Important meal of the day that keeps the doctor away

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How are your eating habits? Have you ever pondered upon this question? If not, then do it now, because the eating habits are reflected in your health and physique. A person who eats clean and on the right track of time is always on the sunny side of his health. Many people are not aware of the malicious effect of an unstable and bad eating routine.You may not feel its adverse effects instantly but gradually. It may leave a long term side-effect on your digestive system. Your body demands food almost after every quarter of the day. Instead of compensating your bad eating habits later, it is better to adopt the right diet routine now. Many people do not consume anything for hours and then end up eating clumsily and heavily. Our body is just like a machine. It requires frequent oiling and refueling in the form of frequent good food. Thus, instead of eating a large meal at once, try to divide it into smallermeals. No matter how busy your daily schedule is, you shall never take your fitness casually. You may be making a lot of money by consuming your breakfast, lunch or dinner time in doing a work, but make sure that later,you do not have to invest that many in medicines.

An efficient diet routine involves 3-5 meals every day. If you skip any of the meals of the day, it may imbalance the functioning of your body. Lack of having proper meals during the day, may results of the following diseases:

• Diabetes
• High/low blood pressure
• Thyroid imbalance
• Mood swings
• Anaemia
• Deficiency of vitamins
• Obesity
• Gastric or bloating in stomach

Now, let us take a note of the important meals of the day:

Breakfast: Even if your personal health aims are not that of an athlete or an actor, a proper breakfast is a key to a healthy eating routine. Since you have slept for hours and not eaten anything, your body demands food during the morning. If you do not pay heed to the morning cravings of your body, you may land yourself in a health issue. Though mornings are the busiest part of the day but keeping your health at stake can be dangerous.When you sleep for hours, it’s like keeping a fast for 8-9 hours. It is very necessary to break this fast- that is where the name “breakfast” comes from. Remember, the day that begins well ends well. So never underestimate the power of a nutritious breakfast. The adverse effects of skipping a breakfast will be seen, if not immediately, then eventually. Many people are of a notion that skipping a breakfast may help them lose weight, but it actually increases the level of fats. You shall have your breakfast within 2 hours of waking up. A wholesome breakfast shall contain an adequate amount of calcium, vitamins, iron and minerals. Here are some of the healthy breakfast recipes to work out your whole day:

• Junglee chicken sandwich
• Bread rava toast
• Kandamasala poha
• Vegetable ravaupma

 

Lunch: After long hours of work, is it at home, school or at the office, a tasty and healthy lunch refreshes us instantly. Noon is that part of the day where we do all kinds of work and start to feel lethargic. To refuel your tired body and mind, you just need a wholesome lunch. A nutritious lunch is one which contains adequate amount of vitamins, proteins and iron. If you skip a lunch, you may find it uneasy to concentrate on your work properly. A lunch is like a break in your tiresome noon time.  A lunch helps you in avoiding a mid-noon crash. The Masala Route presents some recipes to tickle your taste buds during lunch are:

• Potato Ajwain (carom seeds) grilled sandwich
• Cheese pasta
• Oats masala pancake
• Fenugreek seeds (methi) paratha

Brunch: Brunch is actually a blissful combination of breakfast and lunch. Many people prefer to have brunch on their off days or Sundays. This meal is actually very interesting and relaxing. You can simply have a great and long nap in the morning and enjoy this yummy combination. The most exciting thing about having a brunch is that you can add up anything & everything in it- be it sweet, spicy, nutritious and a dessert too. If you are a working professional or a college student, then it is the best thing to do on your off days. You do not have to compromise with those extra hours of sleep and can still munch on a yummy meal. On holidays, you can organise a delightful and wholesome brunch recipes for you loved ones. Make sure you have a brunch which is enough to make up for both a breakfast and a lunch. Some easy-to-make and mouth-watering brunch recipes to top up your relaxing mood with yummy food are given below which will give best combos of a breakfast and a lunch:

• Chicken stuffed eggroll with mayonnaise
• Spanish style egg rolls
• Pennie pasta of tomato and garlic
• Eggless pancakes

 

Appetizer or Snack: A delicious snack or an appetizer can instantly excite your taste buds. As the name says- an “appetizer” can instantly increase the appetite before you have the main course. Healthy snacking benefits you in many ways. It curbs cravings, refreshes your mood and boosts up the energy level in your body. A nutritious and palatable snack in between the prime meals can also help you shed off those extra inches in your body. The most vital point about a snack or an appetizer is that it should be light and yet tempting. Below are some of the snack and tea time recipes to munch on:

• Boiled egg snack
• Crunchy paneer with a Greek salad
• Paneer kabab
• Bread pakora
• Singara or Samosa recipe

Dinner: A healthy dinner is a prerequisite to a healthy body. It is very necessary to end your day with a nourishing and a delightful dinner. If you skip the dinner thinking it’ll help to shed of few calories, then you are on the wrong diet routine. A perfect night dinner is essential for a good sleep. As per the nutritionists, you shall try to have a light and healthy dinner. It is the last meal you have in a day. So make sure dine in with a wholesome dinner. A dinner shall be eaten at least 2 hours before you go to bed. A perfect dinner enriches you with vital vitamins, carbohydrates, and fibre needed by your body. It gives you all the basic essential nutrients you need, before you go for hours of sleep. Always have non-greasy meals at night else it may make u feel uneasy. A stomach which is full of all the right components of the dinner gives you a sound sleep.While you take rest, it helps to maintain stability in the level of insulin and blood sugar. You can try any of the below-mentioned recipes. These are among the most suitable dinner cuisines.

• Potato and fenugreek recipe
• Stuffed karela
• Gobhikisabji
• Dal palak