Foods to avoid in Winter Not all foods are the greatest if warmth is what you’re after. There are some foods that should be avoided in order to stay toasty in the winter. Certain foods that should be avoided include:…
Warming protein foods
Warming protein foods In winters, the body requires foods that raise the blood pH, such as protein like lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts.These high protein foods are associated with increased heat production and higher thermogenesis. For non-meat eaters,eat plenty…
Fruits and vegetables to keep you warm in winters
Fruits and vegetables to keep you warm in winters Seasonal fruits and vegetables like dark green vegetables, mustard greens and amaranth greens (bathua), carrots, turnips, cabbage, tomatoes, oranges, guava, lime, pumpkin and amla, are great sources of iron, folate and…
Nuts and oilseeds to keep you warm in winter
Nuts and oilseeds to keep you warm in winter Nuts and oilseeds: Almonds, walnuts, cashewnuts, raisins, apricots, peanuts, black and white sesame seeds and flax seeds are nutrition-packed for cold days. They are rich in heart-healthy fats, fiber, magnesium and…
Herbs, spices and condiments to keep you warm in winter.
Herbs, spices and condiments to keep you warm in winter. Herbs, spices and condiments: incorporate ginger, garlic, cinnamon, pepper, clove, methi seeds, saffron, turmeric and cloves into one’s daily diet. Besides generating heat, spices like cinnamon, ginger, tur meric, garlic,…
Whole grains and pulses to keep you warm in winters
Whole grains and pulses to keep you warm in winter. Keep yourself warm and drive away infections this winter with these heat-generating foods. Certain foods have a more warming effect than others, known as “diet induced thermognesis”, this effect is…
Carrot Pickle
Carrot Pickle So it’s the season of carrots right……besides carrot halwa esp for weight watchers this is a unique way of having carrots Chop carrot lengthwise, slit green chillies also lengthwise, add fineky chopped fresh hara lehsun (green garlic) add…
Eat a variety of foods
Eat a variety of foods everyday Eating a variety of foods is very important for a balanced diet. I keep on stressing this point very often with my clients too, that by eating only one or two kinds of foods,…
Food is fuel
How true is this… Food is the fuel that keeps our body going just like petrol, diesel for cars and engines….for good average we never keep tanks empty…than why do we keep our body’s fuel tank empty by starvation, thereby…
Make your digestion fit fitter fittest
Make your digestion fit fitter fittest The real reason your body develops painful symptoms can be pin-pointed to one area – Your Digestive System. Most of us have an unbalanced digestive system and because of it, suffer from a number…