Here are weight loss food experiments to try at home as suggested by a nutritionist.
Diet to lose weight: When you’re eating calories consciously, it’s important to choose your ingredients well. It’s often a misconception that only certain foods or specific items on your plate can help you lose weight faster. While all foods have beneficial weight-loss properties, mixing them together can help you tap into the best nutrients and reach your goal faster. Nutritionist, Rujuta Diwekar, suggests some food experiments to try, as they include healthy fats and won’t make your belly fat.
Get these 3 fats back in your daily diet:
- Tadka in kacchi ghaani oils (cold pressed or filtered)
- Coconut as a garnish, chutney, etc.
- Cashews at half a meal or with milk before bed
1. Tadka in Kacchi Ghaani oils –
Use oils native to your region, for example mustard for North and North East India, groundnut or lime blossom for Central and West, and coconut for Kerela. Our native recipes are precisely matched to the nutrient and fatty acid composition of our oils, and to get the most out of what we eat, we need to follow them fully. Don’t jump on the “heart-healthy” bandwagon or other similar promises made for refined vegetable, rice bran, safflower, or similar oils. Avoid oil free or fat free at all costs.
And kacchi ghani (cold pressed) because then it means the oil is extracted at a lower temperature and therefore the fatty acids, vitamins and other nutrients are intact. Very important for diabetics to have traditional oils.
2. Coconut as a garnish, chutney, etc.
From supporting gut health to helping you calm your nerves and calm your digestion, there’s nothing it can’t do. The fact that it is antibacterial and antiviral is an added bonus. If you’re the type that has a UTI every summer, don’t forget the coconut. So decorate your food with it, make it into laddoos and barfis, make chutneys with it, eat coconut malai and even dried coconut with brown sugar or just peanuts.
3. Cashews at half a meal or with milk before bed
Apart from the good fat, it is rich in minerals, amino acids and vitamins. Amino acids help, among other things, in the production of serotonin, the natural sleep aid whose only side effect is a stable and happy mood the next day. Magnesium helps relax the nerves. Its combination of tryptophan (an amino acid) and B vitamins helps make kaju a natural antidepressant. It is the dry fruit of summer and you can also eat the cashew nut (super rich in Vit C).
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