Monday, September 22, 2014

Diet for Tummy reduction



                Foods that helps in your tummy reduction

  Consuming how much is too much is troubling every mind. Feeling full is one reason that people stop eating. Short-term studies indicate that the volume of food people eat at a meal is what makes them feel full and stop eating, rather than the calorie content of the food. Dietitians and other Health care professionals need to provide sound, scientific information when they advice people to eat foods that help them stay healthy, which includes maintaining a suitable weight. This blog will brief you about the foods that can helps in your tummy reduction.

  •  Reading Food Labels is a must.


                      



All food labels list "Calories" and "Calories from Fat" in a given serving of food. Calories are obtained from three essential nutrients: fat, carbohydrates and protein which are measured in grams. Every gram of fat yields about nine calories while carbohydrates and protein only yield four calories per gram. Therefore, foods that are rich in fat can really drive up calorie counts. In general, high fat foods are those in which the amount of calories from fat exceeds 25-35 percent of the total calories. Due to the high-calorie nature of such foods, it's important to consume them in moderation
A small food packet could be loaded with calories. Check the content thoroughly. Avoid foods having high fructose corn syrup which is mostly used to sweeten soda, commercial baked goods, condiments, etc.









  •  Eat more protein.






 There is convincing evidence that a higher protein intake increases thermogenesis and satiety compared to diets of lower protein content. The weight of evidence also suggests that high protein meals lead to a reduced subsequent energy intake. Some evidence suggests that diets higher in protein result in an increased weight loss and fat loss as compared to diets lower in protein, but findings have not been consistent
About 25%-30% of the calories in each gram of protein are burned in digestion, compared to only 6%-8% of the calories in carbs.
 Wow factor: You save 41 calories every time you substitute 50 grams of protein for an equal amount of carbs.

  •  Cut Carbohydrates.



You must have repeatedly read this. It works. But research studies also suggest that carbs helps in tummy reduction. When scientists fed rats a diet rich in Resistant Starch, it increased the activity of fat-burning enzymes and decreased the activity of fat-storing enzymes. This means that the belly-fat cells were less likely to soak up and store calories as fat.
What carbs to include then- Choose ones with a low Glycaemic index (GI) >It is a measure of how quickly foods break down and send blood sugar up. The slower, the better. Bad high-GI carbs create blood sugar spikes. Good carbs include most fruits and vegetables; 100% whole-grain-cereals, breads, crackers, whole-wheat pasta and couscous, plus brown and wild rice; and beans, lentils, and other legumes.

  •   Role of Fibre.


 Their bulk takes up space in your stomach, helping you feel full and eat less.
There are two types of fibre: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibre slows digestion and helps you feel full for longer. It may also help to prevent or control diabetes because of its effect on blood sugar, and is related to heart health because it can help lower LDL or "lethal" cholesterol. Insoluble fibre adds bulk to your waste, helping to prevent constipation and keep your bowels working well. We need both types of fibre in our diets.
Food sources : Broccoli,Apple,Pears,Carrots, Parsnip,Sprouts,Beans, Legumes, Amaranth, Quinoa, Whole Grains, Spinach, Flax Seeds, Chia Seeds.



  •  Salad toping.



Studies show that acidic foods such as vinegar and lemon juice work like lighter fluid in your body's fat incinerator, increasing carb combustion 20%-40%. Researchers believe the acids blunt insulin spikes and slow the rate at which food empties from your stomach. Fermented foods like less oily pickles and yogurt are also good sour options.

  •           Coconut oil is the world’s most weight loss friendly fat. 













Several studies show that just by adding coconut oil to your diet, you can lose fat especially in the abdominal cavity. There is also some evidence from animal studies that Coconut oil which is rich in medium chain fats are stored less efficiently than other fats and they are metabolized differently than the longer chain fats.
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  •         Work out is a must, I must say.

Studies have shown that exercise significantly increases mental acuity. Working out before your day officially begins allows you to start each day with a fresh perspective. A commitment to a regular workout regimen will increase your fitness level, improve your health and generate a greater sense of mental wellbeing.

  
  •  Some home remedies, good for fat reduction.

  •   Green Tea, Dandelion Tea
  •   Lemon water
  • Cranberry juice Use of Garlic, Fish Oil, Chia seeds
  •  Ginger-lemon-honey Tea 






In my next blog, I will brief you about the diet according to your workout. What foods to be taken pre and post workout. So, stay connected and be healthy.





Friday, June 14, 2013

Food for monsoon and cold

Monsoon food

The arrival of Monsoon is of course the prettiest thing. Apart from selecting the monsoon attires and the umbrellas, choosing healthy diet for this season will help out to get rid of cold Knowing your food to avoid and include will make you as your doctor.

The chemistry of Lysine and Arginine
Lysine and arginine are amino acids, which are the basic building blocks of proteins. They have an antagonistic relationship with one another that results in lysine being able to reduce arginine's ability to help synthesize certain proteins.
Ø  Avoid certain foods, especially the ones high in arginine and low in lysine. Lysine does not promote cold but if you take a diet rich in arginine, the lysine will get discarded, in order to store the former.
Ø   Since arginine will support the production and multiplication of virus, your cold will get worse. So, you should concentrate on a diet that is high in lysine and low in arginine,
Ø  Lysine appears to help the body absorb calcium, and it plays an important role in the formation of collagen, a substance important for bones and connective tissues including skin, tendon, and cartilage. It plays an essential role in the production of carnitine, a nutrient responsible for converting fatty acids into energy and helping to lower cholesterol

Dietary sources
Foods rich in protein are good sources of lysine. That includes meat (specifically red meat, pork, and poultry), cheese (particularly parmesan), certain fish (such as cod and sardines), nuts, eggs, soybeans (particularly tofu, isolated soy protein, and defatted soybean flour), spirulina, and fenugreek seed. Brewer's yeast, beans and other legumes, and dairy products also contain lysine. Many nuts also contain lysine along with arginine (lysine counteracts some of the effects of arginine).
Food not to be taken during cold
  • All types of nuts
  • All types of seeds
  • Beer
  • Brown rice
  • Carob
  • Chick peas
  • Chocolate (in any form)
  • Coconut
  • Coffee and Tea, Cola
  • Eggplants
  • Fruits and berries, including grapes, grapefruit and oranges
  • Gelatin
  • Mushrooms
  • Oatmeal, Soya beans, corn (in any form)
  • Vegetables like onions, peas, pumpkins, tomatoes, carrots and broccoli
  • Red wine
  • Seafood with shells (such as oysters and shrimps)
  • Sugar, artificial sweeteners
  • Wheat 
Foods to Have During Cold

Given below is a list of foods that are rich in lysine. You should include them in your diet if you have cold. 
  • Dairy products like milk, cheese, curd, butter, yogurt etc.
  • Lysine-rich animal foods include chicken, fish, eggs and beef.
  • Fruits like apples, papaya, mangoes, bananas, pear and summer squash.
  • Figs, almond nuts and avocados can also be taken to fight cold sore.
  • Vegetarians can also go for lysine supplements. The supplement is safe to eat and does not have side effect. 




Smriti Mishra
www.smritimishra.com



Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Anti obesity diet tips and sample diet chart


Cooking Tips :

Method of Cooking   :   Roasting, Grilling, Sautéing on non- stick cookware,        
                                        Microwave Cooking is preferred 

Check Oil consumption:  450-500 ml/person/month
Corn oil, rice bran oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil can be used in   rotation. Some oil spray is also available in market.   
                                                               
Counseling Tips   :  1. Low fat milk should be preferred. (AMUL-TAAZA AND
                                            SHAKTI is low fat milk)
2. Whole cereal, whole pulses, pulse with husk and legumes    should taken frequently.ex- moong, desi chana(kathol)
3. Low calorie fruits & veg should be consumed.
 Veg-. leafy veg.,tomato, cucumber, raddish, cabbage,turnip,  lauki etc.
Fruits- water/Musk melon,Papaya,Apple,Orange,Mausambi etc.
4. Have small and frequent meals.
5.Avoid nibbling and binging on foods.
 FITNESS TIPS 
 EXERCISE.
Choose Aerobic Exercises which helps in increasing the BMR and hence the Energy Expenditure. High Intensity Cardio for 30-45 min. is essential for significant weight loss effect
Jogging, Stair Climbing, Cycling, Brisk walking, treadmill exercises are the best Aerobic exercises In a treadmill Aerobic exercise about 10-12 calories are burned every minute if performed at high intensity. High Intensity Aerobic exercises burn up to 400 calories per hour.    
        Morning is the best time for Cardio as the carbohydrates are minimum at this time.
   Yoga
·       Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)
·       Flow Yoga      (Vinyasa )
·       Power Yoga
Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after Exercise or Yoga So that you don’t get dehydrated.
Sample Diet Plan

TIME
MENU
AMOUNT
Remarks
Early Morning
(6 am to 6.45 am)
Lukewarm water with ½ cut Lemon
1 glass


Exercise/yoga
30-45 min
7.30 am
Tea/milk   
Khakhra/toast/Marie – oats/Digestivebite Biscuit
1 cup
2 No.
Use low fat milk
Breakfast
(8.30am to 9 am)
(Any one among these)
Veg.Poha/Upma/Veg.Sandwich/Fermented
Foods like Idli with Chutney, Dhokla etc
Oats porridge/Veg.Dalia or Sweet Dalia /
Sprouts/

 Milk(tonned) + 3 tbsp of
Cornflakes+Mueselli+Oats(Breakfast cereal)
1 small plate
2 No.

1 bowl

200 ml

*Eat Suji based food items. Avoid Maida based food items.
*Take wheat Bread for sandwich.
*Eat Sprouts thrice in a week in your Breakfast
*This prepared Breakfast Cereal is easily available in the local shops.
Mid Morning
(11 am)
Green Salad/Clear Veg Soup/Daal soup
1 plate/1 glass
Add sprouts and lemon in salad. This enhance Iron content in your diet)




Lunch
(12.30 pm to 1 pm)
Plain Chapati(thin)
Daal/Dahi
Boiled Veg

3 No.
1 bowl
1 bowl
Add Soyabean flour or Ragi flour in Wheat flour.

Eat one cereal (Grains)and one protein(milk/daal/pulse)


    OR,
Boiled Rice(Starch free)
Pulse (Desi Chana/chola/Moong Daal/Rajmah/Soyabean)


1 big bowl
Eat boiled rice in exchange of 2 chapati

     


After lunch
Lukwarm water with lemon
½ glass
This will helps in mobilization of stub fat.








Evening Snack
(3.30-4pm)
Take one whole Fruit
Apple/papaya/watermelon/orange/mausambi are good options
1 big bowl of Mix fruit is better option.
No fruit juice
NO BANANA/CHICOO/MANGO/
NO DRYFRUITS
CAN TAKE ALMONDS-5 OR WALLNUT,1-2

  OR,



Roasted Snack
1 small bowl
Poha/mamra/khakhra
Or,Tea with Toast or  Biscuit(whole grain Biscuit is better option)
Can be taken.

OR,


5-5.30 pm
Veg sandwich/paneer grilled sandwich/Roasted Snack/oats bhel
2 slice
Can spread peanut butter, potato or a little paneer
6.30 to7 pm
Fitness session

30 min. Brisk walk or Yoga Aasans will be beneficial.
If you are fond of sport, play any of the sport.
Before Dinner
(7.30pm to 8 pm)
Salad/soup
Ample amount

Dinner
9pm
 Veg. Dalia /oats porridge
1 plate
Dinner should be light.

OR,



Plain Chapati(thin)
Boiled veg
3
1 bowl


Can take 1 Glass(150 ml) toned Milk if you feel hungry

Or,



Missi Roti

Boiled veg. or Curd
2

1 bowl
Add soyabean flour and Ragi flour in wheat flour
No post Dinner


No sweet items







Follow Detoxify Diet for two consecutive days twice a month.
For whole Day, eat lots of fruits(take whole fruits rather than juice) like Orange, Mausambi, Apple, Papaya ,Black Grapes, Strawberries ,lemon tea or black tea, lemon-water, Salads, Veg soup (Clear Soup), carrot juice, beet juice.  
    Also, drink as much water as you can. Lukewarm water will be more beneficial.




Smriti Mishra
Registered Dietitian
www.smritimishra.com



Diet in Diabetes


                          Diet Tips for Diabetes Mellitus                  
   

   
Level-1


ü  Choose whole grain foods over processed grain products.
ü  Include dried beans (like kidney or pinto beans) and lentils into your diabetic diet meal.
ü  Include fish in your meals 2-3 times a week.
ü  Choose lean meats like cuts of beef and pork that end in "loin" such as pork loin and sirloin.
ü  Choose non-fat dairy such as skim milk, non-fat yogurt and non-fat cheese.
ü  Choose water and calorie-free "diet" drinks instead of regular sugar-sweetened drinks.
ü  Choose liquid oils for cooking instead of solid fats that can be high in saturated and trans fats.
ü  Eating too much of even healthful foods can lead to weight gain. Watch your portion sizes.
ü  Cut back on high calorie foods like chips, cookies, cakes, and full-fat ice cream in your diabetic meal.


Level -2



ü  Include fibers in diet.
Source- Oats, Dalia, cornflakes, whole fruit-Mausami, Orange, Apple, papaya
ü  Take whole Cereals and whole pulses. Ex. Whole wheat flour, Moong Daal with Husk, Desi chana, sprouts.
ü  Select the food having Lower Glycemic Index(GI)

              Low GI = 55 or less
              Medium GI = 56 - 69
              High GI = 70 or more

      

Breakfast Cereal

Low GI

All-bran (UK/Aus)
30
All-bran (US)
50
Oat bran
50
Rolled Oats
51
Special K (UK/Aus)
54

Staples

Low GI

Wheat Pasta Shapes
54
New Potatoes
54
Meat Ravioli
39
Spaghetti
32
Tortellini (Cheese)
50
Egg Fettuccini
32
Brown Rice
50
Buckwheat
51
White long grain rice
50
Pearled Barley
22


Sweet Potatoes
48
Instant Noodles
47
Wheat tortilla
30

Medium GI

Basmati Rice
58
Couscous
61
Cornmeal
68
Taco Shells
68
Gnocchi
68
Canned Potatoes
61
Chinese (Rice) Vermicelli
58
Baked Potatoes
60
Wild Rice


High GI

Instant White Rice
87
Glutinous Rice
86
Short Grain White Rice
83
Tapioca
70
Fresh Mashed Potatoes
73
French Fries
75
Instant Mashed Potatoes
80

Bread

Low GI

Soya and Linseed
36
Wholegrain Pumpernickel
46
Heavy Mixed Grain
45
Whole Wheat
49
Sourdough Rye
48
Sourdough Wheat
54

Snacks & Sweet Foods

Low GI

Slim-Fast meal replacement
27
Snickers Bar (high fat)
41
Nut & Seed Muesli Bar
49
Sponge Cake
46
Nutella
33
Milk Chocolate
42
Hummus
6
Peanuts
13
Walnuts
15
Cashew Nuts
25
Nuts and Raisins
21
Jam
51
Corn Chips
42
Oatmeal Crackers
55

Medium GI

Ryvita
63
Digestives
59
Blueberry muffin
59
Honey
58

High GI

Pretzels
83
Water Crackers
78
Rice cakes
87
Puffed Crispbread
81
Donuts
76
Scones
92
Maple flavoured syrup
68

Legumes (Beans)

Low GI

Kidney Beans (canned)
52
Butter Beans
36
Chick Peas
42
Haricot/Navy Beans
31
Lentils, Red
21
Lentils, Green
30
 Pinto Beans
45
Blackeyed Beans
50
Yellow Split Peas
32

Medium GI

Beans in Tomato Sauce
56

Vegetables

Low GI

Frozen Green Peas
39
Frozen Sweet Corn
47
Raw Carrots
16
Boiled Carrots
41
Eggplant
15
Broccoli
10
Cauliflower
15
Cabbage
10
Mushrooms
10
Tomatoes
15
Chillies
10
Lettuce
10
Green Beans
15
Red Peppers
10
Onions
10

Medium GI

Beetroot
64

High GI

Pumkin
75
Parsnips
97

Fruits

Low GI

Cherries
22
Plums
24
Grapefruit
25
Peaches
28
Peach, canned in natural juice
30
Apples
34
Pears
41
Dried Apricots
32
Grapes
43
Coconut
45
Coconut Milk
41
Kiwi Fruit
47
Oranges
40
Strawberries
40
Prunes
29

Medium GI

Mango
60
Sultanas
56
Bananas
58
Raisins
64
Papaya
60
Figs
61
Pineapple
66

High GI

Watermelon
80
Dates
103

Dairy

Low GI

Whole milk
31
Skimmed milk
32
Chocolate milk
42
Sweetened yoghurt
33
Artificially Sweetened Yoghurt
23
Custard
35
Soy Milk
44

Medium GI

Icecream
62



1.     Say NO  to all preserved or packet foods
2.     Include Methi, Karela, Lauki, Oats, Dalia, sprouts,Soyabean more frequent in the diet.
3.     The more you eat fibre (Salad, oats, Dalia etc),the lesser will be your TG level.
4.     If you had have any Heavy meal or more oily food, have a glass of Lukewarm with with lemon after lunch or Dinner
5.     If you like to have Biscuits, don’t go for any cream or Bakery Biscuit, eat whole grains biscuit or Oats biscuit. Marie-Oats or Digestive bite, Nuriechoice biscuits are available.





Once you are used to with the level -2,step up to level 3.This is the time when you have to take care of the carbohydrate in the diet. So, Count your carbs intake.

Level – 3

Count your Carbohydrate in each meal. The average adult can have anywhere from nine to 12 carbohydrate exchange servings a day. Each exchange has 15 gms of Carbohydrate. Limit carbohydrate at breakfast to 30–40 g, at lunch to 45 g, and at dinner (+post Dinner) to 60 g


Foods that contain carbohydrate are:
·        starchy foods like bread, cereal, rice, and crackers
·        fruit and juice
·        milk and yogurt
·        dried beans like pinto beans and soy products like veggie burgers
·        starchy vegetables like potatoes and corn
·        sweets and snack foods like sodas, juice drinks, cake, cookies, candy, and chips
Non-starchy vegetables have a little bit of carbohydrate but in general are very low.
For example there is about 15 grams of carbohydrate in:
·        1 small piece of fresh fruit (4 oz)
·        1/2 cup of canned or frozen fruit
·        1 slice of bread (1 oz) or 1 (6 inch) tortilla
·        1/2 cup of oatmeal
·        1/3 cup of pasta or rice
·        4-6 crackers
·        1/2 English muffin or hamburger bun
·        1/2 cup of black beans or starchy vegetable
·        1/4 of a large baked potato (3 oz)
·        2/3 cup of plain fat-free yogurt or sweetened with sugar substitutes
·        2 small cookies
·        2 inch square brownie or cake without frosting
·        1/2 cup ice cream or sherbet
·        1 Tbsp syrup, jam, jelly, sugar or honey
·        2 Tbsp light syrup
·        6 chicken nuggets
·        1/2 cup of casserole
·        1 cup of soup