Written By: Kriti Saraswat | Updated : June 17, 2014 12:25 PM IST
The Maharashtrian cuisine encompasses various flavours in its dishes from puran poli which is made using jaggery giving it a sweetish overtone to kande pohe and Kolhapuri curries which are on the spicier side. But apart from the taste, it is also vital to keep the nutritional value in mind. In order to do so, we present to you a healthy Maharashtrian diet plan.
Start your day with a cup of green tea and 10 pieces of almonds soaked in water overnight.
Calorie count:
Green tea 2
Almonds 78
For breakfast, have a quarter plate of vegetable poha with 1 katori of curd. You can also alternate between a jowar bhakri with one katori of sprouts subzi and curd, and jowar uttapam with dal chutney and curd. (Read: Bengali diet and healthy? Possible!)
Calorie count:
Vegetable poha -244
Curd - 90
Jowar bhakri - 90
Sprouts subzi 100
Jowar uttapam -150
Dal chutney - 17
A glass of lemonade or buttermilk and a seasonal fruit makes for a perfect mid-morning snack which will keep you full till lunchtime.
Calorie count:
Buttermilk - 80
Lemonade - 106
Fruit - 100
Start lunch with a bowl of salad followed by a katori of sol kadi and parwal subzi along with destarched rice or two chapattis. You can even opt for palak khichdi and curd on a few days.
Calorie count:
Salad 20-30
Sol kadi 100-150
Parwal subzi 70-80
Destarched rice 173
Rotis 89
Palak khichdi - 200
If you are fond of tea, have a cup with two digestive biscuits an hour or two post lunch.
Calorie count:
Tea 80
Biscuits - 44
Evening is the time when one is most vulnerable to eat unhealthy snacks. To stop this from happening, eat snacks like surali vadi/ bhel puri/ vegetable vada + whole wheat pao. And if you have sweet cravings, satisfy them with a modak or a small serving of fruit shrikand.
Calorie count:
Surali vadi/ bhel puri/ vegetable vada + whole wheat pao 250-300
Modak/shrikand 250-300
Keep dinner light starting again with a plate of salad, one katori dal, thecha one bhakri.
Calorie count:
Dal 150-170
Thecha 150
Bhakri 160-200
End your day with a cup of green tea to aid digestion and regulate bowel movements. (Read: Make your Gujarati meal healthy with this diet plan)
This meal plan is ideal for people who are on a weight loss diet and want to get back in shape.
Sample meal plan provided byHealthifyMe, the world's first Indian nutrition tracker.
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