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Sprouts Salad | By Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal

Name: Sprouts Salad | By Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal
Uploaded: 2022-06-16T14:50:57+00:00
Duration: 1 min 4 s
Channel: Dr Priti Nanda Sibal
Description: In this video, Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal observes that many patients present with declining protein levels on liver function tests, a concern especially for…

16 Jun 2022 · 1 min

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In this video, Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal observes that many patients present with declining protein levels on liver function tests, a concern especially for India’s largely vegetarian population that often worries about protein adequacy. She proposes sprouts—particularly green dal (alfalfa) sprouts—as an easily digestible, high‑protein food and demonstrates how to prepare a nutrient‑dense sprout salad. The recipe includes tomato, cucumber, green pepper, red cabbage, optional green chilli, and alfalfa sprouts (highlighted for menopausal women). Seasonings are gluten‑free and based on olive oil, with alternatives like apple cider vinegar or flaxseed oil, plus oregano and black pepper. She adds coconut flakes, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, and grated coconut (providing healthy fats) for texture and extra protein. The salad is finished with a squeeze of lemon to enhance flavor and increase alkalinity. Dr. Sibal notes Navratri‑friendly adjustments (no onion) and emphasizes the salad’s filling, crunchy, and family‑friendly nature, linking the ingredients to protein, healthy fat, and overall health benefits.

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Welcome to my channel, Food, Medicine, and Life. And today, what I am seeing in my reports is whenever people come to me with liver function tests, I see their protein levels are declining. India is majorly a vegetarian land, and vegetarians think that they have very little sources of protein. Sprouts, especially of green dal, are the simplest to digest protein source, and I'm going to make sprout salad today. So I'm going to take 1 tomato, 1 cucumber, Little green pepper, and I'm going to cut it into very small pieces.
Yes, perfect.
You can also cut it in long, long pieces, but Today I wanted to do it this way. Now I'm going to take this red cabbage and also chop it a little more finely. You can add green chilli in it if you want. You can add onion. I've not added onion because it's Navratri time and we don't eat onion. Even people who are not fasting generally prefer not to take onion, and that's the reason You know, we have not added onion in this. And now I'm going to add sprouts to this mixture. So these are alfalfa sprouts because I kept them for 2 to 3 days and they really have sprouted well, very, very long sprouts. And long sprouts are very good for menopausal women. So just mix it. Wow, look at the color, right? And to add flavor to this, I am adding my seasoning, which is gluten-free and in olive oil. You can also add apple cider vinegar on this, or flaxseed oil, or extra virgin olive oil and some oregano and black pepper. It will taste the same. I have some coconut flakes here, I have pumpkin seeds, and I have sunflower seeds, so I'm going to add these. They actually add to the protein content, to the nutrient content of the salad, and also when they come in the mouth, it's really yummy because they are crunchy and and I am sure you like it crunchy and nice. And coconut flour— this grated coconut, this gives fat to it along with the olive oil, good fat. And this is a very, very filling and a nice recipe which you can make and enjoy with your family. So now you can squeeze a little lemon. This will further enhance the taste of the salad. And make it more alkaline.
Perfect. Have fun, enjoy.