Health Tips

"Nutrition needs to be looked at not as means of preventing specific deficiency diseases, but as a means of contributing to the overall health of the person & his/her resistance to chronic disease"

If our bodies are human machines, food is our fuel. How well we eat, affects how well our bodies work & how long we live!

The diseases are consequences of changing lifestyle we face today.

Certain Dietary modifications and simple changes in our environment can overcome health problems & help towards leading a healthy lifestyle.

Here are some Guidelines to get started:

• Cut down on Sugar in form of Desserts, Sweet dishes, Chocolates, Jam, Honey, Ice cream, Fizzy drinks, Sherbets & Squashes, Fruit flavoured drinks, Sweetened Beverages, etc.
• Eat less Salt (no more than 1 tsp/day/person). Avoid salty preparations like chips / savoury snack / salted nuts / sauces / packaged & preserved foods / canned foods / MSG (ajinomotto)
• Use Oil in restricted quantities about 4 – 5 tsp/day/person or ½ kg/month/person. Use Oils like Groundnut, Canola, Mustard, Ricebran Oil for cooking. Can use pure Ghee / Virgin Coconut oil upto 2 tsp/day. Avoid Butter, Cream, Margarine & Fried foods.
• Use cooking methods like Baking, Steaming, Roasting, Sautéing, Pressure cooking, poaching.
• Avoid Refined & Bakery foods.
• Avoid Tobacco in any form. Avoid Alcohol.
• Restrict the intake of Red meat. Instead include Fish 3 times in a week.
• Prefer whole Fruits over juices.
• Get active: Do some Physical Activity for minimum 30 mins

P.S: Seek Medical advice before following any diet/exercise/lifestyle changes by yourself.

Talk to Registered Dietician