Smart food choices &with healthy cooking tips

Smart food choices :

As more and more people are joining the work culture,  the focus has shifted to smart food choices and a healthier lifestyle.

According to the National Institute of Ageing, there are many benefits of"Eating well"

Our daily food choices make a big difference

Some of them are::

• Eat a well planned balanced mix of foods.
• It controls your sugar levels 
• It maintains your bone loss
• It reduces the risk of various types of Cancers.
• It combats Anaemia
• Lowers blood pressure
• Manages Cholesterol
• Maintains muscle tone
• Keeps good heart health
• It gives us the required energy.

Eating well isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle.

What foods to choose from:

• Salmon fish
• Nuts,
• Spinach
• Broccoli
• Berries
• Red wine in Moderation
• Dark chocolate
• Unprocessed gently cooked meats
• Yoghurt
• Cruciferous vegetables.
• Low fat cheese/milk
• Eggs
• Fruits
• Green veggies

Smart cooking tips:

• Everyone loves good food with a blend of taste and healthy ingredients.

• Keep away from refined foods they may be tasting good with taste enhancers like    Mono  Sodium Glutamate but are low in nutritional value.

• Make healthy flour at home:
• 500gms of chana
• 200 gms of soya beans

• 100gms flaxseed
• 50 gms fenugreek seeds
• Grind them into a fine powder and mix in a bag of 5 kgs of flour.

• Make ginger and green chilli paste, similarly make ginger garlic and green chilli paste bottle and use.( store in the fridge)

• After purchasing vegetables, wash and dry them and keep them in airtight containers in the fridge.

• Try different kinds of cooking oils.

• Use soya sauce and butter to make a savoury snack.

• Choose unpolished and unprocessed cereals they are more nutritious and tastier

• Try baking, steaming instead of deep-frying

• Invest in an air fryer.

• Invest in cast iron skillet instead of non-stick pans.

Go organic

   Eating natural foods is always the wiser and safer choice. Our taste buds may be salivating at the sight of street foods, you may want to binge on them, once in a while is alright if you cannot exercise control.

I'd rather stay away and stick to my home-cooked simple yet highly nutritious meals.

The choice is yours

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