Nutrition Clinic

CONNECT WITH YOUR FOOD
In old yogic texts, diet is beautifully described as what a person should eat, what a person should not eat, the manner in which one should eat and how much to eat.
We have a tradition of chanting shloka before our meal,
वदनि कवळ घेता नाम घ्या श्रीहरीचे ।
सहज हवन होते नाम घेता फुकाचे ।
जिवन करि जिवित्वा अन्न हे वदनि पूर्णब्रह्म ।
उदरभरण नोहे जाणिजे यज्ञकर्म ॥१॥
These lines give a good description about how to eat food and if one follows
this, one can stay away from many diseases. Today everybody is so busy in their work that they eat their food in a hurry, while working on computer, mobile etc. Same way we see a picture in every household that we eat our food while watching T.V, small children play games on mobile while their mother feeds them. While doing so we eat beyond the capacity of our stomach and this puts extra burden on our digestive system, extra food is stored as fats and we start gaining weight.
So pray to god before eating your meal or at least sit for 2 minutes with your eyes closed. This will calm your mind, if you are stressed or arguing with somebody then after praying your mind will calm down and you will eat with all your senses and digestion of food will be better.
The last line of the shloka says ‘उदरभरण नोहे जाणिजे यज्ञकर्म’ what does this mean? This compares the act of eating food similar to how we give offerings to a yadnya. Eat your food slowly, chew it properly. Give food to your stomach in small quantity and frequently.
And lastly, expressing gratitude for food and the person who cooks it, will make your life healthier and happier.
Swati Deo
Consulting Dietician

Are you cooking the right way?
We all know that eating a balanced diet is very important for staying healthy. Balanced diet means a diet which contains different types of foods in right quantity. However selecting the right food is not enough. Some vitamins are water soluble and may be easily destroyed even before we consume our food. Therefore it is also important to practice good cooking habits to preserve the micro nutrients such a vitamins and mineral.
Here are some tips that you can incorporate to preserve the micro nutrients: -
1. Use a sharp knife to cut vegetables and fruits.
2. Cut vegetables into larger chunks to reduce the surface area.
3. Do not wash fruits and vegetables after cutting.
4. Do not use big utensils to cook small amount of food.
5. Cook roots and tubers like potato, sweet potato, beet root, etc with the skin to retain their flavor and nutrients.
6. Avoid using baking soda. Use of baking soda results in loss of vitamin C and vitamin B-complex.
7. Use minimal cooking water.
8. Cook for shorter time.
9. Always cover the vessel in which vegetable is being cooked or use pressure cooker.
10. As far as possible, cook food just before serving.
11. Avoid continuous re-heating of food.
12. Eat vegetables like tomato, cucumber etc. without cooking (raw).
13. Eat fresh seasonal fruits as far as possible.
14. Avoid drinking juices, eat whole fruits.
Stay healthy, Live healthy!!

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