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Diet In Navaratri!

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Dt. Ranjit KaurDietitian/Nutritionist • 23 Years Exp.Post Graduation Diploma in Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition, Fellowship In Obesity Management
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Diet in Navratra’s

  • For those who fast all nine days. It is important to eat small meals at regular intervals. This will keep your metabolism in top shape.
  • Avoid fried foods and include more of yogurt, smoothies, lassi, fruit which not only will keep you full but maintain the optimum fluids in the body.
  • Instead of puri or pakodas (both fried) made from kattu atta, try out kattu ki roti.
  • Replace fried aloo- chat with boiled aloo - chat and
  • Kheer with mixed - fruit curd or flavored yogurt.
  • If you are a foodie want to please your palate, make some idli s dosa from the samak ke chawal.
  • Limit your potato intake (which is main food during navratri) to about twice a week.
  • Eat veggies like pumpkin, ghia (bottle gaurd) different from like soup s curries to fill you up with fewer calories.
  • Use rajgira (amarnath seeds) flour to make chapattis instead of using
  • Kuttu ka atta. It is lighter &low in calories.
  • Look out four innovative navratri
  • Recipes such as kadhi, cheelas. These can be make with very minimal oil &are delicious to eat too.
  • Make friends with fruits this navratri. Try including fresh fruits in your diet in various forms of salad, smoothies s raitas to keep up with your nutrition.
  • Fruits have healthy sugar fructose- seasonal fruits boosts the immunity, fibre, iron& b6.
  • Instead of having namkeens s pakodas as snacks, have a handful of roasted makhans or a handful of nuts like almonds, pistachios, walnuts or hazelnuts.
  • Lower your cravings with low fat dairy. Drinking low-fat milk, lassi, yoghurt reduces your cravings to eat junk food.
  • Add cucumber, lauki or tomato to your yogurt to make it more filling.
  • Exercise control your guilt trips to minimum by practicing portion control. Choose healthy food and keep your portions under control.
  • Keep drinking water, coconut water, lemonade (without sugar), herbal teas as much as you can. It works as a great detox.

Let's take a look at the calories you consume during navratri in one typical thali.
•2 kattu ke atta ki puris -250 calories.
•1/2 katori samak ki kheer -175 calories.
•2 pieces paneer kofta- 300 calories.
•1 serving aloo sabji- 190 calories.
•100 gm sabudabna

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