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Capsicum- A nutritional sizzler….

By on December 8, 2009 in Food

Capsicum or bell peppers are a commonly used veggie in our diet. If you have noticed refrigerator advertisements on television,you may have noticed these veggies being stacked,making them very colorful, and making you decide that this is the product for you. Although this veggie is not of Indian origin, it is widely accepted in our [...]

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Milk bad for diabetes?

By on November 24, 2009 in Food

I counsel many clients who are in the pre-diabetes stages or are suffering from full blown diabetes. They are worried about table sugar and are ready to skip it in their morning cuppa or just quit eating sweets..But we have many doctors who know all about “nutrition” and “diet” and end up advising patients about [...]

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Harmful effects of processed meats….

By on November 10, 2009 in Food, Health

Processed meats have always been the easiest means of getting a meal ready. They are very convenient and popular. They end up in your breakfast menu as bacon and eggs, in sandwiches and hot dogs etc.They are usually highly salted, may be made in unhygienic conditions and are high in saturated fats, the kind of [...]

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More on greens….

By on November 2, 2009 in Food

This article is a reply to my previous article http://nutrihealth.in/2008/11/good-health-with-greens/  ,from one of my ardent readers. Mr. T.S Sundaram has enthusiastically permitted me to publish the article for all my site readers. He has been constantly following my site and I feel privileged to inform that he will be contributing more interesting articles for us [...]

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Do you need to throw the rice water away?

By on October 30, 2009 in Food

Rice is one of the most misunderstood food in India. It is assumed that you will gain weight if you eat rice. Rice is healthy and contains nutrients. It is considered fine to eat maida, white sugar in a weight loss diet by many of my clients, but if I tell them to eat rice, [...]

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Pistachios- Healthy power houses….

By on October 29, 2009 in Food

Pistachios have always been a tasty nut but have always been blamed for the wrong reasons. In India, they have been spotted in the wrong places or rather we can say in the wrong foods. They are in our burfis and many other high calorie sweets. They take the main place on the tables while [...]

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Gestational diabetes in Moms-to-be

By on August 19, 2009 in Food, Health

Query from a concerned mom-to-be: “I am 12 weeks pregnant and my father and all his siblings have Diabetes, so I am worried about getting gestational diabetes. What changes do I make to avoid getting Gestational Diabetes?” Diabetes is a common condition afflicted to many. But Gestational Diabetes may be a new term to many. [...]

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How to eat a power lunch….

By on August 11, 2009 in Food, Health

Breakfast and Dinner are the meal times always in the news. But lunch too is as important as any other meals. Now you may wonder why is it important to have a good lunch. Mid day is the time when the brain supply of feel good chemicals namely dopamine and norepinephrine which are required for [...]

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Try my healthy Ice cream. Avacado Ice-cream

By on August 10, 2009 in Food

I have a major sweet tooth!!! I just love ice creams and chocolates. But now I have learn t to resist these temptations. But can you imagine a life with out these goodies. As a dietitian, I should be saying I can live with out  , but trust me, I am as normal as you [...]

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