Its summer - an amazing time of the year when fresh fruits are available in abundance . it’s a natural trend to eat light during summer. So the best time to lose weight is in summer. To keep yourself healthy , you can follow the following diet plan during summer season :
Breakfast
Fruit
yogurt:- Have yogurt laced with lots of fruits like mango, banana, strawberry,
kiwi, apple etc.
Or
Veg wrap :- Have veg wrap( chapattis stuffed
with boiled vegetables like corn ,paneer, peas, potato, tomato, green coriander
and add salt and pepper according to your taste.) To make it more delicious add lemon, roasted cumin
seeds, chaat masala etc.
Or
Veg dalia:-
make oats or wheat dalia with lots of vegetables.
Or
Poha:- have
poha with lots of vegetables.
Before lunch:-
Buttermilk
or chaas or lassi with herbs like parsley, mint, cumin seeds, carom seeds, black
salt etc.
Or
Coconut water
Or
Any shake
like banana shake, mango shake , strawberry shake or plum shake
How to make shake
Simply blend
the fruit( without seeds) as mentioned
above with milk. Add a little bit of Rooh Afza/sugar according to your taste &
your healthy and filling shake is ready.
Or
Yummy mix
fruit chat ( cantaloupe, cucumber, pineapple, tomato, banana , kiwi ) Sprinkle
lemon juice and black salt on it . It is easy to prepare and is very healthy for your body.
Lunch
1 bowl of
green vegetable
1 bowl of
thin dal
1bowl of
curd
1-2 chapatis
After lunch:- same as before lunch
Dinner
1 bowl of
stir fried vegetables
1 small bowl
of low fat paneer or 1 bowl of grilled chicken
1 bowl of
rice or 1-2 chapatis
Tips for summer :
During
summer food gets spoilt more quickly. So make sure that you pay extra attention
to the freshness of fruits and vegetables.
Cook food at
a high temperature . Disease causing bacteria like E.coli , salmonella are
killed only at high temperature.
Drink
naturally cooling beverages like coconut water, lemon juice, buttermilk,
sugarcane juice rather than aerated soft drinks.
You can add
sabja ( tulsi seeds) to drinks as it has a cooling effect on the body.
Raw mango
juice also known as Aam Panna can help
balance electrolytes in the body.
Dr.Suman Setia
BAMS DNHE PGDHHM