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Coconut Barfi         Dry Fruit Barfis             detox.
                                                            Drink detoxifying drinks, consume a
                                                            larger portion of fruit, in fact replace a
                                                            meal with a plate of fruit and drink up
                                                            the buttermilk and green veggie juice on
                                                            the side.
                                                             Make sure your diet is rich in fibrous
                                                            foods like fresh fruits (especially apples,
                                                            watermelons and papayas that have high
                                                            water content), leafy vegetables, raw
                                                            nuts like walnuts and almonds, fruits
         Sooji Badam Halwa                                  and vegetables, legumes like rajma,
                                                            chana, moong and various beans are
                                                            high in fibre and rejuvenate the system
                                                            by releasing anti-oxidants that help cells
                                                            regenerate.
                                                            That said, I hope you feel better about the
                                                            approaching festive season. Go online
                                                            and check out the various options that
         Moong Dal Halwa                                    serve up gluten-free, vegan, ketogenic,
                                                            diabetic, low-fat and any specific dietary
                                                            concern you may have. You’ll find your
                                                            needs sorted out.
                                                             Did you ever imagine we would be
                                                            able to buy rasgullas like these? As
                                                            the demand increases, the market will
                                                            respond with more creative, healthy
                                                            festive sweets.
         Sweet Potato Halwa                                  Let’s go back to the basics - of
                                                            mindfulness and balance. Approach your
                                                            festivities with this mind set and you
                                                            won’t go wrong.
                                                              Life is meant to be celebrated with the
                                                            people you love most.
                                                             And the universal truth for cultures all
                                                            over the world is this: We all celebrate
                                                            with food. A happy balanced life where
         How can you balance feasting and                   you enjoy celebrations with loved ones,
         healthy eating?                                    tops the list of things to do in life – so
          Chalk out some days of the month                  don’t worry too much, just make sure
         where you do not have festive events and           you balance your indulgences by burning
         make these your “special days”. In your            up the extra calories consumed, and have
         mind see these days as days of rest and            fun this festive season.


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