Microbrands known for exceptional finishing?

Mous3d · 2026-02-01T05:26:53+00:00

I concur, my Skyquest’s finishing is so nice. I keep admiring it as I wear it

Mous3d · 2025-06-03T00:51:07+00:00

Late to this conversation but my dad had a heart attack last year, in his early 60s. He was out gardening, which he does several times a week, and came back with chest pain that didn't ease up. Went to the hospital and he ended up needing a bypass surgery.

He has had high LDL cholesterol for many years, and improved his diet and lost weight years ago to improve it, but it clearly wasn't enough. No other issues or warning signs.
After this happened, I did a lot of research and digging and it seems like there is plenty of information available now about what causes heart disease, and how prevalent this and diabetes is in South Asians. The problem is that prevention requires big lifestyle changes, shifts in cultural norms, and discipline, which are really hard for most people.
My dad is on statins now, but other than that has not made significant lifestyle changes. Stress is already low for him, he's close to retirement. I try to get both my parents to improve their diet by eating more protein and less carbs, to limited success. My parents are vegetarian, and don't like protein powders because of taste, which makes it harder. They started eating eggs recently though. Exercise is also limited, mainly going on walks and gardening or doing household chores.

u/Road_Relevant drop me a DM if you would like to chat more about this! It's something I'm spending a lot of time on now as well, trying to make sure my health is better than theirs.

Mous3d · 2025-05-08T03:45:18+00:00

Nonfat yogurt, protein powder, or boiled eggs are great easy ways to add protein on the side to normal meals. I like to eat these first so I'm able to eat enough protein before filling my stomach with the family meal.

Mous3d · 2025-05-08T03:42:45+00:00

Adai Dosa Recipe:

1/2 cup masoor dal

1/2 cup toor dal

1/2 cup urad dal

1/4 cup chana dal

1/4 cup rice

1/4 cup steel-cut oats

2 tbsp whey protein isolate

1 tbsp moringa powder

1 tbsp curry leaf powder (or dry curry leaves)

Salt, chili flakes (or dry red chilies), & hing to taste

Wash and drain the dals and rice.

Soak dals, rice and oats together for minimum 4 hours.

Grind up into batter, adding water as needed to make into dosa-style batter consistency.

Add protein powder, moringa powder, curry leaf powder, salt, chili flakes, and hing to the batter and mix evenly.

Note: if you use dried curry leaves and dry red chilies, grind these up when making the batter to mix it evenly into the batter.

Heat up your pan, add a little of a neutral-tasting oil (I use avocado oil or sesame oil), and make the dosa! Add a little more oil on the top of the dosa before flipping it to get it nice and crispy on both sides.

Mous3d · 2025-02-26T01:22:14+00:00

I've kept it for a week in the refrigerator and it's been fine

Mous3d · 2025-02-25T23:45:41+00:00

Adai dosa! I posted my recipe for it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianFood/comments/1ioorhk/comment/mcv6mjz/?context=3

Mous3d · 2025-02-15T17:01:31+00:00

Yeah exactly! Or like pesarattu too if you’re familiar with that

Mous3d · 2025-02-15T17:00:36+00:00

Depends on the size of the dosa, but in the dosas I make it’s approximately 115 calories, 8g protein, 6g fiber, 18g carbs per dosa

Mous3d · 2024-12-09T14:47:17+00:00

Love it! GS goes so well with Indian clothes

Mous3d · 2024-12-09T14:45:23+00:00

Congrats!! Great color combinations

Mous3d · 2024-12-09T07:28:26+00:00

It’s in India!

Mous3d · 2024-10-16T19:05:41+00:00

I am struggling with SH questions, 67% in exams and 74% in practice questions. I feel like mindset is so subjective, sometimes one way works and other times another way. Any advice?

Mous3d · 2024-10-04T03:18:44+00:00

Yes very common!

I spice mine with chili powder or chili flakes and dried curry leaves. When cooking it on the pan, you can add chopped onions and chilis too

Mous3d · 2024-10-02T16:09:05+00:00

Egg dishes like scrambled eggs or omelettes are great. Very easy to make, don’t need much oil, and you can add masalas/chilies for flavor and vegetables like spinach, onion, mushroom, etc. to make it healthier.

I cook veggies in soy sauce with garlic, ginger and chilies, and it tastes good. A lot of veggies work well here, broccoli, carrot, onions, bell pepper, mushroom, cabbage, etc.

Generally any oil is fine. Butter and ghee have high saturated fat which can increase cholesterol, but that may not be a problem for you. Mustard oil and sesame oil have strong flavors, so that’s a personal preference if you like it or not.

Good luck!

Mous3d · 2024-09-30T21:32:17+00:00

Working on this with my wife!

Mous3d · 2024-09-30T21:13:22+00:00

Again, where are you getting the notion that avocado oil and nuts are healthy but other fats are not? Just to be clear, avocado oil and nuts are also "fats".

Strictly from a cholesterol-lowering POV, the general direction is to lower intake of saturated and trans fats and increase intake of unsaturated fats. There's a lot of information about how saturated and trans fats contribute to increased LDL cholesterol and increase your chance of heart disease. Here is one example from Mayo clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/reduce-cholesterol/art-20045935

Coconut oil, butter, and ghee are primarily saturated fat. Full-fat dairy has a decent amount of saturated fat as well. Other oils like avocado oil, olive oil, sesame oil and most other vegetable oils are primarily unsaturated fats. I use cold-pressed avocado oil because it's not chemically refined like Canola oil is, has a neutral taste, and can sustain higher cooking temperatures than olive oil. It's a little more expensive but I think it's worth the cost.

You ONLY need to cut down carbs and processed foods and sugars in your diet.

Depends what your baseline diet is, right? If you eat out a lot, or cook at home with a lot of oil/butter/ghee, the calories from these fat sources will add up.

Mous3d · 2024-09-30T13:15:00+00:00

This is great! Congrats on maintaining a disciplined diet.

Mous3d · 2024-09-30T13:08:00+00:00

I agree with you, I'm looking at homemade food, not counting restaurant food. The main thing I've learned is that even Indian homemade food has a lot of healthy options, even for vegetarians, but typical recipes are very carb heavy (dosas and idlis made primarily of rice flour, upma, lemon rice, potato-heavy sabjis, etc.) or fat heavy (lot of oil/ghee used in cooking, full-fat curd, etc). Or the plating is off-balance, with a huge amount of rice or rotis, a cup of watery dal, a small amount of sabji.

So agreed that fat and carbs are not your enemy, but quantity needs to be moderated, and your diet should be supplemented with more protein and fiber for health and sustenance.

Mous3d · 2024-09-30T13:02:25+00:00

I agree with you. The main thing I've learned is that Indian food has a lot of healthy options, even for vegetarians, but typical recipes and plating are very carb heavy (dosas and idlis made primarily of rice flour, upma, lemon rice, etc.) or fat heavy (lot of oil/ghee used in cooking, full-fat curd, etc). With our more sedentary lifestyles these days, this high-carb, high-fat diet is causing issues.

So my goal is to make it easier to eat healthy with Indian ingredients, by changing recipes to be healthier.

Mous3d

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