Written By: Kriti Saraswat | Updated : June 17, 2014 12:20 PM IST
A healthy Punjabi diet can sound like an oxymoron to many. According to most people, a Punjabi diet consists of butter-dripping aaloo paranthas, chhole with massive bhature, tall glasses of lassi, not to forget the dal makhni and butter chicken. While they don't eat all these at one go, these certainly are calorie-filled foods that can take a toll on one's health. For Punjabis who are looking to lose weight, you don't have to resort to eating bland food which does nothing for your palate. Instead, opt for this nutritionist-approved diet plan, designed to keep the Punjabi flavour intact is healthy and less in the number of calories.
Start your day with a cup of green tea and 10 almonds.
Calorie count:
Green tea 2
Almonds 78
For breakfast, eat a stuffed parantha with a filling of methi/palak/gobi/muli/ soya leaves, along with chutney and a bowl of curd.
Calorie count:
Stuffed parantha 80
Curd 90
Chutney 10
Have a bowl of seasonal fruits as a mid morning snack which will keep you going till lunch.
Fruits 80-100
For lunch, have 1-2 rotis with one katori green leafy vegetable (sarso ka saag/ meethi gobi/ palak panner), one katori of punjabi chole/ lobia/ whole pulse (avoid dal makhni), a bowl of salad on the side and finish it off with a glass of salted lassi.
Calorie count:
Roti 85/170
Green leafy vegetable 100-150
Other veggie 200-250
Salad 20-30
Lassi 82
In the evening, drink a cup of tea along with two digestive biscuits.
Calorie count:
Tea 80
Biscuits 44
A healthy snack before dinner also helps in keeping hunger pangs at bay. But healthy doesn't mean tasteless. Eat a sprouts chaat/ black channa chaat/ mattar chaat to spice things up.
Calorie count:
Chat 50-60
Dinner should be a light meal which is high on the health quotient. Start with a small plate of salad and then move to veggies and meat dishes. You can opt for one katori of palak chicken curry/ methi chicken/ chana dal palak/ soya vadi dal and another one of gobi aloo/ cabbage/ mooli ki subzi/ shalgam matar with 1-2 rotis.
Calorie count:
Salad 30-40
Veggie option one 200-250
Veggie option two 100-150
Roti 85/170
End your day with a glass of warm milk which will induce sleep and aid digestion.
Calorie count:
Milk 120
This is a 1700 kcal diet plan. Apart from following this meal plan, you also need to work out in order to reach your weight loss goals.
Sample meal plan provided byHealthifyMe, the world's first Indian nutrition tracker.
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