A season full of joy,happiness and festival.Don't spoil with guilt and fear of enjoying the goodies.Here are a few tips keep you fit during the Diwali season!
1.Sweets: Sweets that are home-made can be relatively harmless. Dry-fruits ,milk with ghee sweets can be a better alternative to too sugary and oily ones made of refined flours like Besan and Maida. Also go for healthier versions using palm candy and jaggery instead of white sugar. Use millet flours as a combination with refined flours.It will add that much needed fibre too. Unless you are a Diabetic never go for ‘sugar-free’ sweets. Also try using more fruits and veggies in sweet format. Increase the fibre and good minerals at the same time and good for Diabetics.Ghee is great on polyphenols ,anti-oxidants and have a healing effect.Just use them prudently.
2. Savories: Use unrefined flours such as millet flours such as red-rice as the main ingredient. Choose a combination of oil like vegetable oil with sesame oil for frying as far as possible. Do not forget to add Hing (Asafoetida), Jeera or cumin seed, Ajwain addition in them. They not only enhance the taste but also aid in digestion .Try baking a few of the savouries .Adding nuts is good for providing good vitamins ,good fats and anti-oxidants.A South Indian mixture can have walnuts and Ragi flakes, the North Indian Chiwda can have dried dates and Bajra flakes.Diabetics can safely have all grain falkes that are baked.Just spice up the mixture.
Use Gingelly oil with any vegetable oil you use in a ratio of 20:80 for deep frying to get better fat .
3.Re-hydrate: The rise in environmental temperatures due to cracker bursting and eating of high-fat and sweet laden foods can be highly de-hydrating. There will be a considerable rise in BMR levels heating up the body.Drink loads of water - both a rehydrant and detoxifiers. Keep drinking some in the intervals. If you are bored up with plain water try fruit flavourings or mint. Also take generous servings of curd. Try water invigorated with lemon,Tulsi,orange or ginger. Keep some bananas for an immediate acid neutralizer.
4.Eat a wholesome meal: Your meals can become a big factor during these sweet and at munching days. A good meal with some whole dals/legumes, veggies ,rice or chappathis with a fruit can be very satisfying and can stuff you up in a such a way that your mid-meal munching will go down naturally. A wholesome meal becomes a natural detoxifier.Raithas and salada can do the magic.Green tea is a great leveler and a great anti-oxidant too. Just drink them when your tummy is not empty.
5.Eat fresh: Make sure you are eating freshly home made preparations. Preferably with zero preservatives and no chemicals. Also keep those home-made Churans/Leghiyams handy in case your cravings take over the better of you. Diwali Marundhu is a traditional preparation used in south India , a must-have during the ‘glory gobble’ days.
6.Exercise well: Take walks and just try burn out those calories. Take a game out with your kids or just play hard with your friends. This helps in a big way to control the accumulation of unused fats and can prevent the heaviness in a great way.
7. More tips:
Plan some family events to bring people together. Destress and have sometime of your own. Manage food wastage well. If your homes are over-flowing with sweets and food , try to give away who deserve them in some part of the town even while they are fresh. Crackers are a must but cut down a little to have a less polluted atmosphere.Decorating your homes with more flowers and Rangoli can infuse loads of positive energy.
Festivals are meant to be enjoyed with happiness and fun. Just don’t let the guilt come in the way. Try celebrating an eco-friendly one and take some time out for charity and spirituality.Have a safe one too
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