Our traditions talks about purification of body along with internal purification before cooking food. The first impact is
on our mouth,it creates saliva, which is useful for digesting our food. The action done in between the arrival of food in front of us and its consumption, like offering food to god, chanting mantras, giving Achaman of water takes roughly two to five minutes and this much time is required for formation of saliva in our mouth. The food is easily digested with its help.
The man accepts the food as his god’s prasad and hence it tastes deliciousand energetic. Mantra is chanted before consuming food and a circleof water is made on all sides of the plate. This prevents the approach ofsmall insects and bacteria near the food as water is the element of cleanliness. Cleanliness and purity of food should be given attention in order to maintain good health. Food should be cooked in good environment free of insects
and bacteria. This is the reason that food is always cooked in clean place. The man remembers his favourite god before eating food, the food is first offered to him and then eaten as god’s prasad . The food is cooked fresh to offer to god. Therefore food is pure and fresh.
Science says that food should be pure and fresh to make it energetic and nutritious. There is scientific reason behind washing hands and feet before eating food. When
we wash hands, the food remains pure and when legs are wet, it activates the
digestion process. The controlling points of the body lie on hands and legs, which is clear from acupressure.
You must have heard about mouth watering food, the expression can be aptly related to our food traditions. When we see and smell good food, our digestion process begins functioning , which is helpful for digesting the food.
Proper and complete digestion of food gives complete benefit, which helps in development and nourishment of the body. The traditions prevailing from
ancient times have scientific base and prove to be beneficial in the development of the body.