Packed with nutrients, thekua protects against many diseases! Know which diseases are resistant


At the beginning of winter, this thekua will keep the body warm and prevent various diseases





Chhat Puja, another festival of Hindus, will continue for two days on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. Thekua is one of the prasads of Chhat Puja. But do you know that thekua prasad contains some ingredients that keep our body healthy. It also protects against various winter infections.


Nutritionist Kingshuk Pramanik said that this thekua prasad is made with ingredients such as wheat flour, jaggery, desiccated coconut and ghee. Thekua is made entirely from wheat flour and helps to satisfy hunger for a long time. So if weight loss is the goal then thekua is a great snack option. But must use jaggery instead of sugar.


As thekua is made with wheat flour and ghee, wheat contains vitamins B1, B3, vitamin-E, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, which keeps overall health under control.  Apart from this, thekua helps to increase digestion. Jaggery used in thekua is useful in detoxification of the body. Jaggery contains a lot of zinc, selenium, antioxidants - which protect the body from various infections.


Apart from this, this thekua keeps the body warm in the beginning of winter. Cashews, raisins, almonds, pistachios in thekua contain a lot of fiber which is rich in fatty acids, antioxidants. So eating thekua during the change of season can save you from many diseases.