Make your Gujarati meal healthy with this diet plan

Here is a meal plan that can make Gujarati food healthy without compromising on its deliciousness.

Think of Gujarati food and chivda, dhokla and khakhra come to mind. While many feel these are quite unhealthy and a dampener to one's weight loss plans, they fail to realise that these too can be made in a healthy way without compromising on the taste.

A healthy meal is one which is balanced and nutritious and does not necessarily mean boring and bland food. So if you are a true Gujju who lives to eat all those yummy theplas and khandvis, but still want to maintain a healthy lifestyle, here is a diet Gujarati meal plan for you.

An excellent way to begin your day is with a cup of green tea and 10 almonds soaked overnight.

Calorie count:

• Green tea 2
• Almonds 78

For breakfast, eat two methi theplas with a bowl of curd and little chutney. This will keep you full for quite some time. (Read: Healthy Gujarati recipe: Soya methi thepla)

Calorie count:

• Theplas 62
• Curd 90
• Chutney 10

Eating raw fruits is very essential for good health. Have one bowl of seasonal fruits between your breakfast and lunch.

Calorie count:

• Fruits 80-100

Lunch can be a proper Gujarati meal which is healthy yet tasty. Eat one katori of Gujarati dal and lauki sabzi with one or two chapattis and a bowl of salad. (Read: Top healthy Indian foods)

Calorie count:

• Gujarati dal 250
• Lauki sabzi 40
• Salad 30
• Roti 85

If you are a tea person, have a cup of it in the evening along with two digestive biscuits.

Calorie count:

• Tea 80
• Biscuits 44

You can also opt for a piece of dhokla in the evening. (Read: How to make healthy Dhokla)

Calorie count:

• Dhokla 84

Make your dinner healthy by eating mooli muthia and a bowl of soup. Avoid eating rotis or rice for dinner. (Read: Healthy Gujarati recipes: Mooli mutia)

Calorie count:

• Mooli muthia 200
• Soup 40

It is recommended to have a cup of milk before bed time as it will induce sleep and is healthy too.

Calorie count:

• Milk 120

This is a good meal to keep you full and healthy without losing out on the authentic Gujarati flavour. (Read: Healthy baked oondhiya recipe)

Sample meal plan provided byHealthifyMe, the world's first Indian nutrition tracker.

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