Fast Food
What is fast food?
Should we eat fast food daily?
Why?
What in case of unavoidable situation?
Fast food
The word ‘fast’ itself indicates and
accepts that the food which can be prepared fast i.e. in relatively short period
or which can be eaten fast or in running may be called as fast food. Fasting is
the concept somewhat contrary to fastness of fast food. In fasting wholesome
food in less quantity or absolutely avoiding food is expected. The concept of
fast food itself thus indicates shortcuts in its preparatory process and also
speedily eating, both are types of apathya. Every food must be allowed to take
its complete process of preparation. Instant food remedies are good examples for
my statement. Making idali, dosa, Gulabjamun, upama using instant packages is
quite time saving but it doesn’t undergo the complete required process for
preparation of that food, which generates unwholesomeness in it. For instance
in idali preparation with instant method, there is no process of leavening
which is actually expected in routine process. The leavening enables fast
digestion of idali which is lacking in instant process. Instead, people mix curd
in it, which may increase pitta. In other types of fast food where pav, breads
are used as a base like pav bhaji, sandwich, vada pav, dabeli etc, according to rules these pav and breads are
having staleness and these come under the concept of viruddha anna according to
ayurveda. Thus these are not wholesome to be eaten on daily basis. The oils or
masala and many other things which are being used in these fast food, also make
somewhat unwholesomeness in this fast food.
to be continued……..
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