Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Weight loss: Diet Food that makes you Fat ?? Eat Mindfully and avoid certain things during Weight Loss !

Diet Food is a fad!

Nowadays Diet foods, such as those labeled “low-fat,” “low-calorie” or “fat-free,” are specifically marketed to people looking to shed excess weight.

However, many diet foods may do your waistline more harm than good. These packed Foods are really fattening than what they really seem. Don't go for how the companies market them but do check what their ingredients list actually contain.

Lets discuss some of them,


1. Brown Bread:

🍞Although brown bread has replaced white bread, don’t choose them blindly. Most brown bread brands come with all refined flour and very little portion of whole wheat flour, that makes the bread lose many of the nutrients. The refined flour lacks fiber, natural minerals and vitamins and most of the vital nutrients get damaged in refining the flour,leaving behind a rich source of sugar.
🍞In the processing of bread, sugar, salt and all of preservativesare added. Even most Bread packets are devoid of whole wheat and colouring agents are added to make it look like Brown Bread.

🍞Whole Wheat Bread are usually very fibrous and you could just feel the real fiber in the Bread. But it is really difficult to differenciate both. Although claimed to be made of whole wheat entirely, most brown bread contains maida, which is one of the reasons of considering white bread as unhealthy. So all the weight watchers should choose your bread wisely!!!!

 2. Health Bars:

✔️Many of you consider these health bars a everyday convenient and healthy snack and enjoy their flavour and versatility. They may contain as much sugar, carbs, and calories as candy bars.

✔️These bars are often highly processed and contain added sugar, artificial sweeteners, and sucrose which can negatively impact our health. They may contain 200 to 300 calories per Bar, which may amounts to one entire meal calories for many of us.

✔️In some cases, these bars can be a good source of fiber and protein to help curb cravings between meals. Still, studying ingredient lists carefully or choosing to make your own healthy bars can ensure that your snack is both nutritious and delicious.

✔️ You can have your homemade peanut Chikki, Til Chikki, Dry fruit Chikki etc. instead as a healthy snack option also. Will be sharing the recipe soon.



3. Packaged Juices:


🍉Tetra Packaged juices, with zero pulp are low in fibre and high in sugar. Even though they read as “No Sugar” the juices contain Fructose, corn starch and other artificial sweeteners which are used as an alternative to sugar.

🥝Our homemade fruit juice stays fresh for not more than 3-5 hours. A lot of fruit syrups, flavors and Preservatives are added to keep the packed juices fresh and taste the same even after months.

🍇All this makes the packed juices high in calories  compared to the fresh juices made at home.

🍒At times, packaged juices may not be very harmful but may also not be beneficial. It’s always better to have freshly prepared juice rather than packaged juice and consume fresh fruits over fresh juice.

4. Diet/ Digestive/ Whole grain Biscuit:

🍪Diet or Whole-wheat Biscuit are filled with sugar, refined flour and fats which are not required for your body and will only deteriorate your health.
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🍪Baking soda and sodium soluble substance are added to make them taste Crunchy. They are high processed foods with Zero fibre and filled with preservatives to make them sustain for many days.

🍪Maida dough is prepared easily, and it is easily workable and feasible other than the Wheat flour which has fiber and whereby the dough starts to break, and work ability and sustainability of biscuits becomes difficult.

🍪Even though the packaging reads whole Wheat, very little amount of wheat is used in the processing. The commercial branding of the product makes us believe that the product is made of Whole Wheat.

🍪However, stick to eating just one or two at a time, instead go with your Homemade Biscuits or Nankhatai, Khakhra, Bhakhri to aid faster Weight loss.





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CARDIO v/s STRENGTH/ WEIGHT TRAINING I Cardio or Weight Training which is the best for Weight Loss -Part- I - Health Fitness and Lifestyle




CARDIO Workout definition: 

In a Laymen Terms, Cardio means any exercise that raises your heart rate.

When you work out at a high intensity the blood starts to pump a lot harder and that challenges the elasticity of the arterial wall.

A stronger cardio-vascular system means more capillaries delivering more oxygen to cells in your muscles. This enables your cells to burn more fat during both exercise and inactivity.             

Some of the Common form of cardio exercises are stated below:      
Cardio

  • Walking 
  • Elliptical Walking (on tread mill )
  • Running 
  • High Intensity Interval (HIIT) Training
  • Bike Riding or Cycling
  • Stair Climber
  • Jumping Rope
  • Swimming 
  • Circuit Training

 WEIGHT/STRENGTH/RESISTANCE Training definition:

In a Laymen Language, Weight Training means any physical training that involves lifting weights. This training increases muscle strength by making your muscles work against a weight or force. 

Weight Training


Different forms of resistance training include using free weightsweight machines, resistance bands and your own body weight. A beginner needs to train two or three times per week to gain the maximum benefit.







Now, coming to the point, which is the best for Weight Loss???? Choosing between cardio and lifting weights!!!

Cardio or Weights

Yes, cardio is the best option for true weight loss.But strength training builds muscle which might also help you to tone up and slim down in a different way.

cardio workout burns more calories than a weight-training workout. However, your metabolism may stay elevated for longer after weights than cardio, and weight lifting is better for building muscle. Thus, the ideal exercise program for improving body composition and health includes cardio and weights.


If weight loss is your goal, then cardio can be a great stepping stone for increasing your fitness levels and burning calories quickly. However, in order to achieve a toned, sculpted look, adding resistance training to your routine is important. 

And the Answer to this is:  

In order to lose weight and also have a healthy living,have a balanced and combined version of both the Forms of Exercise!!!! 

Although a weight-training workout doesn't typically burn as many calories as a cardio workout, it has other important benefits 

Trusted SouFor example, weight training is more effective than cardio at building muscle, and muscle burns more calories at rest than some other tissues, including fat (3
Trusted SourceWeight Training improves your metabolism over time, although the changes aren't huge. Also, weight training is typically more effective than cardio at increasing the number of calories you burn after a workout.
Combine both cardio and resistance training to help you achieve weight loss and strengthen your muscles. Either way, though, weight loss is all about moving more no matter what form you of exercise choose. So just get up and Work out.

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Monday, 26 August 2019

Weight Loss : Bread or Roti ? Which is the best option for Weight loss !!!


Bread or Roti
Roti or Chapati is easy and go to food in all South Asian Countries. Nowadays Bread has gain a lot of popularity, as being readily available in the market. White Breads have now turned Brown and replaced Roti in many healthy Kitchens. But can we find Bread a healthy option for our Weight loss!!

 Roti is made naturally and purely out of Whole Wheat Flour with the rusk . Most brown bread brands come with refined flour that makes the bread lose many of the nutrients.
The refined flour lacks natural minerals and vitamins and most of the vital nutrients get damaged in refining, leaving behind a rich source of sugar.
 It's easy to guess that rotis are way more nutritious than brown bread.

Roti is low in calories , full of fibres and minerals and a complete food. Whereas Bread lacks a lot of Fiber, and Vitamins and Minerals are lost during the processing of bread.

Bread is more of a convenient and easy option to get compared to roti which involves a lot of handwork and is easily available outside.

No yeast is added to the dough in the case of roti, while yeast is added in the baking of bread. Yeast may not suit some people when it comes to digestion.

Compared to a chapati, bread making involves a lot of ingredients and baking time. whereas chapati is just water and flour. 

Bread preparing involves adding of preservatives. Because they are mainly found at stores, they need to be fresh for at least some ample of time. Thus preservatives are added. However, rotis can be prepared at home without the addition of any such ingredient.


SUMMARY:
Although brown bread for weight loss has replaced white bread, don’t choose them blindly.
Roti is definitely better than brown bread. Roti is a much healthier option to consume as it is made with whole grains which are filled with fibers rich in carbohydrates, soluble fiber and proteins.
These fibers help boost your energy, promote healthy blood circulation and fill up your stomach. It is easy to digest it as the soluble fibers dissolve easily and pass through the intestines.


Let’s Sum up all the Information:

BREAD
ROTI
Added Sugar

Zero Added Sugar
Preservatives are added to keep it fresh

Freshly prepared and eaten
Often made of Refined Flour

Made of Whole Wheat Flour
Sodium content is high

Very little or zero Sodium added
Involves a Lot of ingredients and Baking time

Made with just two ingredients (Flour & water) and very less preparation time
Difficult to make at Home
Easy to make at home


Low Fiber content

High Fiber content
Vitamins and Minerals lost during processing

Retains High Vitamins and Minerals
Yeast is used in processing

No Yeast is used
Involves Fermentation of Dough

Does not Involves Fermentation of Dough
Easily available Over the Counter

Not very Easily available Over the Counter
Colouring Agent may have been used

No colouring Agent is Used
Comparatively high in calories

Low in calories
   





























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