Quick weight loss tips to get party ready

Its party time-Christmas and then new year. All of us want to flaunt our slinky party dresses and must be looking for some quick weight loss tips at this last minute call.Here is our easy and quick wt. loss guide to help you ease out.

1.Cut on your portion.fill up your mid meal times with fruits,yoghurts or salads.
2.Forget about winter chills,you must sweat out so burn your calories with sort of vigorous exercise.
3.Cut down on carbs-eat lean meats,sprouts,salad,eggs.
4.High protein and high fibre diet will keep you full for long.
5.sip some warm herbal tea/green tea/hot black coffee after meal to boost your metabolism.
6.skipping meal is not a good idea.Work on your meal timings.Try to shorten your eating window from 12 hours to 9-10 hours
7.Get a good breakfast of whole cereal and protein which will keep you active throughout your day.
8.Get a good night sleep to beat the stress out.
9. Drink sufficient warm water to debloat your body.
10. Eat small healthy meals,exercise and dance for quick weight loss.

Planning to run the marathon ? Read on our nutrition guide.

Training for marathon starts 4-5 months prior to the event.It involves running 4-5 days a week,stretching and muscle strengthening exercises.So, your diet must provide you required nutrition to pump energy in you and help build strength.60-70% of your daily requirement of calorie should come from carbohydrates and rest from lean proteins,healthy fat and fibre.Also consume 15-20 gms of protein for muscle repair 2-3 hours before run. Staying hydrated is a must.So,sip on fluids during the run.

After the run,hydrate immediately and within 1 hour consume proteins and carbohydrates.

Sweet potato,carrot ,ginger soup

As weather is changing now and we all want to have something warm and filling food in the evening,we have a nutritious and delicious soup recipe for you.

This soup has the right balance of sweetness and punchy ginger 

Its like sunshine in a bowl.

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil

1/2 onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

200 carrots, peeled & roughly chopped

200gms sweet potato, peeled & roughly chopped

1 tsp fresh ginger, peeled & grated (use a little more if you prefer a hotter flavour)

1 litre veg stock

Salt & pepper to taste.

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion and cook gently for 6-7 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for another couple of minutes.

Add the carrots, sweet potato and ginger. Stir together and cook for a minute or two.

Add the stock, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Season well to taste. Blitz in a food processor until smooth.

Healthy and yummy sweet treat

Prepare healthy and yummy dessert at home for festive treat without any negligence to your resolution of being fit.when you find no way to avoid sweets,its always better to choose healthy and nutrient dense sweets over high calorie sweets.Beetroot halwa is one of the best choice over all other sweets in terms of nutrition.

beetroot halwa

ingredients serving 2

beet root -2 medium( peeled and grated)
grated dried coconut-1 tbsp
2 small green cardamom powdered
2 tsp desi ghee
20 gms jaggery
5 -6 almonds sliced

method

In a pan heat desi ghee and add beetroot to it.Cook untill soften,add jaggery,grated coconut and again cook for 5-6 minutes untill the jaggery mixed well and gives a sticky texture.Sprinkle cardamom and garnish almonds over it and mix well.

A BOWL OF HEALTH -with Ragi

Ragi is a highly nutritious cereal loaded with calcium, proteins, iron and other minerals. It is rich in fibre that makes it a perfect food for every one.

Ingredients
Ragi flour-1/4th cup

Water- 2 cup

Jaggery-1 tbsp

Milk-1/2 cup

Almonds and walnut (chopped)-1 cup

Elaichi powder-1 pinch

Ghee-1 tsp

Method- Dry roast ragi flour for 2-3 minutes. Now allows it to cool. Take a bowl and add water in it. Make lump free paste.Take a skillet on a gas and add ghee in it. Now add ragi paste in it.Stir continuously .Add jaggery in it.When jaggery melts cook for a minute.Off the gas.Now mix elaichi powder,nuts and milk. Mix it properly and serve hot.

Do you know -why we age fast-it's because of free radicals If you are in habit of eating sugar laden food then you must know that it produces free radical in our body. Accumulation of these free radicals ultimately results in cellular damage over the years and hence the genesis of ageing. sugar is a sticky substance which when floats in our bloodstream get attach to the proteins and forms a complex structure which then culminates into degeneration of cells of major body organ like kidney,blood vessel,skin,nerves and heart. So, eat mindfully and age beautifully !

If you are in habit of eating sugar laden food then you must know that it produces free radicals in our body. Accumulation of these free radicals  ultimately results in cellular damage over the years and hence the genesis of ageing.
sugar is a sticky substance which when floats in our bloodstream get attach to the proteins and forms a complex structure which then culminates into degeneration of cells of major body organ like kidney,blood vessel,skin,nerves and heart.

So, eat mindfully and age beautifully !

Anti-ageing porperties of Pomegranate.

Pomegranate is known to be a great health booster with anti-ageing, anti-inflammatory,anti-oxidant as well as anti cancer properties.This red fruit contains Vitamin C and polyphenol compounds, catechins and anthocyanins. These qualities alone make it a powerhouse fruit to include in your diet regularly to fight free radical damage to your DNA.They help stimulate the production of collagen and elastin in skin, helping to preserve its volume and tone.It contains Omega-5 fatty acid that helps your skin hold onto collagen, rehydrate skin and prevent moisture loss, giving your skin a plumper, more youthful look. It creates a rejuvenating effect on elasticity, texture, tone, softening of wrinkles, and decrease of redness and dark age spots.
Now there are enough reasons to eat a pomegranates every day !