Hi Everybody,
V all know d importance of proper 'Diet' in maintaining Good-Health...
This day n age there R n-number-of-Popular-'Diets'....
Every now n then V get introduced to such
crash-Diets through some common friends or through media or through some other so-called-'reliable-sources', n then V get tempted to try them at least once!
Following Chinese proverb correctly expresses d mentality of human-mind…
“I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.”
Generally all such Fad-diets R very seasonal...
Their expiry of popularity is less than one year!
Friends, V should always rely on tried-n-tested formula of
"Indian-Balanced-diet"...
This is best suited to our-kind-of-constitution of physical-n-mental-bodies..
Traditional Indian fair served on Banana-leaf is d best n well balanced food for our kind of climate!
I remember those olden-golden days when my Mom would serve a special-Festival-Menu on a fresh Banana-leaf...
The outline of d leaf will be decorated by 'Rangoli'-Art-work...
Now i know d importance of Chlorophyll to our diet which would have come from Banana-leaf but in d child-hood-days i just detested d very-taste-n-aroma of chlorophyll into hot 'Varan-Bhaat-Toop-Limbu' i.e. Dal-Rice-Ghee-Lemon-juice..
On some or d other pretex I will avoid eating food served on d Banana-leaf, instead i would opt for d 'Naivedya-thali' of God, served on Silver-Thali!
There would be many preparations, nutritionally-balanced-in-totality!
A strict discipline would be followed in serving all d delicacies....
Some preparations would be served on 'left-side' while some would be on d 'right-side' of d serving-plate...it could be Banana-leaf, silver-thali, steel-thali...
Since V R originally from Konkan-region, d very first serving will be as above i.e. Varan-Bhaat-Toop-Limbu..followed by some Chappaties or some delicasies from wheat-flour like Puries, Pooran-Polies, Gool-Polies etc
On d right side of d 'leaf', sprouted-pulses-Usal, leafy-veggie, one dry veggie etc would be served..
On d left-side-of d 'leaf', Green-Chatni ground from Coriander,Pudina,green-Chillies,Pea-nuts etc, then Raita, Koshimbir, Panchamrut, a special delicacy along with some fried or roasted Papad or fryums etc would be served.(strictly on Festival-days only)
On festival days some sweet-preparations like Basundi, Shrikhand, Jalebi, Gulab-Jamun, Ras-Gulla, Fruit-salad etc wil be served!
This will be followed with 'Masale-Bhaat' which is prepared with different veggitables, spices n rice-grains, some dry fruits n ‘Keshar’, i.e. Saffron cooked together...
This would be served with Raita or Koshimbir made out of Cucumber, carrot, Radish, Tomato etc in raw-form..
Raita would be necessarily prepared by adding lots of curds to grated raw-salads..
D last course would be Curd-rice...
At d end there will be butter-milk to digest this 4-course-meal!
After washing d hands n gargling d mouth one would get to eat 'home-made-Paan', complete with freshly grated coconut, cardamom, clove etc
If V observe d contents of d entire meals, v would know d 'Healthy' foods, well balanced n complimenting each-other for easier digestion!
Now V turn to d 'Present-day-diet' which is Nutritious n well-balanced for d intake of day-to-day Healthy-living!
Here is a list of healthy nutrients, required on daily-basis by human-beings-
1) Beta-Carotene with Vitamin C, E n Minerals which can be found in Glace 55, Ginsoma, Ginsing
2) Proteins-75 Grams (2.5 handfuls of Prouts, Pulses or 1 plate Non-veg-lean-White Meat or 2 egg-whites
3) Vitamin A- 100 Gram leafy veggie or Carrots(raw), Red-Pumpkin(Cooked)
4) Vitamin B- 100 Gram Seasonal Veggie(Cooked)
5) Vitamin C- Juice of 1 Lemon (in 1 day)
6) Vitamin D- Sunlight exposure for 20 minutes or 1 plate of Chicken or Lamb's Liver cooked
7) Vitamin E- 15 Grams oil (in a day)
8) Vitamin K- Fibrous foods (Raw veggie & whole Grains)
9)Carbohydrates- 450 Grams of Wheat or Rice (Total intake in a day, should be split as per person’s needs.)
10)Calcium- 16 Ounce low-fat-milk or Curds
1 T-Spoon of Cow's Ghee (in a day)
Sugar and salt only for Taste.
1 Seasonal Fruit (along with it's skin or peel),can be eaten in a day.
During fast seasonal fruits, coconut water, butter-milk of low-fat-milk etc can be included.
Friends, This is Tima, wishing U all,
A very Healthy-Spiritual Life-style….
Shlok of d day-
Yatra Yatra Sthito Devaha SarvaVyaapi Maheshwaraha |
Yo Guruhu SarvaDevaanaam Yakaaraay Namo Namaha ||
As this entire write-up is full of tips, there no need for additional Health-tip.
Just try to implement good-food-habits in day-to-day life, this is d only Tip for today…
