Navratri has begun! Many devotees decide to fast during nine days. There are many ways to keep fat during these days. In these days people are strictly following some specific food habits, such as potato without salt, onion, garlic, turmeric. They usually take milk, vegetables, fruits, light meal. Some of the people keep nirjala fast that is fating without drinking water. People should have to be more conscious when they are fasting, because it has large impact on your health. You should follow some healthy foods during fasting that keep you healthy and support your health function.
Science Behind The Navratri Fasts :
These celebrate twice a year, every time during change of season, from winter to summer and second time when the chill starts. During these time periods, our immunity is low and we are suggested to eat a nutritious and light meal. Therefore, we refrain from alcohol, meat, grains, and normal salt, all of these are hard to digest.
Fasting during Navratri is not only taking fruits. It allows us to involve in the practice of purifying and cleansing one’s body and soul, or simply de-toxing as they say these days.
Food Habits During Navratri:
You should drink plenty of water as compared to your non fasting days. It keeps you healthy and helps to run healthy body function. It is recommended to drink a lot of fluids, such as fresh juices and milk etc. These types of habits are beneficial for your health. It also assists help you to cleanse your toxins and also helps in maintaining an optimum fluidity flow.
Fasting could prove to be harmful specially for your stomach. Long gaps between meals as well as very few options to eat could lead to acidity. Your metabolism leads astray. Keep your tuck in the form of dry fruits or roasted makhanas for your mid-meal snacks.
People love to chomp on these sabudana tikkis. It is one of the rich source of carbohydrates and delivers a quick boost of the much-required energy during fasts. Don’t take too much oily sabudana tikkies, but you can take sabudana khichdee or kheer for healthier diet.
Why onions and garlic are strictly avoided during Navratras? These components are known to producing a lot of heat in your body. On the other hand curd helps in cooling down and keep you feel active and fresh. To feel light and fresh during this time, you need to prepare a combination of one bowl of refreshing curd with few cucumbers and tomatoes etc.
Sendha namak or rock salt is generally used during these fasts in the form of a pure salt. This form is not chemically processed. It has enriched with potassium and very easy to digest, helps in relieving gas as well as soothing heart burns.
In this period, you can eat fruit salads/chaats that can help you to bridle your cravings. Fruits include healthy sugar fructose that helps in charging to your metabolism. So, it effectively enhances your fruit intake.
Try to follow and maintain a balanced diet. Take healthy and nutritious food that keeps you body and mind fresh.
It’s a time to try different taste and experiment. Go for different textures and flavors, which deliver you your health’s worth. Make your platter exciting and tease your palates with chironji ki dal, arbi kadhi and pumpkin halwa.
You never ever ignore paneer at all. Eating paneer has lots of health benefits. It is easy to digest, light in nature as well as the good source of calcium. You can mix curd with chunks of paneer, dusted with a few spices and it offers a new delicious flavor.
Conclusion: A Navratri diet is best antidote to soothe away and calm your mind and bodily tensions. So don’t miss your favorite kaddu ke pakori and kuttu ki puri, just need to make sure you balance your nutrition well….. nothing else!
Happy Fasting!
