Diksha Chhabra, Founder, Diksha Chhabra Fitness Consultations, shares a few ways you can make load your meals with nutrition and that too effortlessly.
‘Our Indian vegetarian meals lack class one source of protein. Therefore, you can add the residual water after making paneer or removing it from curd to make it thick and creamy. You can also use it in kneading your dough for chapati, or add it to dals, vegetable curries, soups and even for cooking rice and pasta.’
Power of Fiber: Food rich in fiber helps your body to dispose off the toxins, regularize bowel movement, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels. A few basic changes to our whole wheat flour, dosa idli batter and chapati can lead to more fiber. Adding multiple grain like jowar, bajra, oats, ragi, legumes in our flour or batter doubles up its nutritional value and fiber content. The same can be done if you are fond of baking cakes and cookies. The more the number of different kinds of grains in your plate, the healthier it is.
For your sweet tooth: There is a great way of having your favorite ice-cream, make it with frozen fruits at home with no added sugar. Fruit with natural pulp like banana, mango, chikoo, coconut cream or papaya can be frozen in the refrigerator for few hours after which once you blend it in the blender it gets nice creamy ice-cream. You can also add berries, nuts or dark chocolate to enhance the flavor. Juicy fruits like orange, watermelon, sweetlime, kiwi can be great options for making popsicles once its juice is extracted. Also, instead of sugar laden thick shakes with artificial flavors and milk, adding fruits and yogurt can be a game-changer in your list healthy and guilt-free dessert or snacks.
Source: IANS
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