Smoothy Slim
Smoothy Slim
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The nutritionist advises portion control for weight loss. “You should have two chapatis and half a bowl of rice for lunch. Fill the rest of your plate with veggies. Furthermore, have a light dinner and avoid rice at night.
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Learn More »Rice and chapati both are an inseparable part of our Indian meal plan. No meal is complete without them. But when it comes to weight loss , the first thing we do is reduce or completely eliminate the intake of these two main staples. The reason being they are loaded with carbohydrates. South Mumbai based Consultant Nutritionist Niti Desai says that the Indian diet is extremely rich in carbohydrates and low in protein. And for weight loss, it is important to increase the intake of protein. It is surely necessary to eat low-carb food when trying to lose weight, but it is not compulsory to give up on these two staples. All you need to do is to be a little mindful while having your meal.Roti aka chapati is not all about carbs. It also contains various micro-nutrients, protein and fiber, which is necessary for our body. A 6-inch chapati contains around 15 grams of carbs, 3 grams of protein, 0.4 grams of fat and 71 calories.A 1/3 serving of rice contains 80 calories, 1 gram of protein, 0.1 gram of fat and 18 grams of carbohydrate.Both rice and chapatis contain folate- a water-soluble vitamin B that is required to build DNA and form new cells. Both of them contain the same amount of iron, but rice contains less amount of phosphorus and magnesium as compared to chapatis. Phosphorus is important for kidney and helps to repair cells, iron is needed for forming red blood cells and magnesium regulates blood pressure and sugar level.Nutritionist Desai says that between rice and chapati if you have to choose one, always opt for chapatis. “If I have to choose between the two, I will have chapatis. But these days there is a trend of gluten-free diet and people switch to rice from chapatis. But white rice is polished rice, it contains fewer nutrients and acts like sugar in the body. Try to have brown rice if you wish to have rice and ensure that you have it in moderation,” she adds.As per dietary guidelines, carbs provide around 45 to 65 percent of your daily calorie intake. If you are on a 2000-calorie diet, you should aim for 225 to 325 grams of carbs every day. But if you are aiming for faster weight loss, aim to eat only 50 to 150 grams of carbs every day.If you cover your plate with rice, you will be consuming 440 calories worth in one meal. The nutritionist advises portion control for weight loss. “You should have two chapatis and half a bowl of rice for lunch. Fill the rest of your plate with veggies. Furthermore, have a light dinner and avoid rice at night. You can have one stuffed parantha with little oil or ghee, but make sure that the parantha is nicely stuffed. You can also have chilla for dinner."You can limit the intake of chapati and rice, but you cannot deny the fact they are rich in carbohydrate content. In such a case, replacing your normal wheat chapati with chapati made of high fiber grain like millet, jawar, and buckwheat is a great way to limit your carbs. "These should be preferred over wheat roti and rice. They have a low-glycemic index and are high in fiber content. They do not spike the blood sugar level in your body quickly and make you feel full for a longer period of time.”
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Learn More »The “One Meal a Day” diet, or OMAD diet, claims to help you lose weight by forcing your body to burn fat. It's a type of intermittent fasting, which alternates between periods throughout the day in which you can eat anything and periods in which you don't eat at all.
The “One Meal a Day” diet, or OMAD diet, claims to help you lose weight by forcing your body to burn fat. It’s a type of intermittent fasting, which alternates between periods throughout the day in which you can eat anything and periods in which you don’t eat at all. OMAD is particularly strict because you don’t eat for 23 hours, then consume all of your calories in a single meal. How It Works Like other kinds of intermittent fasting, eating one meal a day is a way of manipulating how your body finds and uses fuel. When you eat in a more traditional pattern, your energy comes from the food that you eat. When you take in carbohydrates, your body breaks them down into sugars. If you have more sugar in your blood than you need, a chemical called insulin will carry the extra into your fat cells. When you don’t eat for extended periods of time, your body produces less insulin. Your cells still need energy for fuel, so your fat cells release energy to compensate. For this to happen, however, you have to avoid eating for long enough that your insulin levels drop.
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