Dinner: Last meal of the day but the important one

Hey Guys!!
It's been a long time since I blogged anything as I was busy with family functions and now I am again back on track :-)
So this blog is in continuation with my last blog where I explained about the importance of breakfast and healthy eating options. In case you missed out to read it, click on the link below. And guys believe me , it's a must read blog.
https://divya1308.blogspot.com/2019/09/breakfast-my-favourite-meal-of-day-and.html

Now without wasting any time, let's dig into the importance of last meal of the day, why it is not advisable to skip and some healthy eating options for dinner. So keep reading.
I meet so many people  who says that we are in so much rush entire day because of job that we get family time only in dinner and that's the reason we eat content food in night with family. Guys you have to understand that family is important but health is also equally important and you have to choose it on priority. Dinner should be the lightest meal of the day as our metabolism system starts reducing gradually as the day sets and hence this meal should be as lightest as possible. And dinner plays a vital role in weight loss journey too.
I met few people who are trying to reduce weight  and when I asked them their dinner option they simply say "we don't eat dinner as we have to reduce our calories intake". You have to understand one thing that reducing weight is all about eating healthy and light food rather than skipping meals. Dinner is as important as breakfast  because there is a huge gap in evening mid meal and morning breakfast which makes your body starve for longer and as a result your body starts making acid and eventually entire body function becomes worsen.That's why we have to keep our body full for next eight hours while we are sleeping. 

Below are some of the reasons why we should have light dinner:
1) Light dinner helps you in sound sleep.
2) Dinner should be sodium free as having salt after 6 PM leads to water retention, acidity and bloating.
3) Eat healthy and low carb dinner as it gets digested easily.
4) Replace your mid night hunger with a glass of milk.
5) Including light dinner in your diet chart leads to good amount of weight loss.

I hope I made you all understand about having dinner. Keep in mind, when you are trying to reduce or maintain weight, fasting or keeping your body hungry is not at all recommended. Instead you should have five small meals to avoid big hunger and heavy calorie intake.
 Just like  breakfast, there is a specific time slot for dinner too. Try to have your dinner before 3-4 hours of your sleep as it gives sufficient time to your body to digest it and have a glass of milk one hour before your sleep to reduce your food craving in mid night. Remember if you are eating late then have only a bowl of papaya and if you have 3-4 hours beforehand of your sleep then  include any of the options which I am suggesting below.

Now here are some healthy dinner options which can be adapted to make a healthy lifestyle as well as reduce or maintain weight.
1) A bowl of fresh papaya
2) Sauteed veggies including green peas, onions, cherry tomatoes, broccoli,green beans, green red and yellow bell peppers and mushroom.
3) 100 gms raw or grilled paneer.
4) khichdi with 80% green lentil and 20% brown rice.
5) A bowl of raw salad including cucumber, onions, tomatoes, carrots.
6) A bowl of daal with one chapati/ a bowl of bottle gourd sabzi
7) Vegetable daliya with lots of green veggies.
8) A bowl of sprouts with veggies.
9) 2-3 boiled egg whites.
10) Milk Daliya/ Milk Oats with Jaggery.

I hope you find this blog interesting. Do share your comments/suggestions in the comment box below.
Stay tuned for more such healthy tips.
Eat less but eat right, with this signing off for now :-)
Happy reading!!

Breakfast: My favourite meal of the day and yours should also be..

Hello Readers!!

Ms. Blogger is  back with another health tip today and this is related to breakfast which is our first vital meal of the day. You all must have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but how many of you actually consider it to be important in working days when you are rushing for office?
I met so many people in my life who are either not used to of having breakfast or they don't consider it to be this much important that they have it after 4-5 hours of waking up from bed. Yes, you heard me right.There is a specific time for this meal to be taken and this has to be taken within two hours of getting up from bed. There is a scientific reason behind this saying. As we get up in the morning, our energy level of body is immensely low that it needs some fuel to charge and kick start the day
Below given are some of the points which will make you all understand about this meal relevance.

1) We break our 7-8 hours of fast after long sleep every morning by having breakfast and hence this meal boosts our metabolism.
2) It gives instant energy to our body.
3) It reduces chances of high blood pressure.
4) It gives our body important nutrients and reduces blood sugar level.
5) It plays most important role in shredding weight.

I am sure, after reading these many health benefits of this important meal, you won't even think to miss it again in your life and I will be the happiest person if my readers are getting this thought after reading this blog :-)
Now I am giving you healthy breakfast options which if followed religiously, is not only a complete balanced meal in itself but also leads to good amount of weight loss. I am sure this list will give a big sigh of relief to the ladies or mommies from thinking about the breakfast options as they can choose easily anyone from the below and if they wanna follow them all then they can get relief for at least next ten days from this regularly asked question ki "Subh nashte me kya banau" :-)
 Our breakfast should be a high protein meal of the day as protein gives instant boost to our body, helps in weight loss and makes us feel full for longer time because of which we can concentrate more better on our work.

So here comes the list:

1) Poha with peanuts and lots of veggies.
2) Paneer sandwich with 100 grams of Paneer slice and brown/Wheat/ Multigrain bread.
3) Hung curd sandwich with hung curd and onions,tomatoes,bell pepper,mushroom,grated carrots and french beans.
4) oats upma/ Rava upma with lots of green veggies.
5) Multigrain/ Brown bread and omelette with lots of finely chopped veggies of your choice.
6) Parboiled/ Raw moong sprouts with lots of veggies and some cubes of paneer.
7) Stuffed paratha with stuffing of your choice and very little or no oil.
8) Rava/ Rice idli with green chutney/sambhar or masala idlis.
9) Oats chilla/ Raggie chilla/ Besan chilla/ Green moong daal chilla/ Yellow moong daal chilla with lots of veggies or grated paneer.
10) Meusli/ Wheat Bran flakes(Cereals) with a bowl of milk.
11) Big bowl of fresh fruits.
12) Daliya with lots of veggies.

Here are list of ten easy breakfast recipes which can be made in the nick of time and have lot of health benefits. I am personally not in a favour of tenth and eleventh number option as I like to have my first meal a salty one. Every person has his/her own taste preferences :-)
One thing to be noted here is, try to add lots and lots of veggies in your breakfast to get maximum nutrients benefits and easy digestion. Try adding a bowl of fresh cut fruits and a glass of milk together with your breakfast as this meal should be your heaviest meal of the day and a complete meal in itself.

Out of these ten, my favourite breakfast option is poha and bread omlette. Do inbox me with your favourite one. Also comment on my blog page if you find this article interesting.

With this signing off for now.
Sayonara.

Dear Coffee : I love you for my beautiful skin & healthy hairs

Welcome Readers,

In today's topic I am going to reveal amazing hidden benefits of coffee which not only work wonders on our body but also on our skin and healthy hairs.

 Personally I never loved coffee as I was a tea lover and now I am a big time coffee lover . See how taste and preferences change in life,isn't it. That's how life is and change is always difficult but it's good. I have so much to write on life but I am not gonna divert the topic .Let's focus on coffee only for now :-)

Anyways Coffee is now such a refreshing beverage for me that I crave for it entire day. Everyone has some hidden story behind loving something and same I have.

My love for coffee started when I started commuting to office on public transports. My office is around 20 kms away from my home and initially I used to feel so exhausted after reaching office that I started looking for some beverage to give me instant energy and reduce exertion . I used to rush for a cup of tea always and one day tea was not available on the counter and I had a meeting to attend. In my office there is a vending machine from where we get freshly brewed coffee.So I thought "let's give it a try today". The moment I had a sip of it, I was empowered by its aroma so deeply  that I couldn't resist myself from having it again and again.Since that day I became coffee lover and it has become my first friend whom I meet after reaching my workstation. A single cup of coffee refreshes me and gives me instant boost and energy. Coffee has innumerable benefits some of which are listed below:

• It helps in burning fat and reduce weight
• It is a great stress buster
• It reverses aging process
• It improves immunity
• It prevents Diabetes
• It ease out menstrual cramps
• It reduces the risk of heart disease
• It increases blood circulation

Although it has tons of benefits, I have highlighted few of them. But did you know coffee is a energy booster for our body and a great companion for our skin too. I am sure many of us are not aware of this hidden secret. 

Coffee home made packs are healthy for skin. Yes, this is so true that coffee has antioxidants properties which helps in removing sunburn patches from skin and when mixed with honey and rose water, works wonder on your face. It removes all the dirt, pollution and other toxins from the skin and gives you healthy, clear and glowing skin.It also removes  dead cells from face and opens closed pores. It is such a simple face pack that you can even apply when you are rushing for some unplanned parties. All you have to do is just spare five minutes from your routine to apply this pack.

 Ingredients needed for this face pack is below:

2 teaspoons of coffee powder

1 spoon of rose water 

1/2 spoon of honey

Process to prepare this pack is :

Take a bowl,add all the above mentioned ingredients and mix everything together to make a smooth paste. Gently apply this paste on all over your face and let it dry completely. It usually take 5-7 minutes to dry out. Later wash it off with normal water. You guys will be amazed with its results. Do give it a try once specially ladies, it will reduce your parlor cost to some extent :-)

Try out and let me know the results. I am sure you guys will love it. For best results, use it twice in a week.

Now another amazing fact is Coffee works wonder on hairs too which I also got to know recently.

 All you have to do is, just add a teaspoon of Coffee in all your hair packs be it curd and egg pack or banana and honey pack or any other pack of your choice. 

Amazing benefits of coffee on hairs are:

• Reduces the process of  graying of hairs
• Improves hair color
• Brings shine
• Improves scalp circulation.
• Its antibacterial property helps in removing all the dust and germs from your hair and gives you shiny and bouncy hairs.
• It prevents hair fall too and helps in hair growth.

Hence the bottomline is, coffee is not only healthy for our body but also for our skin and hairs.

So from next time whenever you rush for a cup of tea in a break , grab a cup of coffee and enjoy it. But guys, keep in mind excess of everything is bad for our health be it coffee or any other thing.So watch out the quantity.

With this, signing off for now.

Stay tuned for more such healthy tips.

Friends : More important than family

Hello readers,

A warm welcome on my page. Festive season has started and as soon as August comes, I get very excited. Reason for my happiness is first and most important is its my Birthday month and my birth date is 13th August. Just pen down this date on your phone as a reminder to wish me..Just kidding :-)
Other reason is most beautiful day comes in this month which is friendship day. I am really not sure about the reason why first sunday of August is celebrated as Friendship day as it is such a cute relationship which does not need any specific day to celebrate. Even one page of blog can not describe the beauty of this relationship. Friends can be made anywhere in school, in college, in office or even during travel. I had been an introvert girl and always used to think that people will judge me for my nature and never knew about the beauty of friendship until I met some good friends in my life who accepted me the way I am and made me happy and feel special always. I am blessed with these friends in my life.
The saying is indeed true that no bond is stronger than friendship. Friendship is a beautiful bond  where two different souls decided to walk through together without being judgemental about each other. I personally feel this relationship is far more better than being into a relationship with a lover.

Let me tell you my story. I have travelled to so many places in India because of my job. I had so many apprehensions for relocation but never knew God has already made waited some friends there for me who will make me comfortable and made my stay always rememberable.

When I initially relocate to Lucknow,I was so much afraid that being away from my family and parents, how would I be able to survive there as I didn't know even a single person at that place but the day I joined office, I met few gals who offered me to join them over a cup of tea. And from there our friendship grew. Initially we were three Rachana, Meenu and  Shweta but gradually that circle started growing even bigger when I had Saumya, Pankaj, Ankit all of them in this group. I used to suffer a lot for my food arrangement and they helped me out in such a easy way by providing the number of best tiffin services. We all used to share so much over a cup of coffee daily that I started loving my stay in Lucknow and I used to look forward to go to office to meet them and make memories with them. I was staying in a PG  and found Amity college girls there who used to look forward for me to come back from office and have fun. I did lot of masti with all those friends in Lucknow be it eating pani puri, watching movie, roaming in Patrakar market, sharma ji ki famous chai and treat in CCD very weekend. That was the time which I still remember and cherish.

Then time came to leave Lucknow with wet eyes and move to chennai. Who could ever think that being from north india, south india can also be a fun place to live. Places can be fun when we get friends there. I was haunting there for a place to stay and I got two girls to live with. We all three starting sharing our lives together. I used to look forward to talk to them as they made me feel happy by listening to my problems and providing solution to me whenever needed. Moumita and Tithi ,I spent beautiful days of my life with you. And even in office I found my colleagues who eventually became my friend. Rajesh. Swati, Kaushik, Vimal, Satya those were my friends in office. I used to work in early morning shift there and started having idlis in breakfast with them and a cup of filtered coffee. We all used to share so much together that we spare an hour daily from our life and used to reach office an hour before from our shift so that we can enjoy together . I am really blessed with lot of good friends in my life.

Then again relocation time came and I shifted to Noida. I met with a girl over net and asked her if she can help me with stay and guess what, we started living together in the same house. We both were tea addict and used to make tea's together and have them together. During that duration, we used to share our lives and never knew that we will be BFF's. A stranger can become important part of your life was never known to me before I got this true friend in my life. She is the one with whom I have shared my entire life and without being judgemental about myself. she has always helped me in my ups and downs. She is the one who knows everything about my past and present. and the best part is she has always advised me . We two never get bored talking to each other. We are so common in nature that its like two sisters born from different mother. Love you so much Pallavi

And last but not the least, there is one more Jhalli in my life, Shipra . She is such a carefree girl that she always call me to pass her time during her commute from office to home. we are friends since our childhood and share a special bond together. She makes me laugh when I feel low, makes me more happy when I am happy and gives me advice when I needed it the most.

 Lovers can leave you for your mistakes but friends will make you laugh for your mistake and teach you the good way to correct it. Best thing about friendship is "this relationship don't ask you to change yourself but accepts you will all the flaws of yours." At times, when parents are not near you or you can't disclose your problem with them, Friends are there. Thank you Akshay, Rajeev, Aakshi, Meraj, Devesh,Deepshikha and some others whose name I missed here. You guys are my lifeline.

Happy friendship day!!

With this signing off!!
Tada..

Chutney - Condiment and our tummy booster

No doubt sandwiches taste good but it's always the chutney which doubles the flavor with its presence :-) :-)

Isn't this topic mouthwatering by its name itself :-)

Welcome readers on my page. I have seen people loving Tomato Ketchup over chutneys. Are you also one of them?
Many people consider chutneys more as a flavor enhancement and are unaware about its health benefits. So let me shoot a question to all the readers out there. Do you all know that chutneys are not only flavor enhancements but are loaded with lots of health benefits too?  

There are many types of chutneys that are made in different houses. Some of them are:

Dhaniya Pudina Chutney
Garlic Chutney
Tomato Chutney
onion Chutney
Coconut Chutney
Mango Chutney
Imli Chutney
Peanut chutney
Curry leaves chutney

Out of these, Dhaniya Pudina chutney is my all time favourite and it's always  ready in my fridge.  I prepared this over the weekend by blending everything together with some salt and few dashes of lemon. Most amazing part of this chutney is it gets ready in nick of time be it you're rushing for your office hours or its your gatecrashers dishes time.

 I always prefer to have home made chutney as it's far more healthier than the store bought and has zero calories with no added preservatives.
 I am personally a big time fan of Dhaniya pudina chutney because its more healthy and tasty.

Dhaniya: It lowers bad cholesterol, increases good cholesterol. Also aids to good digestion and better bowel movement.
Pudina:Helps in digestion, treat bad breath,reduce stress,gives relief from acidity.
Green Chillies: who don't know its health benefits :-) other than burning mouth it has zero calories and rich source of vitamin C and a great source of healthy and glowing skin.
Ginger:Gives ease from bloating, has antibacterial properties, reduce blood pressure and reduce inflammation.

Although, there are innumerable health benefits of these ingredients , I have highlighted some out of them.

Here is my yummilicious chutney ready :-)

So from next time, make this mouth watering healthy chutney your every meal companion, specially breakfast. And always prefer home made chutney over tomato ketchup as later one has nothing more than ample calories and added preservatives which gives adverse effect on our health.

Dhaniya Pudina chutney is mine favorite. Do let me know your favorite chutney in the comment section below.

Signing off for now.
Stay tuned for more such healthy blogs.

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Swachh Bharat : A tiny step of ours can make a big difference to the Nation

Hey Guys..I am back with another topic today.Its a bit lengthy topic as I had so much to write, still I tried to summarise my feelings. Hope you will enjoy reading it. I heard many times people saying India is not clean and not a good country to stay. So my question starts with you all.. How many of us are actually making an effort or contributing a small effort daily to make our country clean?  Let me tell you series of incidents which are still happening nearby us after so many promotions on Swachh Bharat.

Yesterday an incident happened.. I was travelling to my hometown from Noida and I saw a lady sitting on the front seat of car eating a packet of chips which she threw outside of the car window when empty as she considered it garbage and preferred to dump it on the road rather than in car to make her vehicle look clean. And there cat got my tongue ☹️

Now look at the below images 

 

Aren’t we shameful after seeing these things still happening in our country? In our houses we are keeping a maid to keep our house clean on daily basis and what about the earth on which we are living. Are we doing justice with our country and our mother earth? What lesson are we giving to our new generation?? We have even been provided a facility of collecting trash from the doorstep itself still are we lazy enough to put the trash in the truck or these things don't matter to us? Even we have been made aware on the hazardous effects of polythenes, still we have placed a chapati wrapped in plastic for cow..My God

It brings discomfort to me when I see these things happening. 

When I talk from awareness perspective even our PM ,our Leaders, Celebrities everyone is putting so hard efforts to spread awareness on this cleanliness. Even we are seeing so many hoardings everywhere for cleanliness. Are we too busy that we are neglecting them or it does not matter to us anymore?

Look at the below images of all the great initiatives and hard efforts putting from govt

 

Because of these many awareness on Swachh India at least people are now aware up to some extent on cleanliness. Now small efforts are required from us too to help our country move forward. Even services are given to us,we just have to make them in use properly.

Public toilets are made on roads which is a great initiative to curb diseases and ease people. Moreover when toilets were given to people living in rural areas, they were on cloud nine. 

From amenities perspective, our country has been developing day by day and providing the best resources for utilization. Now our responsibility is to make the resources/ services utilization in best possible way. 

I was passing by and got impressed by this coconut hawker who preferred to keep a net bag to collect the waste. I salute him for not choosing a road to spread garbage.

Had we even seen this kind of awareness a decade back? I feel happiness seeing people taking this small initiatives as it shows we love our country and want our nation to be clean and a happy place for living.

Now other instance which is quite common,I am also a victim of this many times and many of you must have been went through this.Chewing gum under shoes. Isn’t it irritating? Not only it makes problem for passers but its actually hazardous for our pets and birds too. I was reading an article during web surfing and got to know these chewing gums which if by chance swallowed by birds can even led to their death. Why can’t we take precautions for these things. 

I believe if we take care on the tiny things, it will help us to make our country as well as our mother India clean. 

Few are the basic things which we should always have  in mind: 

1) No trash should be thrown on the road. We should throw it only in bins and in-case bins are not available around us then we can keep it in our bags till the time we see any bin 

2) Chewing gums should be thrown in dustbin only as it can be dangerous for animals or birds too

3) While using washrooms either in office or at home, we should flush it properly so that it is ready to be used by next person without any inconvenience. 

4) Before leaving the table where we eat, make sure we leave the table clean, to be in use by next person.

Can i request you all to please make sure not litter here and there and make every possible small efforts to keep our nearby areas clean and if you see any passer doing any such act just stop him there itself. By these small steps, we will keep our surroundings clean and if surroundings are cleaned gradually, India will be a clean country eventually and thats should be everyone's dream :-)

A tiny step of ours can definitely make a big difference to the nation!!

My contribution in Swachh Bharat:

This is my small initiative towards cleanliness by keeping a tissue paper in my tiffin box so that I leave my table clean and don't expect some one else to clean it. 

Just brainstorm a little and do comment me in inbox about your tiny initiative for clean India

With this signing off!!

Stay tuned for more blogs :-) 
Happy reading!!

Water bottle: our all-time companion

A warm welcome to my lovely readers and followers. Today’s topic is very basic but lot of hidden benefits. Keep scrolling down!!

You must have heard from many people to have 3-4 liters or 8-10 glasses of water intake every day. Let’s deep dive into this as I have seen many people neglecting water intake and not considering it as a vital part of our daily routine. Look at the image, isn’t this amazing? Just gaze it out for a minute. Hope you can make out the difference.

Reason behind the saying of this much water intake is: as our body is composed of 70% of water therefore, water intake helps to flush out the extra toxins from our body, build our immune system and make our body clean and healthy. 

I heard many people asking a question “how can we drink these many liters in a day when we don’t even feel thirsty throughout the day? Especially when its monsoon or winters. And I completely agree with you. But we have to find out a way for this. Best is, try having water sip by sip. If you can’t have that too then try having flavored water which is also called detox water which has a combination of water with some fresh fruits or lemons dipped for flavor and better taste .( Detox water recipes will be sharing in my next blog)This way you will have more water and you won’t feel burdened to intake it.

I had even seen many people discussing, if we take much water then we have to go for frequent urination and out of that fear they afraid to take water. Guys let me tell you,  it’s just about adapting new lifestyle. Initially when you have more water, you will go for frequent urination and you will be on and off to washroom as it flush out waste from the body, which is completely okay as by this way you will shred some kilos too J. Later, your body will be accommodated with this style. Remember, your health should always be on utmost priority, no matter what. Keep reminding yourself for water intake and if your routine is highly packed and you tend to forget, then put a reminder or download a water app in your mobile and then it becomes your mobile duty to remind yourself for a sip of water in every 5-10 minutes J J

When I will list down the benefits of water intake, I am sure you will be in love with drinking water

 It helps to lose weight drastically and our body stay hydrated. 
Sufficient water intake prevents from binge or junk eating.
It gives clear and glowing skin and reverse aging process.
It helps improve the bowel movement and leads to good digestion 
It cleans kidney from all the impurities and make body disease free & healthy.
It gives big relief from menstrual crams.

So guys did you understand how much it is important to have water and how we were doing injustice by ignoring it? I am sure you won’t repeat this mistake going further as I tried to cover almost all of the excuses which people tend to make J

Just make your water bottle your bestie and carry it everywhere you go.

Also, from next time onwards always prefer water over any kind of drinks as it has zero calories with innumerable benefits. 

Now rush to your nearest shop to buy your favorite water bottle and make it your companion everywhere from tomorrow onwards J

With this signing off for now.

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