diet
 High mineral content: in cereals, around 95% of
minerals are the sulphates and phosphates of magnesium,
potassium, and calcium.
 Prevents constipation and colon disorders: cereals
have both insoluble and soluble fibres like cellulose,
pectin, and hemi cellulose.
 Maintains blood sugar levels: the fiber content in
cereals decreases the speed of glucose secretion from
food, thereby maintaining sugar levels in the blood

7. Disadvantages
 The high–bran products often lead to
discomforts like abdominal pain, bloating and
intestinal gas flatulence.
 If you have to much of these products the
bod’s capability of iron, zinc, other mineral
absorption decreases radically
 Suffering from coeliac diseases or irritable
bowel syndrome try to avoid whole grain
cereal as they aggravate such conditions

8. Intake of cereals
 1 cup cereals
 1 cup millets
 2 cups milk
 Fruit as our like
sugar/salt

9. Millets
 Millets are not very popular other than Bajra,
jowar, and Ragi and In all millets Bajra is
most popular
 Now a days millets are again gaining it’s
movement and people bringing more aware
of it and today we are going to learnabout
few millets which we can include in our diet

10. Minerals and vitamins
 Millets are tiny in size and round in shape
and can be white, grey, yellow, or red.
 Millets are very high in nutrition content.
 B-vitamins
 Calcium
 Iron
 Potassium
 Magnesium
 Zinc.

11. Millets benefits
 Millets are rich in b- vitamins, calcium, iron,
potassium, magnesium, zinc, also gluten
free.
 Helps to lower type 2 diabetic and reduces
the risk of heart disease.
 Millets are a great source of starch, making it
a high energy food. It is a good source of
protein and fibre.
 Millets are mostly pest-free and low fertilizer
used in growth

12. Types of millets

13. millets

14. Be physically
activeIntentional exercise
o Walking
o Running
o Cycling
o Swimming
Active life style
o Take the stairs
o Walk to work
o Sit less, move more

15. Thanking
you.