<p class="title">New Year excites us as we set new goals and plan new adventures. We think a lot about travelling, parties and social gathering. But this year, how about we make plans to improve your diet? Diet planning is more than just about weight loss.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The changes that we aspire to achieve with respect to our health requires minute and consistent changes in our daily routine. Make sure you don't set short-term goals like crash diets or skipping meals for instant results, but instead focus on a long-term goal like following a healthy lifestyle. Here are ways in which you can change your cooking and eating habits for a healthier lifestyle:</p>.<p class="bodytext">Weight loss without nutrition loss: In the process of dieting, don't cut down on the intake of nutrients. A healthy technique of cooking vegetables could be steaming, which will not remove the water-soluble nutrients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The C factor: Include cucumber, lemons, broccoli, strawberries, bell peppers and ingredients that are rich in vitamin C. These influence iron absorption and fight cell-damaging free radicals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tweak the recipes: You could be innovative while following recipes. Replace the unhealthy elements in traditional recipes to make them healthy. For example, use olive oil in place of butter and fatty oils.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hydrate & detox: You can never get enough of water, so drink up! Also, detox your body with homemade lemon and cucumber water, which also aid in weight loss.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Avoid reheating: Repeated heating of oils and fats can be extremely harmful, as they get converted into trans-fat acids.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Have leaner meals: Choose chicken breasts and fish over whole chicken, which will cut down on the unwanted fats.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Avoid salty food: Add less salt to your meals. Instead, season your food with herbs, spices, garlic, onion, pepper or lime juice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These little changes, when followed right, will bring in drastic improvement to your health. Also burn the extra calories by working out at least for a few minutes every day. It not only helps you sweat the calories, but also keeps you active and refreshed throughout the day. </p>.<p class="bodytext">(The author is head of culinary ops & food design at Eat fit)</p>
<p class="title">New Year excites us as we set new goals and plan new adventures. We think a lot about travelling, parties and social gathering. But this year, how about we make plans to improve your diet? Diet planning is more than just about weight loss.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The changes that we aspire to achieve with respect to our health requires minute and consistent changes in our daily routine. Make sure you don't set short-term goals like crash diets or skipping meals for instant results, but instead focus on a long-term goal like following a healthy lifestyle. Here are ways in which you can change your cooking and eating habits for a healthier lifestyle:</p>.<p class="bodytext">Weight loss without nutrition loss: In the process of dieting, don't cut down on the intake of nutrients. A healthy technique of cooking vegetables could be steaming, which will not remove the water-soluble nutrients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The C factor: Include cucumber, lemons, broccoli, strawberries, bell peppers and ingredients that are rich in vitamin C. These influence iron absorption and fight cell-damaging free radicals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tweak the recipes: You could be innovative while following recipes. Replace the unhealthy elements in traditional recipes to make them healthy. For example, use olive oil in place of butter and fatty oils.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hydrate & detox: You can never get enough of water, so drink up! Also, detox your body with homemade lemon and cucumber water, which also aid in weight loss.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Avoid reheating: Repeated heating of oils and fats can be extremely harmful, as they get converted into trans-fat acids.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Have leaner meals: Choose chicken breasts and fish over whole chicken, which will cut down on the unwanted fats.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Avoid salty food: Add less salt to your meals. Instead, season your food with herbs, spices, garlic, onion, pepper or lime juice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These little changes, when followed right, will bring in drastic improvement to your health. Also burn the extra calories by working out at least for a few minutes every day. It not only helps you sweat the calories, but also keeps you active and refreshed throughout the day. </p>.<p class="bodytext">(The author is head of culinary ops & food design at Eat fit)</p>
