How many calories does one Jowar and Vegetable Paratha have?

One Jowar and Vegetable Paratha gives 67 calories. Out of which carbohydrates comprise 30 calories, proteins account for 5 calories and remaining calories come from fat which is 32 calories.  One Jowar and Vegetable Paratha provides about 3 percent of the total daily calorie requirement of a standard adult diet of 2,000 calories.

Why kids should have Jowar Vegetable Paratha ?

This is a super healthy partha for kids to have. Even better its perfect to put in their tiffin box. We have taken care to use jowar with wheat flour to ensure that your paratha will not harden in the tiffin. This roti is colourful and pleasant to look at for kids. Great care is taken to reduce the fat in this paratha also.

Let's understand the ingredients.

Jowar Flour : 1/4 cup jowar flour is used. Jowar is a complex carb and will be absorbed slowly in the blood stream and not cause a spike in insulin. Hence a good safe food for diabetics and also for those who want to live and eat healthy. See detailed benefits of jowar. 

Whole Wheat flour : 3.4 cup of whole wheat flour is used. Whole wheat flour is excellent for diabetics as they will not shoot up your blood sugar levels as they are a low GI food. See detailed benefits of whole wheat flour and why it's good for you.

Carrots : Carrots have the nutrient Beta Carotene which is a form of Vitamin A, helps prevent deterioration of the eye as one gets older and prevents night blindness. Carrot is great for the eyes.They relieve constipation, lower blood pressure, have fibre. Read the 11 super benefiits of carrots and why to include in your daily diet.

Spinach : 1/4 cup spinach good. Spinach is low cal, high in insoluble fiber, great source of iron. Read this on the benefits of spinach and why you should eat it. 

Kids need the right calories!

Yes, we are all eager to feed our kids tasty food. But TASTY + HEALTHY is the correct way forward. At tarladalal we have been looking at nutrition for the last 18 years and love doing that for Indian food. Don't give kids parathas or rotis made of plain flour or rice flour. Once a habit is formed at a young age, it's very hard to remove.  So feed them corrctly from today.

Jowar Vegetable Paratha is good for

How to burn 67 calories that come from Jowar and Vegetable Paratha?

Walking (6 kmph) = 20 mins

Running (11 kmph) = 7 mins

Cycling (30 kmph) = 9 mins       

Swimming (2 kmph) = 11 mins

Note: These values are approximate and calorie burning differs in each individual.