celebrate this festive season with Beetroot Halwa

If you are craving for gajar ka halwa and gajar is not in the season,you can still fulfill your desire.Beetroot halwa is the substitute for this.Its taste is no different from gajar ka halwa and nutritionally rich too.Those, who don't love to eat beet as salad or include as vegetable,will also love to have it.Try once...

INGREDIENTS

1/2 kg beetroot, grated
1/2 litre low fat Milk
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Nuts (sliced almonds)and Raisins (4-5) for garnish
substitute sugar with sugar free natura
DIRECTIONS

Wash and grate the beetroots. Take oil in the pan and saute the beetroot till it softens a little, approximately for about 5 minutes. Add in the milk. It will bubble up as it boils. Cook on a gentle flame for about 20 minutes stirring every 5 minutes. Add in the sugar free. Cook until all the milk is reduced and has been absorbed. It will result in a mushy mass.
Add in raisins and freshly crushed cardamom seeds and sliced almonds.
Serve warm.

Bust your belly fat

If you are really exercising hard and your belly fat is not going,then there must be something wrong, that you are doing.Check whether you are taking caffeinated drinks like tea or coffee very often or you are not giving time to your body to recover.Exercising a lot and not allowing your body to rest leads to metabolic stress which will again compound your problem.
So, to bust your belly fat, replace your caffeinated drinks with green tea. Exercise and give time to your body to recover from the stress.

If you have migraine, what should you avoid...

Here are the few tips
1.Avoid exposure to sun
2.Avoid fasting or delayed meals and have proper meal
3.Take proper sleep,excess and lack of sleep will worsen the condition

4.Avoid Bumpy road drives that give jerks to your head
5.Avoid very hot or cold air blowing directly on the face.
6.Avoid strong odours such as deodorants,perfumes and incense sticks which may put you into headache.
7.Don't have cheese, chocolates,more than 2 cups of tea /coffee in a day.Avoid cola drinks,food articles containing preservatives,citrus food,etc...

Getting muscular cramps while exercising ????check it why

When you exercise you lose electrolytes through sweat.Sodium and chloride is lost in high concentration,while potassium,magnesium and calcium are lost in low concentration.This loss of electrolytes causes cramps, if not replenished.Its therefore ,always advisable to sip lemon water with a pinch of salt and sugar or tender coconut water while exercising to get back the lost sodium and chlorides instantly......

Refreshing zucchini carrot coleslaw..try this

Zucchini and carrot coleslaw

2 cups shredded zuchini
1 cup shredded carrot
1/4rth cup low fat hungcurd dressing
1/2tsp brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Toss zucchini with carrot in a large bowl,stir in hungcurd dressing and sugar.Chill the coleslaw for 1 hour to blend the flavour,stir again and season with salt and pepper

Warning signals of the body....Are you getting it..???

If you are stressed, your body gives warning signals that something is wrong.These warning sings may be some behavioural ,physical or emotional.Receiving these signals means you need to slow down and if you continue to be stressed and don't give your body a break,you are likely to develop health problems.Stress does not arise from a particular incident or circumstance,but the way you react to it.Its not just the stress but your response to it that determines how your health will be affected.

CHOOSE YOUR FRIEND'S WHOM YOU ARE DINING WITH....

Many research shows that dining with people who overeat makes it more likely that you,too,will eat too much,potentially leading to bigger weight issues..if you are surrounded by a number of healthy people,chances are you will choose a healthier snack when you are around them..