Diet plan for the Savan/Shivratri Fast
Shivratri literally means the night of Lord Shiva. Maha
Shivaratri is a wonderful opportunity for the followers of Lord Shiva, to
praise God and seek his blessings. It is one of the most popular Hindu festivals
which is celebrated with great vigor and devotion. Shivaratri fasts are not very
strict as compared to the other ones like Navratri and Karwa Chauth.
On this day devotees abstain from food made with rice, pulses
or wheat. You must start eating healthy foods the day before fasting. This will
help you have a healthy digestive system on the fasting day. No meal is eaten
after sunset on Shivaratri Day. But many people do not know what to eat on this
day. So here is the Diet plan for this day.
Diet Tips:
·
Keep yourself hydrated. Drink at
least 8 glasses of water while you are fasting so that you can flush away
toxins.
·
Avoid spicy foods one day before and
on the day of fasting.
·
Eat lots of fruits. Eat filling
fruits like bananas with a glass of milk.
·
Do not eat fried food like kuttu ke
aate ke puri, pakora or aloo Tikki, etc.
· Eat small meals and do not starve yourself. This will help maintain glucose level and prevent you from feeling low.
Upon waking up – 1 or 2 glass of lukewarm water
Breakfast – Take fruits in any form like
banana shake, apple shake, etc. Fruits have fiber which would help you feel full
for a longer time.
Mid-morning - Sweet lassi/carrot juice/Green
tea as it will increase your metabolism.
Lunch – Mixed fruit chaat with homemade paneer
(In small cubes). Sprinkle some Sendha salt, black pepper powder and squeeze
lemon juice on it. Now it is ready to serve. In Chaat, you can include fruits
like papaya, orange, banana, apple, kiwi, strawberry, etc.
Or
Mixed fruit sweet curd.
Or
Kuttu Aata chapatti with potato Phool Makhana
vegetable or homemade paneer vegetable.
Around 4 to 5 pm – 8 to 10 almonds with honey or
roasted Phool makhana seeds with green tea or coconut water.
In the evening – Sabudana khichdi or Paneer potato
salad or Samak rice with lots of vegetables. Samak rice is extremely easy to
digest and can be consumed in any kind of quantity.
Note – All the dishes are prepared using
rock salt (saindha namak) and not the normal salt.
Onion and garlic are restricted in
fast.
Dr. SUMAN SETIA
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