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CONFUSED...WHAT TO EAT IN NAVRATRA’S WITHOUT GAINING WEIGHT EASY 15 -Ways to Eat Healthy This Navratra’s

With the start of navratra’s fasting and feasting season is back again although most of us agree that this is the right time to lose weight but somehow healthy eating a backseat for most people. Instead of fasting, most of us end up feasting on high-calorie food in these nine days.

Here are our few tips for smart eating during Navratra’s.

1. For those who fast all nine days, it is important to eat small meals at regular intervals. This will keep your metabolism in top shape.

2. Avoid fried foods and include more of yogurt, smoothies, lassi and fruits which not only will keep you full but maintain the optimum fluids in the body.

3. Instead of puri or pakoras (both fried) made from Kuttu atta, try out Kuttu ki roti, replace fried aloo-chat with boiled aloo-chat and kheer with mixed-fruit curd or flavored yogurt.

4. If you are a foodie and want to please your palate, make some idli and dosa from the samak ke chawal.

5. Limit your potato intake (which is main food during navratra) to about twice a week.

6. Dishes which require the whole milk can be cooked with skimmed milk or double toned milk.

7. Substitute sugar in sweet dish with a low calorie sweeteners or natural sugars.

8. Keep drinking water, coconut water, lemonade (without sugar), and herbal tea as much as you can.

9. Eat veggies like pumpkin and ghia (bottle guard) in different form like soups and curries to fill you up with fewer calories.

10. Use rajgira flour to make chapattis instead of using kuttu ka atta. It’s.It’s lighter and low in calories.

11. Look out for innovative navratri recipes such as kadhi, thalipeeth and cheelas. These can be made with very minimal oil and are delicious to eat too.

12. Make friends with fruits this navratra’s. Try including fresh fruits in your diet in various forms of salads, smoothies and raitas to keep up with your nutrition. Fruits have healthy sugar fructose. Seasonal fruits boost the immunity, fiber, iron and B6 intake 2 supercharge your metabolism.

13. Instead of having namkeens and pakoras as snacks, have a handful of roasted makhane or a handful of nuts like almonds, pistachios, walnuts or hazelnuts.

14. Lower your Cravings with low fat dairy. Drinking low fat milk, lassi and yogurt reduces your cravings to eat junk food Add cucumber, lauki or tomato to your yogurt to make it more filling.

15. Exercise portion control Keep your guilt trips to minimum by practicing portion control. Choose healthy food and keep your portions under control.