What should be your ideal daily diet if you are getting married this year?
Do you have the most special day of your life on this year’s calendar? And are you planning to wear your wedding Lehenga or Banarasi saree on the slim and well-shaped body with glowing skin and silky hair? Remember, a makeup or a makeover may help you look best from the outside, but to look best from the inside, you need to improve your diet and nutritional intake at least 6 months before your wedding day, suggests Delhi’s top wedding dietitian and nutritionist Avni Kaul.
Avni adds that the bridal nutrition and health plan is a specifically designed and customised diet for every girl and groom as per her age, height, body composition analysis, and metabolic profiling. A good bridal plan offers a sustained weight loss solution, enhances the health of skin and hair, and can also boost the sexual and fertility health of women and men.
In this article, wedding nutritionist Avni Kaul shares some of the key tips for the pre-wedding Indian bridal diet.
Tips From Avni Kaul
Keep It Simple
There is no need to get creative with complicated recipes and unfamiliar ingredients. Eat what you are habituated to and what is most convenient for you and for your family to cook. In fact, your expert nutritionist & dietitian should develop an ideal diet plan designed specifically for you, considering your likes and dislikes and your eating preferences at home, recipes that are local to you. Have small portions at regular intervals so that there is sustained release of energy and glucose, and it will keep hunger pangs at bay.
Healthy drinks
Limit or eliminate soft drinks and artificial juices to keep calories in check. Consume whole fruit instead so that the feeling of fullness is there. Plus, you get the wholesome nutrition of a fresh fruit, which gets lost in juice, as most of the time packaged ones remove the fibre. Rather, increase your daily water intake to 3litress to flush out toxins and keep your body hydrated.
Also, start taking Nimbu Pani or coconut water every day. Coconut water is packed with nutrients that improve hair and skin quality and help them to look great. Nimbu Pani is a good source of Vitamin C. Again, very good for immunity and well-being. It is an antioxidant that will give a glow and keep infections away.
Don’t skip Breakfast.
Remember, your body’s metabolism is at its peak in the morning, and it gradually slows down by the time you have dinner. And the better your body’s metabolism works, the better the results of your weight loss efforts.
Healthy snacks
If you get a craving for snacks, then instead of having desi pakoras or samosas, go for unsalted almonds & walnuts, roasted makhani. Roasted chana or seasonal fruits, or fresh juice water.
Exercise
If you are not a regular gym goer, then start with h daily morning walk prior to your wedding. It would be an added benefit if you do some 20 to 30 minutes of daily freehand exercises, too.
