World AIDS Day 1st Dec

 World AIDS Day 1st Dec

The 2013 theme for World AIDS Day is “Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Results for an AIDS-Free Generation.”

 
World AIDS Day on 1 December brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private partners to spread awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in high prevalence countries and around the world.

An  HIV-positive person’s body undergoes changes, both from medications and the disease itself, therefore good nutrition can have several benefits. It can:

• Improve your overall quality of life by providing nutrients your body needs.
• Keep your immune system stronger so you can better fight disease.
• Help manage HIV symptoms and complications.
• Process medications and help manage their side effects.

The Basic Principles of Nutrition and HIV

• Eating a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes
• Choosing lean, low-fat sources of protein
• Limiting sweets, soft drinks, and foods with added sugar
• Including proteins, carbohydrates, and a little good fat in all meals and snacks

Mrs Shilpa Mittal
Nutritionist and Diet Consultant
Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

Eat a variety of foods everyday

Eat a variety of foods everyday

Eating a variety of foods is very important for a balanced diet. I keep on stressing this point very often with my clients too, that by eating only one or two kinds of foods, you will not get the proper balance in your diet that you should have. As each food has different nutrients in it like grains are rich in carbs, dals in proteins, fruits and veges in vitamins (as can also be seen in the image).

Also by eating only one kind of food, the aspect of boredom will arise. Say, for instance, you have a banana for a snack every day for a month. You will get bored and tired of eating banans. Instead, try a variety of fruit.

Eating many different foods helps maintain a healthy, well-balanced and interesting diet that provides adequate nutrition, also by getting a variety of foods you will make eating a lot more enjoyable. 

So go ahead try a new fruit like star fruit or introduce a new grain which you haven't tried yet say nachni(ragi), Jav(barley)...do share your experience too.

Mrs Shilpa Mittal
Nutritionist and Diet Consultant
Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

WEIGHT LOSS TIPS

WEIGHT LOSS TIPS

Weight loss tips from Shilpa Mittal

Mrs Shilpa Mittal
Nutritionist and Diet Consultant
Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

Reusing cooking oil

Reusing cooking oil

Reusing cooking oil has been done for ages

When oil is overused, the color darkens, it develops a stale odor and taste which attach to the product. If foods darken too quickly (before they are cooked), it's a sign the oil needs to be changed. With each use, the oil's smoke point drops (the smoke point of an oil is the temperature at which the oil begins to decompose and visible fumes (smoke) are given off) these oil produces some very unhealthy compounds at normal cooking temperatures and becomes rancid. Rancid oils also contain free radicals that are potentially carcinogenic.

consume different kinds of oils

 Consume different kinds of oils

In order to derive maximum benefits from oil, it is beneficial to consume different kinds of oils, especially so that you get a variety of fatty acids.

For eg:-You could have two or more different kinds of oils in your kitchen that you could use for different purposes. For example, you could use olive oil for salads, groundnut oil for frying and soyabean oil for other cooking purposes. This will let you take advantage of the health benefits offered by each oil.

Or for a month you can use groundnut oil/ mustard/rice bran and the next month use soya bean/ sunflower.

My Article in Nov 2013 Homemaker issue

My Article in Nov 2013 Homemaker issue

My Article on Dieting Kahee lene ke dene na padha jhaye (All about fad diet) which generally many of us do as shortcut for weight loss....published in this month's (Nov 2013) Homemaker issue. — in Mumbai.

 

 

Mrs Shilpa Mittal
Nutritionist and Diet Consultant
Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

Healthy mukhwas

Healthy mukhwas

Mukhwas is usually eaten after a meal to aid digestion and freshen the mouth 

Ingredients

1 cup (tea cup) Dill seeds ( suva daal)
1.5 cup Sesame seeds (till)
1/2 cup Fennel seeds (variyali)
2 Lemon (small to medium size)
2 tsp Salt

Method

1) Squeeze one lemon in a big mixing bowl and add one tsp salt in it. mix it well. add sesame seeds in this mixture and mix well so that sesame seeds become wet due to lemon and salt mixture. 

2) Dry sesame seeds on a towel for two to three days until they get real crunchy like they were before applying this mixture

3) Repeat step 1 and 2 for dill seeds.

4) Roast the fennel seed for 3-4 minutes. 

5) Mix sesame seeds, dill seeds and fennel seeds together in big bowl.

6) Fill it in bottle and enjoy it everyday after meal. 

Benefits

 
1) Fennel seeds and dill seeds are high in fiber so they help us digest our daily as well as occasional meals.

2) Fennel seeds are very well known for cleaning the food from the space in between the teeth after meal.

3) Til seeds are rich in calcium and iron.

4) There is no sugar in it, so it is can be had by diabetic people in moderate amounts.