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seema chandra

Seema Chandra

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Seema Chandra has been in the food space for over a decade. She runs NDTV's food portal www.NDTV Food and has been a food show anchor on television with NDTV 24X7, NDTV India and now NDTV Good Times. She's travelled the world sampling food and has had no choice but to suffer being filmed while eating. She's also been told that she can't lie about the food, as the expression on her face gives her away.

Having spent ample time in kitchen standing shoulder to shoulder with chefs from around the world, Seema has been back on air on a series called Guilt Free. Only this time, she is doing the cooking along with her friends. Guilt Free is a food show about making the right food choices, choosing the right ingredients, cooking and eating smart. That's her food philosophy and it pretty much sums up what she writes about on the food website.

Seema began her career in the television world, when it was barely seen as a career. Way back in 1992, she started as a researcher on the investigative news magazine called Newstrack. And even today, the research continues on food, nutrition and wellness.
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Content by Seema Chandra

  • What is Potassium Bromate - The Villain Recently Discovered in Delhi's Bread?

    Till yesterday Potassium Bromate was a quiet, unheard of food additive that was part and parcel of our everyday slice. Now it's been tagged as a carcinogen found in most breads.

  • Ice Cream Vs. Frozen Dessert - The Chilling Truth

    I hate being misled. As a consumer, whether I am buying a shirt that claims to be linen, or whether it's a face cream, I like to know whether I am getting my money's worth. And it's no different when it comes to food. So ...

  • What's in Your Lunch box?

    Imagine this. Your office is in an industrial area. There are no restaurants or take-aways around you. You need an hour and a half of lead time to order food. The only quick option you have is to eat from a dhaba that makes eggs ...

  • Vegetarians Should Try Meat Substitutes at Their Own Risk!

    I distinctly remember the first time I tasted fake meat. The plate arrived with what looked like sausages - the shape was intact but the colour was a little pale. The taste was so revolting that I was happy to go back to being a ...

  • Why Do We Crave Sugar, Salt and Fat?

    You pick up that doughnut because you can't wait to bite into its spongy texture, let the sweet notes hit the right spot, and slowly carry you away to bliss land. But did you know that food manufacturers actually have a standard called Bliss Point. ...

  • Big Fat Surprise - Butter and Cheese are Not Bad for You

    All my living years I was told that butter was bad, red meat was definitely harmful and if you ate deep fried food you were going to drastically reduce the time it would take to end up in your grave. Now it turns out that ...

  • Earth Day 2014: Stop Wastage, Save Mother Earth

    On this day, you revere Mother Earth. Nature. Your environment. The climate. The soil. The air. You pause and see where we are headed and how we can make our surroundings better. It's a day that you show respect for the world that you live ...

  • Where Do You Find the Grubbiest Germs in Restaurants?

    Where do you find the grubbiest germs in restaurants? Appearances can be deceptive and what you see may not be what you get. Most of us get so taken up by liveried waiters and swanky interiors that we do not realize that there could be ...

  • Finally, Food Labels on Nutrition Facts Will Get a Makeover

    After 20 years, the labels on nutrition facts on the back of food packages is all set to get a makeover. Food labeling has not been transparent and clear in educating consumers about the ingredients and their quantitites. Since the early 1990s countless...

  • Top 10 Must-Know Facts About the Sweetener Aspartame

    All my office colleagues who drink copious amounts of diet drinks without a care in the world for their health, are all looking at me with that 'I told you so' look. The reason is the latest scientific studies that's been conducted on animals and ...

  • Top 6 annoying people in restaurants

    With more opportunity comes more money. More money means you can focus on leisure and a large part of leisure these days means eating out. While it's great to see restaurants bustling with people, there is a new breed of restaurant visitors that I wish...

  • The Best Cooking Oils for Your Health

    I have heard of blended whiskeys. But this was the first time I was hearing of blended oils.The packet claimed that it's an olive oil and then when I looked closely, it read blended oil. In another case, the photo on the oil bottle shows ...

  • High time we bid farewell to trans fats!

    News has just come in that the FDA wants to eliminate trans fats from all foods, with the preliminary determination that they are no longer considered safe.  About time that they took this step, considering so much research that points to the fact...

  • Do You Know Your Chicken?

    In these days of information overload, buying a chicken is a bit like buying a cappuccino. You're bombarded by queries.Any flavor? Do you want corn fed chicken?Any toppings? Certified organic or regular?Here's my understanding of the difference between...

  • Gluten Free Labeling is Finally Decoded

    When you pick up a bread or packet of flour that says 'Gluten free' on the label, you will tend to believe that it has no gluten whatsoever. However the reliability of that claim till now was up for question.In the US, consumers are going ...

  • The Raw, Dark Truth About Chocolate

    It was once considered a snack that made you pile on pounds. Then its reputation got a drastic makeover. It became a snack that not only made you feel better, but had curative and restorative properties too.Chocolate, especially the dark variety, is now...

  • Dietary Supplement - Miracle Moringa

    I am not a fan of dietary food supplements, as my views on food are a bit old world, you could say. My firm belief is that you should get your daily nutritional requirements from the food you eat, instead of popping pills and powders.But ...

  • Top 10 Food Trends of 2013

    Let me say this at the outset, it wouldn't be quite fair to say that this list represents global food trends. Simply because the availability of ingredients is limited to geography and what we consume is governed by history. But it's a representative...

  • I am a Vegetarian and I Hate Vegetables. What Are my Choices?

    If you're a vegetarian and you can't bear the sight of green veggies on your plate, there are alternate ways to make your diet wholesome. The trick is to disguise them or look at other vegetarian alternatives. These are just a few suggestions. You can...

  • At the Starbucks Launch in New Delhi

    Store openings are by and large long and tedious affairs. I was prepared to give this one a shot since it was the launch of one of the world's biggest coffee chains and the location was neck to neck with places we have grown up ...

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seema chandra

Seema Chandra has been in the food space for over a decade. She runs NDTV's food portal www.NDTV Food and has been a food show anchor on television with NDTV 24X7, NDTV India and now NDTV Good Times. She's travelled the world sampling food and has had no choice but to suffer being filmed while eating. She's also been told that she can't lie about the food, as the expression on her face gives her away.

Having spent ample time in kitchen standing shoulder to shoulder with chefs from around the world, Seema has been back on air on a series called Guilt Free. Only this time, she is doing the cooking along with her friends. Guilt Free is a food show about making the right food choices, choosing the right ingredients, cooking and eating smart. That's her food philosophy and it pretty much sums up what she writes about on the food website.

Seema began her career in the television world, when it was barely seen as a career. Way back in 1992, she started as a researcher on the investigative news magazine called Newstrack. And even today, the research continues on food, nutrition and wellness.