Milk is also popularly called the complete balanced food. If we are unable to consume food on a particular day and compensate it with a glass of milk, the nutrients that the body ought to receive through solid food can be easily generated by milk itself.
Milk contains all the essential nutrients that our body requires on a daily basis, and hence called the complete balanced food. Mothers give their children a glass of milk first thing in the morning. Milk provides all the essential nutrients to provide healthy bones and muscles to our body. It strengthens the immune system. Whenever we have cold, we can take a glass of warm milk with a pinch of turmeric added to it. We can easily ward off cold in this way. Milk contains calcium that is very essential for our body. It provides healthy bones and aids in body development.
Milk is a store house of nutrients. Our everyday dose of calcium requirement for the body is met through intake of milk, twice a day. Milk contains essential nutrients such as calcium, phosphorous, potassium, zinc, riboflavin and proteins. Little children consume milk with nutrient powders.
Many of the essential nutrient powders such as Complain, Bournvita, Boost, etc that rule the market shelves provide that extra energy when we consume them with milk. Ideally, one or two heaped spoonful’s of these powders are added with milk to give milk that extra flavour and make it delicious to drink. They come in different flavours to attract little taste buds and provide for a good energy stock house in the body.
Milk is also used for a variety of cooking purposes. Milk is used to prepare milkshakes, sweets such as rasogullas, rasmalais, pudding of carrot, many sweets and savouries are prepared by adding milk to them in relative quantities. Milkshakes are very popular among children and they have the combined nutrient value of milk with the fruits that are added in combination to make it a high energy and high protein drink.
Elders consume milk in other forms such as coffee or tea by mixing milk with coffee/ tea decoctions to make it tastier. Milk is also available in different flavour’s at milk parlour’s that serve both warm and chilled milk in milk packets and sachets / small boxes to increase taste of the milk; they quench thirst and can be had whenever necessity arises. Many flavours such as strawberry, vanilla, Pista, almonds, etc are available for children and adults to drink and enjoy varieties.
Milk is a very crucial part of our daily diet. It has great nourishing value as it contains several nutrients like calcium, proteins, potassium, phosphorous and many vitamins. Therefore it becomes an essential part of every kid’s life. Milk is not only important for growing children but also for people of all age groups.
Milk makes our bones strong, provides us with energy and is even recommended for improving memory. Milk also prevents many diseases in this way. Though milk has countless benefits, people ignore them and continue living their life in an unhealthy way.
To finally conclude , it’s not that the survival of humans is solely dependent on milk, but the milk is very important for sustenance and subsistence of humans.
“ Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap”. – Barbara Jordan.
By: Ibrahim Siddiqui
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