Raghu, :lol:
Am doing very fine, Raghu... :)
Tofu=bean curd thaan...:)
It's made from soy milk... of course soy milk is from soya bean...:)
more here.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu
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Raghu, :lol:
Am doing very fine, Raghu... :)
Tofu=bean curd thaan...:)
It's made from soy milk... of course soy milk is from soya bean...:)
more here.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguideli...ent/DIETGD.pdf
Very informative article...:)
Hi Dev...
You are really Great....U done a wonderful job here....I amazed by your posts... :2thumbsup: Keep going...
Whats your opinion about taking noodles for dinner...? :confused2: for weight watchers.. :roll:
Here are few tips we practice in our home. hope this helps.
Use Soy Milk instead of Coconut milk for making any Non-Veg items such as curries or briyanis.
Use Soy Milk instead of regular milk to make coffee and Tea.
Stop using sugar on your tea/coffee, you will get use to it and will never have sugar again.
Use equal amounts of Quaker Oats and Dosa Batter to make Oats Dosas. This tastes the same as normal oothapam dosas with sambar, chutney and podi.
Dont fry curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds or fennel seeds, just add them to the sambar or non veg stews while cooking without fying in oil first.
Use oil to fry unless you can't avoid in situations.
Avoid 100% deep fried items, we can still have tasty indian food without fried items.
Make Appalams in microwave instead of deep frying in oil. It takes a minute to make 2 appalams in one go in a microwave.
If you are a great fan of Goat/Mutton dishes, you can still eat them by draining the fat if you use a steam cooker, or else you can leave the meat in the oven for 30 to minutes which drains the fat out, you can still cook the meat as a normal curry, the taste remains the same.
Somethings south indians are not used is eating nuts. Eat a handfull of Almonds and Mcademia nuts every day. These nuts contain higher levels of mono-unsaturated fats which are very important.
Don't use Electric rice cooker to boil rice. Instead, wash the rice in luke warm water until all the white starch go away and boil it in a large utensil and filter the rice. (vadicha saatham). All the starch will be drained this way and we use the rice to fill our stomach.
Last but least, check the nutrition label at the back of any food/snacks/drinks you buy in the store, if the label says saturated fat in grams then, think before buying.
u can also make chapathi like this atta - 2 cups; oats powder - 1/cup; soya powder - 1/4 cup, black channa atta- 1/4 cup; methi powder - 1 tsp.
this is good for people who want to reduce weight, also good for diabetic people.
use flax seeds powder for reducing cholestrol.
also if anybody want receipe for flax chilli powder , i can give . this is good for reducing cholestrol
Dear friends I think it will be a good idea to revive DEV'S thread for our diet discussing.
As she has many recipes, tips and commets that will be very helpful to us.
I think made a mistake by opening a new thread called DIET KITCHEN. I can ask our moderator to delete the thread.
What do you all say friends.
We can post our low calorie recipes there.
Thanks. Kugan98
ofcourse kugan, we can continue in healthy lifestyle. no need to open a new thread. this is fine with me.
K...no need to delete the diet kitchen thread... let's post recipes there & diet discussions here...just mmy thought... if all others wish to continue here, I don't have any probs...
k,
we follow according to dev's idea. i think everybody will accept.
Sweetsku ban... am eating a slice of pappaya after meals if I have the sweet craving...
Anyone tried the new foodles?...
Dev, foodles I think you only get in India.
tell us how the taste is.
Ahem! today is the first of Feburary.
Morning 1 glass of fruit juice.
Breakfast i bowl of oats with 2 tbs of kaara kulambu.
Mid morning 1 glass of low fat mooru
Lunch 1 chappathi with Suvai nga's :cry2: cauliflower,
1 orange.
Tea 1 glass of low fat mooru with 2 cream crakers.
Dinner is going to be pasta soup with veges.
In between very very light low fat mooru.
Friends my weakness is that I hate to drink plain water.
Also I have no time for exercise .
Awake at 4.30 in the morning.
Sleep at past midnight.
The whole day is fully occupied with prayers, house work, office work, children, tution and what nots.
I wished there was more than 24 hours.
Thanks friends. Kugan98
Ok...my diet so fat...
BF: 2 chapathis with mint chutney & half a cup of tea
Lunch: 1 chapathi with cauliflower subzi
1 small serving of rice with keerai paruppu, curd. Drank some rasam.
No snack in between as I din't feel hungry.
Evening: tea
Dinner: 2 chapathis with .... hmmm... not yet decided ...:)
Guilt: I ate 1/2 a jilebi today...:(
Evening: tea with a slice of whole wheat bread
Dinner: 2 chapathis with leftover cauliflower from lunch, mixed veg raitha.
Will have 2 slices of pappaya after an hr or so.
Dev ungga maathiri saapitaal, ennakku oru inchu
kooda kuraiyaathu.
You are very lucky, I believe, may be your excersice helps.
I have no time for it.
Lets see how it goes.
Wednesday is my nephew's birthday.
No celebration for a year.
Anyway he has requested (only 13 years)
ghee rice, pineapple pajaree, tofu butter masala,
and one salad for lunch.
Tea he wants jelly, currypuffs, cake and custard.
Intha kodumaiyai ennga pooi solluven :lol:
I have to full fill his wishes.
Ennoda vaaikku pootu :D
Aarthii, please share with us what you had for today.
So that we can share our meals.
Thanks. Kugan98
K, the diet I am on (execluding the sweet) will come to 1200-1300 calories approx. 1200 cal is the base minimum for ladies anything above 150cms/5 ft. So neenga idhu pola saapitaalum, u'll definitely lose weight even if u don't do any exercise. But u have to be very strict on oil-max 2 tbsp per day & sugar-max 3 tsp per day & carbs. I avoid coconut when on weight reduction diet.
Maybe u don't get a right idea abt my serving size.All my chapathis are medium size. Rice- small portion is a small handful.
Dhal- it's abt a small cupful-cup size is approx tht used as the gulab jamun cup(remember the pic I posted). dhal will be medium thick.
f u wish to, u can try following a similar diet & U'll def lose weight.
Nephew B'day menu sooper thaan ponga.... kashtta kaalam ungalukku...;) anyway, next b'dayku neengalum sandhosama saapidalam... ippodhaiku senju kuduthittu kannai moodi ukkarndhukonga...;) :lol:
friends,
both of u following a very strict diet.
i had
bf: 2 medium size idli, with mint chutney, 1/2 glass of coffee,low fat, w/o sugar.
mid morning : green tea, orange
lunch: salad, podalai+soya poriyal, oats, laban.
3.30 pm ; green tea
5.30 pm : coffee,low fat, w/o sugar
dinner; salad,2 chapathi with mint chutney.
Selvi, what is Laban?
My diet today:
BF: Arisiyum paruppu saadham-medium serving(MS) with low fat curd & tea
Lunch: 1 roti, small serving(SS) rice, green moong dhal(SS), rasam, carrot poriyal(Large serving-LS),curd
Evening: tea + 1 rusk
Dinner: 1 MS wheat rava upma, veg & channa salad, 1 slice pappaya.
dev,
laban means moor.
Laban is drinking yogurt. It's either diluted yogurt (which will be like moor) or its milk with yogurt cultures. Usually it's the later.Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
Unlike "moor", some laban don't "cool" the body. They actually add heat. Though there are "zeera laban" and some very diluted, watery labaan's that have cooling properties.
Laban in some dialects of arabic also means yogurt.
Anyway, for diet, laban isn't a great idea. Coz commercially, they are cultured full cream milk. Perhaps low fat labaan is made out of skimmed milk but then that's a waste of money.
Foodles was okay.. Perhaps you can get used to its taste and convince yourself it tastes nice :S :S.Quote:
Originally Posted by kugan98
Oats and kozhambu??!!!??!!!
yeh Oats with kozhambu :shock:
BF: 2 chapathis with dhansak , 1/2 cup tea
Lunch:1 chapathi, SS rice, radish sambar ,rasam,lowfat curd & beans poriyal
eve: 1/2 cup tea
Dinner: 1 chapathi with cucummber raitha, a SS mint rice.
1 slice watermelon.
hello.. adhukku munnadi, pinnadi saapudara cerelac, amul'lam edha kanakkula sethi :evil:
En ponne cerelac,amul ellamm sapidurathilla... aprom naan enga saapidurathu... neenga venna 2um 2 dabba vaangi anuppunga... :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by mgb
Healthy Life Style doesn't mean 'Just' healthy eating, it means a lot of other things like
1) excercise
2) rest / sleep
3) Mental health - Most important
None of these things are discussed here, except food. we should focus on that as well!
what do you say dev?
Exactly PS avargale...
exercise paththi neenga thaan sollanum... I just go for a walk or do yoga for 1/2 hr or so...
mental healthaa patthi ennathai solradhu...:think: ;)
Romba Yosikaathenga , apuram nijamave unga mental health paathipuadainthu vidum :lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
Munnadi 'Ji' ippo ' Avargale' va shabaaa mudiyallapa intha 'Mariyathai thollai' :lol:
nyway, I shall post some excercise tips....
Pls do PS... I esp need exercise to tighten the tummy... post-preg exercises theriyuma ungalukku...;) :lol: JK
Hero sirku indha mariyaadhai kuda illaina eppadinga ji avargale...:noteeth:
:roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
hmm,
1) Lay down on a flat surface, with your hands parallel to your hips, raise one leg to 90 degrees, then while you bring that leg down, lift the other one, do this for about 5 minutes without taking a break
2) Lay down on flat surface, lift both your legs and do like pedaling a bicycle again 5 minutes
3) Do sit ups, but at an incline of 30 Degrees, so you will lay down like hypotenuse of a right angle triangle, while your head is at the lower side. Slowly bring your head up and touch you knees and go back to the original position!
Hmm parava illa, ellathaiyum correct-a gynabahama vaichirukeengaQuote:
Originally Posted by dev
:P
Dear all
For more info on excercise , visit here
http://www.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=1315&start=0
PS, thanks a lot for the exercises... sounds easy... senju paarkiren...
me too,.... me too, that too before May (my brother's wedding)..... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dev
Anou, my heartiest wishes to ur brother...:D Eppo India vareenga?...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anoushka
ada paveeghala brother oda kalyanthiku slim-ma irukanumnu thaan ivalavu build up aa?? :rotfl:
Today morning I had oatmeal mixed with veggies and yogurt, it was too gud to have... :D
Er isn't oatmeal like breakfast cerial ?? and u mix that veggies :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhu Sree
what's the world coming to :lol2:
BF: 2 appam(no coconut mmilk added) with onion-tomato chutney
tea
Lunch:1 chapathi roll, ss rice,sambar,rasam & curd,keerai.
Eve:tea,1 slice whole wheat bread
Dinner:2 chapathi, mushroom fry, 1 slice watermelon.
Guilt: 1 very small urad vadai
Idhu Indian ishtyle....my co-bro is one big fan of curd & he mixes anything savoury & edible on earth with curd... & he does eat oats with curd & vegs...I've seen many here adding curd to noodles...I've tried it once & it was good... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN