Nutrition Week is celebrated from September 1 to September 7 to spread knowledge about nutrition and its importance for the human body, after the Food and Nutrition Board launched it in 1982. According to a report published in 2017, globally, 1 in 5 men die of poor diet. The figures brought an alarming situation to manage a balanced diet for every citizen. To remain healthy, energetic and better immune system, you can replace your regular diet plan with a nutritious diet plan.

Change your diet plan with these 5 nutritious meals

1. Breakfast: Begin your morning with a hot bowl of steamed vegetables with ghee and butter, add some dry nuts and fresh fruits along with it. This high fiber meal will give an energetic beginning to your day. If you crave for Tea and Coffee in the morning, then, take one small cup of green tea or herbal tea or coffee made up with brown sugar.

2. Mid-Morning Meal: This meal should be a healthy and nutritious one as this is the perfect time when your body gets enough energy to break down the cellulose and strengthen you from inside. This meal also gives your body enough time to digest heavy fats. You can have bread, boiled eggs, fish,nuts and seeds and grilled vegetables with some shakes or fresh juices.

3. Lunch: It is another important meal of the day because it includes both vegetables and flour in the meal and it is extremely nutritious. Skipping a meal is the most dangerous step for anyone’s health. One should take a proper vegetables, fruits and pulses loaded meal at this time. One can include a fresh vegetable salad, chapatti,green leaves with this meal.

The seasonal rule of eating is the bedrock of Ayurveda and is a time-proven one to deliver health and prevent disease. For example, some vegetables like cucumbers, radishes, lettuce, bottle gourd, spinach are considered cooling as they help to lower the body temperature. Eat more of these in summers. And some foods, such as raw garlic cloves with allicin, which are known to improve circulation and warm the body.

4. Evening Tea/snacks: Generally, people feel hungry in the evening hours so they usually take a tea break for that. But, the consumption of tea is not nutritious for the human body. So, you can replace your evening tea with soups, juices, or fruits. You can replace fried snacks with baked and boiled vegetables and cereals.

5. Dinner: It should be the lightest meal of the day. People should not take any heavy meal after 7 pm, otherwise, it does not get digested in the meantime and harm your body. Take boiled vegetables and fruits in this meal.

 Tips or a wholesome diet you can easily integrate in your everyday life:

Dr.Nandhini V. Mohan & Dr Venkataramana Hegde
Veda wellness center
Nisarga Mane Sirsi
Uttarakannada District
Ph: 9597019032/ 9448729434
Email : nisargamane6@gmail.com

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With people becoming more cognizant about their health, shifting to organic food seems to be a preferred step by many. According to a report by ASSOCHAM , “The current market size for organic food products is US$533 million, exhibiting 17% growth in 2015. Also, metropolitan cities have witnessed a 95% increase in demand in the last five years.” Organic food, which is now a synonym to healthy eating, is produced by the natural process without adding any chemical fertilizers, pesticides and by not disturbing the natural cycle. The organic food industry not only guarantees to be chemical-free but also avoids Genetically Modified organisms.

On the contrary in conventional farming, fertilizers and pesticides are used to produce and quicken the growth of crops. The extensive use of chemicals cause variety of pollution and severe health diseases like asthma, autism, learning disabilities, birth defects, reproductive dysfunction, diabetes and several types of cancer. Hence it won’t be incorrect to say that switching to organic food is equivalent to raising voice against large chemical production houses and that have filled food and fields with pollution, hence disturbing the environment as well as our health.

We can’t deny that organic food is bursting with nutrients and benefits which would have generally been destroyed or lost due to the use of artificial chemicals and pesticides. The use of pesticides and chemicals in conventional farming methods reduces the concentration of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals from the food, making it unfit for consumption.

The term, ‘Conventional food’ is as wider as its disadvantages. It not only considered for fruits and vegetables, but also involves the dairy product that everyone loves to consume. The harmful chemicals are given to the animals too for fast production which ultimately harms the one consuming the dairy products.

It’s hard to live a healthy life by consuming conventional foods hence organic foods have become the urge of today’s generation. It is one of the purest and natural products which one can consume.  Besides, health benefits, the process of producing organic food i.e. organic farming, also helps to maintain the ecological balance and promotes the biodiversity. It is healthy for the environment, bird and animals who feed on these crops. Other advantage of consuming organic food is that it is often fresher as no chemical is used to keep it fresh and depends completely upon the sustainability of fruit itself rather than any chemical.

The conjecture after analyzing the conventional food and organic food is clear that organic food must be a part of our healthy diet. It is the simplest key to the prevention of numerous diseases. Organic food must be included in the lifestyle from the childhood so that the body gets proper nourishment and nutrients from the correct age. Besides nutritional value, practicing Organic farming will be a safer move for the environment, birds and animals and will benefit entire ecosystem.

Mr.Rishabh Chokhani,CEO & Founder

Naturevibe Botanicals

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