Enjoy festival dishes, make them healthier : 7 tips

Few simple tips to enjoy the taste and health too!

1. Replace white sugar with natural sweetners like sweet dry fruits e.g. dates, dry dates in sufficient quantity. If you need to add sugar, either choose 'jaggery' /'gud' to replace else use organic brown sugar, palm sugar or coconut sugar etc.

      2. Replace regular salt with Rock salt (Pink Himalayan) or organic Sea salt, Black salt to sprinkle where it can be used, still serving the purpose of health and taste both.

3.   Replace Refined, processed oils with unprocessed, unrefined natural oils. You may use pure mustard oil, ground oil, sesame oil or coconut oil or 'deshi' ghee etc. as required for the dish, for cooking.

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      4. Replace 'maida' or refined wheat with healthier versions like whole wheat, besan or millets where appropriate, otherwise mix wheat or 'rava' with 'maida'  and use. Remember, fibre like 'chokar' in wheat flour, is good for digestion. 

       Try to use organic & fresh flour of different varieties, as best suitable, to cook dishes plus keeping the family happy too. This adds to multiple tastes, balances grain intake and takes care of health.

 5  5. Eat fresh, avoid all stale food as best possible. Prepare / buy festival dishes in smaller quantity as needed, so they do not stack in cupboards for longer duration. If required, another portion of fresh snacks can be added later.

6.  Cook few dishes at home, together with family members, as possible. This ensures healthier food, happier feeling of celebration and is environmental friendly too.

7.  Replace your regular meal with festival special dish. Do not overeat, by consuming extra, just because it is festival. This doesn’t allow one to feel active or enjoy, but people start feeling sick or lethargic soon. Let others know you are full and shall take the served delicacy later.

     Festival celebration doesn’t mean we fall sick afterwards, when we consume required portion, we enjoy the food and festival more.