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It depends on which stage of life you are in and your personality as well.

In my 20's, city living was aspirational. But once we settled down and had a family, I shudder thinking of the inconveniences of a city life (parking, storage, etc.)

Also, city life is too noisy for me, with everyone offering things to do/activities for me and my family all the time. I like some peace and quiet to think and commit to long term projects. The constant bustle of the city grates on me. But, that could be due to my personality too.

It is easy to confuse Basmati and Thai. They are both ‘fragrant’ rice. But, do not mix them up. Jasmine rice has very high GI due to lower amylose content.

I would recommend looking for Indian kulfi's. They are delicious and often have clean ingredients.

Haha!! She truly was ahead of the curve. Same - with my dad and moringa leaves.

Great idea!!

You can absolutely eat them raw, no problem. Some people like me, don't like the taste of raw sprouts, that's all.

There are markets in Maharasthra where sprouts are sold on an everyday basis. Some Chinese stores have it too. Regarding making these at home: Granted there is a lot of wait time with these processes, but a lot of it is inactive - soak, rinse, wait, repeat.

But, it is a fair point that you should have these healthy foods available to you easily without having to worry about preparing it yourself.

Unfortunately, oligosaccharides (including raffinose, stachyose, ciceritol, and verbascose commonly found in legumes and often result in flatulence in humans) are heat stable, no matter how long you cook them. 2 processes that help you breakdown these include germination and fermentation. Other herbs like hing, epazote etc only allieviate the symptoms a little.