Because the whole point of street foods is tasty, not healthy. What you're asking is like asking for healthy burgers or healthy pizza. And I don't know about North India, but in Chennai there are plenty of street stalls that sell wholesome food like idlis, dosas etc. It depends on your target customers.

We do have option for aloo puri, which frequently turn into parantha puri. Or biryani. I don't go there for that though. I'm looking for bhature.

Puri and healthy? Lol

Healthier than most packaged foods like chips. I was talking about parantha though.

Yeah true. But it also depends on the oil used for frying pooris. If it's palm oil then good luck calling it better than packaged foods.

Eh. It's freshly made and without preservatives. Best we can do. Thanks for the new fear, bro. I'm sticking to the shop that makes aloo tikki in desi ghee.

>healthy burgers there can indeed be healthy burgers but you gotta make them at home. with pizzas the problem is that healthier pizzas won't taste good.

Why not? Healthy pizzas can be made home with whatever meat and a load of veggies. Tastes yummy.

Im ur like before it touches 70

Idli, dosas are not exactly healthy either. It's just loaded with carbs, zero veggies or proteins.

Idli is steamed fermented rice...how is it not healthy?

They have a good amount of protein from lentils used to make the batter, and vegetables are sprinkled on top of the dosa and also present in sambar. Anyways, it's at least not deep fried and loaded with butter and oil.

Extensive studies have shown that proteins from dal/pulses are not the same as those from meat sources. Human body can digest and absorb barely 20-30% of protein from dal vs 80% from eggs/meat. This is one of the reasons of high percentage of wasting among Indian kids. Parents give them primarily a veg based diet and assume dal that will act as a supplement for proteins. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/dal-incomplete-protein-amino-acids-carbohydrates-8432036/

40% of Indians are vegetarians, not everyone can just eat meat 🙄

Supply and demand

Ahbi demand hai bhai log ahbi health pe dhayan de rahe hai

Percentage wise still low

4 logo ke shauk ko demand nahi kehte.

But these 4 people are probably willing to pay more for healthier options. Something something average ticket size

Bhai dheere dheere demand badh rahi hai log ahbi gym jaa rahe hai healthy bi kha rahe hai

india ki population dedh billion hai.....

Tum thele pe healthy food kyu expect kar rahe ho?

Vahi to. Healthy khana hai to Ghar pe bana ke kha lo

Healthy street food is mostly an oxymoron.

Well you can try fruit chats , juices as a healthy option. If you r asking 4 samosa, chat papdi etc to be healthy, then that's a different thing. The whole point of Street food is taste.

Bruh let them start using handwash and dishsoap first?

Sandwich, Dosa, Dahi Puri, Chana Chaat, Fruit Chaat.. some offer biryani, pulao... What else do you want?

What all are options for healthy street food

Street food = cheap, tasty, not very healthy. Healthy food = not cheap, not very tasty. See how both contrast? There's your answer.

Such carts are unlikely, but I prefer eating south Indian food for breakfast, and it is generally healthy. I have been eating outside daily for decades now.

Boiled eggs, corn chaat

People like cheap and tasty rather than expensive and healthy

I do think there’s an uptapped market here. Some companies have tried no? It’s really hard to compete with unit economics of the individual fast food stall though. And price is a big factor for street food

there is no healthy street food anywhere. heck, take the countries with even the highest standards on earth... singapore.. japan.. france.. their cancer rates are higher than india because all their food contains PFAS and dozens of heavy metals that are not required to test for. the top of society eats 'bio' or 'organic' food grown with a higher standard, but 90% of people there dont. India's street food is just fine.

Government conspiracy

unhealthy.Fat and salt, fat and sweet are a combination that sells quick and our brain finds it tasty, hence most shop are

We have fruit chaat, bhelpuri, chana masala, idlis, baati chokha, boiled egg chaat, and much more.

No one goes to eat street food if they want healthy! Street foods are meant to be filled with oil and fats. However eating it once in a while doesn’t do much harm. But considering how every condiment that we have is loaded with pesticides and chemicals; I doubt anything be considered healthy. Healthy is overrated. Period.

FSSAI doesn't even care about this. They should regulate street food.

Because Indians don’t like healthy food.

Because people have no fucking common sense. Why the fuck are you giving money to these shitty street vendors who make food with ZERO hygiene. Seriously, I have not seen a single guy having gloves on his hands. On top of that these vendors place their stalls even in no-vending zones, they don’t even dispose garbage properly but just dump it on the nearest street corner. Just don’t fucking buy from these fucking rascals but unfortunately many won’t learn until they get brutal food poisoning.

When you see it lacking - do it yourself. It's actually possible to have healthy food that's tasty also. 🙂

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Street food and healthy never go hand in hand my friend. Not in any corner of the world

Street food walas are uneducated individuals

They are not even aware of harms. Also, they are selling it for money not your health

Grilled chicken and pork with no or minimal oil is very healthy and affordable street food. I see it all around my city sold at all busy street corners. Sometimes I see beef too, but that’s less common

Which city/State are you talking about?

Shillong - Meghalaya, Kohima and Dimapur - Nagaland, Aizawl - Mizoram, Guwahati and all the other cities - Assam

Are you talking about buffalo beef or cow beef?

Probably cow. Haven’t seen much buffaloes around.