Navratri diet is one of the healthiest, if you do it the right way. Fasting during Navratri is supposed to invoke the power of Shakti in your body, which is the ultimate detox you can get. So this Navratri, be smart and go for a balanced and nutritious Navratri diet. Make sure your Navratri thali has a little of every dish you can rustle up so that you get all the goodness from the sattvik ingredients. And have lots of water, without which this nine-day detox will be incomplete.
During the course of nine days, one should follow the Fast diet in a following manner: Day1-3, Day 4-6, Day 7-9
During Day 1-3:
Follow a Fruit Diet: You can eat sweet fruits like apple, banana, sapodilla, papaya, watermelon, and grapes. And you can also have Indian gooseberry (amla) juice, bottle gourd (lauki) juice and tender coconut water.
From Day 4-6:
On the next three days, you can have a one-time meal of the traditional Navratri diet along with fruit juices, buttermilk, and milk for the rest of the day.
From Day 7-9:
You can follow a traditional Navratri diet
Follow the following diet plan and you will never feel low on Energy:
• Start your day with a cup of green tea and two dates
• For breakfast, eat fruits, nuts and raisins
• Have milkshake/ kheer/ coconut water around noon
• For lunch, opt for sabudana khichdi/ rajgira roti with lauki/ arbi sabzi and a glass of chhaas with rock salt
• Mid afternoon, have fruit yoghurt
• In the evening, eat aloo chat or aloo palak salad
• For dinner, start with vegetable soup, a bowl of salad with kuttu ka atta/rajgira roti and sabzi followed by low-fat lauki halwa or carrot halwa
• Before sleeping, have a glass of skimmed milk.
Some tips to fast it in a right way:
1. Eat small meals at regular intervals to keep your metabolism running.
2. Drink lot of water to keep yourself hydrated. You can also have green tea, lemon water or coconut water.
3. Avoid eating fried food instead opt for lassi, smoothies or yogurt as they will keep you full and help in maintaining optimum fluids in your body.
4. Try having Kuttu ki roti rather than pakoras or puri made from Kuttu atta – buckwheat is extremely rich in dietary fibre; making us full, Calcium and protein however it absorbs a lot of oil hence pakora should be avoided as far as possible. Also, replace fried aloo-chat with boiled chat and yogurt.
5. Potato is the main food during navratri but try to limit its intake as much as possible; OR mix potatoes with lauki and make muthias out of it.
6. Opt for skimmed milk rather than using whole milk. You can also have double-toned milk.
People fast for nine days and refrain from eating daily food items like rice and Indian bread. Fasting during Navratri is an ideal way to detox the body, enhance digestion and increase positivity.
By
Harshita Dilawri, Nutritionist & Diabetic Educator
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