Zulu
Amamilithi ziye zamelana novivinyo lwesikhathi futhi zaba khona ngaphambi kwe-Indus Valley Civilization. Kuye kwashiwo emibhalweni emidala kakhulu ye-Yajurveda njenge-priyan gava (i-foxtail millet), i-aanava (i-barnyard millet) kanye ne-shyaamaka (unyalu lweminwe), eyandulela iNkathi Yethusi ka-4500 BCE.
Ama-Millet ayingxenye yesigaba sokudla okusanhlamvu, aziwa ngokudla kwasendaweni okuqondene naleyo ndawo. Ezinsukwini zangaphambili, ngaphambi kweGreen Revolution, irayisi nokolweni kwakuyizinhlamvu eziyinhloko ezazitholakala. Ngenxa yokuhlukahluka kwezidingo zomsebenzi, abanye abantu ezindaweni ezithile kuphela ababekwazi ukukhokhela futhi bathole lesi sitshalo. Ngesikhathi kulinywa, izinhlamvu ze-millet zidinga ukutshalwa kwezimali okuncane kwembewu enesivuno esiningi, futhi zingakhula kalula njengesilimo esidliwa yimvula, esiza ukusekela ezolimo.
Kulesi sihloko, UDkt Karthiyayini Mahadevan, iNhloko, Ezempilo kanye Nenhlalakahle e-Columbia Pacific Communities, kusisiza ukuthi siqonde ukuthi ukungeza lezi zidlo ezidliwayo ezinoshukela ekudleni kwakho kwansuku zonke kungasiza kanjani impilo yakho yonke.
Kwaba ukudla okusanhlamvu okudumile phakathi kwamaqembu ampofu asebenza kanzima usuku lonke ngenxa yomsoco wawo. Ama-Millet ayizinhlamvu eziminyene amandla ezinenani eliphezulu lokudla okunomsoco, futhi isifunda ngasinye sendawo sathatha amabele athile ukuze siwasebenzise njalo. E-India, amabele bekuyizinhlamvu ezitshalwa kakhulu kuze kube yiminyaka engama-50 edlule.
Ama-Millet yizinhlamvu ezincane ezidinga umzamo omncane, izibulala-zinambuzane, nomanyolo ukuze zikhule emhlabathini ongaseceleni.
Ahlukene ngezinhlobo ezimbili, amabele amakhulu kanye namabele amancane, kuye ngobukhulu bawo kanye nendawo yokulima. Amabele (jowar) kanye ne-pearl millet (bajra) asetshenziswa kakhulu ezwenikazi laseNdiya. Isigaba samabele amancane sihlanganisa i-finger millet (ragi), umsila wempungushe (kangni), i-millet encane (kutki) njll.

Njengoba imishini ithatha ingxenye enkulu yomsebenzi onzima wezandla, kwaba noshintsho endleleni yokuphila, futhi isidingo sokudla sehla kwaze kwaba yilapho inani labantu landa. I-Green Revolution yahlangabezana nesidingo esikhulayo ngokwandisa isivuno sokuvuna ngomanyolo namakhemikhali, okuhlinzeka ukudla kwemindeni eminingi. Izivuno zelayisi nokolweni zanda zaba yimigoqo eminingi. Kodwa, lezi zinguquko kanye nezinguquko zendlela yokuphila kubangela izinselele eziningi zempilo.
Isifo sikashukela i-mellitus, esinye sezifo ezivame kakhulu, siwubhubhane olukhulayo kanye nokukhathazeka okubalulekile kwezempilo okuthwalisa kanzima umhlaba. Noma kunjalo, amabele asebenza njengomoya omusha wokubhekana nalezi zinselele zezempilo.
Yize amabele akhona kusukela kudala kodwa ayenqanyulwa ekudleni ngenxa yokushintsha kwemikhuba yokudla nokuhwebelana kwembulunga yonke nokubhekwa njengokudla komuntu ompofu. Kodwa-ke, ukwanda kwezifo ezithinta indlela yokuphila kusenze sazi ngezinzuzo zokudla okunomsoco zalokhu okusanhlamvu.
Ama-Millet aguqule imboni yezempilo. Ama-Millet acebile kuma-antioxidants afana ne-quercetin, i-catechin, i-curcumin, njll., esiza ukulwa nama-radicals mahhala. Ukudla i-millet kunezinzuzo eziningi, kodwa ukuhlakanipha kusekutheni sikudla kanjani. Ayivikeli kodwa ikhiqizi uma okusanhlamvu kuxutshwa futhi kudliwe njenge-multigrain. Isistimu ye-metabolic yomzimba wethu kufanele ihlukanise okusanhlamvu ngakunye kanye nokusabela kwayo okuqondile. Ukunamathela ohlotsheni olulodwa lokusanhlamvu okungenani izinyanga ezimbili ngaphambi kokuzama ezinye kungcono kakhulu.
Amamililiti angenisiwe ezinhlelweni zokudla kwaphakathi nezinsuku ezikoleni. Kuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokuletha umsoco ofanele ezinganeni ezikhulayo.
Njengoba inhlabathi encane esele yokunisela kanye nenani labantu abaningi, amabele angumsindisi nesimangaliso senkulungwane entsha yeminyaka. Izinga layo lokusimama lizodlala indima ebalulekile ekugcineni isidingo sokudla sabantu abakhulayo.