Winters come and all our diet food and fitness go for a toss. The love for hot parathas smeared with butter, spicy dals with an extra dollop of ghee, takes control of our mind. And everything seems perfect with a plateful of samosas, bread pakoras and piping hot ginger tea to compliment a mellow evening with friends and family.
The unfortunate side to comfort foods are that they add lethargy to workouts, because it’s cold. We easily let go of all our calorie-counting to the wind, for the love of rich, greasy and spicy delights.
With festivals and holidays on cards, maintaining a healthy diet throughout the winter month can be bit of a task and challenging as well. Food is an important part of winter celebrations, and munching few cookies and digging teeth in pastries and pies is quiet expected. The problem with festival/Holiday eating is that it can lead to weight gain and also create havoc on the immune system.
Here are some tips to make healthy eating easier during winters:
Store your refrigerators with winter fruits and vegetables, such as pomegranates, cranberries, citrus fruits, grapes, and root vegetables. They add a good amount of vitamins and nutrients to your winter plate.
Since nothing can keep cold off the bay, a healthy immune system can help ward off the germs and can minimize a cold’s duration. One of the best ways to boost the immunity is to maintain a regime of Vitamin C.
Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables, like cabbage, broccoli, pumpkin, sweet potato, and spinach that are rich in powerful nutrients, antioxidants and beta- carotene. To fight off infections, increase the intake of zinc, which is found in fish, oysters, poultry, eggs, milk, unprocessed grains, and cereals.
A healthy portion of probiotic drink help in restoring levels of healthy bacteria in our body to protect from infections. A probiotic should be taken as a dietary supplement, especially during the winter months and always after antibiotic use.
Maintaining a nutritious diet is as important as ever during winter months, and with little bit of extra care it helps body to stay healthy and balanced.
