Dr. Shraddha Purohit

Building muscles or gaining weight is not as simple as it sounds. But, just as there are diet plans to lose weight, there are diet plans for weight gain. A diet plan for weight gain should focus on high calorie and good quality protein intake. Everyone has one question in their mind: How many calories do we need to gain weight?? To find out our calorie needs for weight gain, we will first need to get an idea of our resting metabolic rate (RMR). This is the number of calories our body needs to support a sedentary lifestyle, not including…

A Healthy Diet for Healthy Women Healthy quinoa bowl for weight loss and glowing skin is an abundant source of inspiration mainly for women when it comes to food ingredients and taste. Weight loss is more than just watching our inches disappear. Losing weight wisely should be more important to take care of our body with nutrition and care. Our gut absorbs nutrients that directly affect our skin. So, it’s necessary to give the best nutrient diet to our gut microbiomes for healthy skin and life. A healthy gut bacterium affects the immune system too, here we…

Chilla is Crispy, light delicious and favourite breakfast meal for geriatric age groups as it can be fit in all diet plans. It is diabetic-friendly too which can be made by using different ingredients like veggies, spices, pulses, or legumes. Today, we are discussing about a variety of chilla which is equally nutritious and delicious. Ingredients Green gram sprouts – 2 cups Chopped fenugreek leaves – 1/2 cup Chopped coriander leaves – 1/2 cup Bengal gram flour – 4 teaspoons Ginger – 1 small piece Ajwain – 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon Seasame seed – 1/2 teaspoon…

Healthy & Home Made ENERGY BAR Desserts and sweet dishes are dream foods for persons with diabetes. Doctors will generally encourage people with diabetes to avoid sugars and carbohydrates. However, by making some simple nutritional changes, it is possible to enjoy desserts even for diabetes people. Let us discuss a simple recipe of one such nutritional recipe – ENERGY BAR.   Ingredients Dates – 1 cup Hot water – 1 cup Cashew – 1 cup Almond – 1 cup Chopped Walnut – 1/2 cup Pistachios – 1/4th cup Peanuts – 1/4th cup Sesame – 1/4th cup Pumpkin seed -…

Dosas are ever time favorites of all ages. If it’s been prepared in a healthy way, it adds up a greater content in our daily nutrition. Today, we came up with a new recipe, moringa dosa. This is probably the healthiest dosa that I ever made. Dosa contains green drumstick or moringa leaves and different types of millets which are very nutritious and provides all essential nutrients for people who lack them. Ingredients: Bajra ( pearl millet) – 5 spoon/ small half bowl Jowar (Sorghum, milo) – 5 spoon Raagi ( finger millet) – 5 spoon Black gram…

A smoothie is a drink made from pureed raw fruits or vegetables using a blender basically, a smoothie has 4 components….. • A liquid • A base • Sweetener • Flavour For liquid components – we can use any plant-based items such as coconut milk, coconut water, and fruits like watermelon, cucumber, or even drinking water. For base – we can use any vegetables like spinach, or carrot or beetroot which provides a nice color. Even fruits like oranges, Papaya, Pear, apple, banana, or any seasonal fruit can also be used. For Sweetener – we can usually add Bananas as…

Puran Poli is a classic Maharashtrian dish that is also very famous in Gujarat. In its preparation, some will make a sweet filling using chana dal (split chickpeas) /coconut /toor dal ( split pigeon peas) /sugar, etc. Here we are going to describe how to prepare the SATVIK version of Puran Poli without sugar, dal and maida. INGREDIENTS For dough : Wheat flour – 1 cup Milk- Qs for binding the dough For stuffing: Finely chopped dates – 3/4th cup Finely chopped fig – 3/4th cup Chopped jaggery- 1/4th cup Wheat flour for rolling Melted ghee for smearing PREPARATION For…

HEALTHY GAJAR KA HALWA Gajar ka halwa is one of the most popular winter desserts. It usually includes carrots, ghee, milk, sugar, and some nuts. But here we are going to make the SATVIK version of this halwa. The first-ever gajar halwa with no dairy, no sugar, and no ghee yet it is equally delicious. Ingredients: • Grated carrot – 4 cups • Saffron – 20 strands • Dates – 1/2 cup • Grated coconut – 1/2 cup • Powdered jaggery – 1/2 cup • Cardamom powder – 1 teaspoon • Rock salt – 1/2 teaspoon • Chopped almonds -2…

In the winter time, we often feel cold and dry. Our skin gets dry and even the sinuses begin to dry out because of that mucous membranes in the body start to become irritated and produce more mucus and this mucus acts as a breeding ground for colds, flu, and bacteria. But don’t worry, nature provide the antidote for all this dryness in the harvest of the foods we EAT. In winter season, vata gets predominant and it starts from November to February, hence during that time, your body needs more nuts, seeds, grains, soup, stew, etc like foods. So…