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Keep munching…
EAT SMART Eating small meals during the day helps the body stay fuelled while exercising. AMEETA AGNIHOTRI
Many of us live to eat. As we grow older, our food stories change, and we eat only to live. Whichever way you look at it, we need food to keep body and soul together. Too little chow and […]
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Your body’s best friends
EAT SMART Some bacteria are good and some obviously are bad. Make sure you get enough good ones in… MALATHI MOHAN
When have we not been used to curd in our diets? From north to south, we have been calling it as dahi, thayir, perugu, mosuru or more… In English, it is called curd because the […]
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Breakfast Bytes
EAT SMART Some intersting about the first meal of the day revealed, and great recipes to try out. MALATHI MOHAN
Breakfast is the best meal of the day. Many of us feel very hungry in the morning and many feel least hungry. Some even feel nauseous! Some don’t have time. Some don’t have energy, some […]
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Track your food
EAT SMART Here’s a breakdown of how exactly your food gets digested by your body. MALATHI MOHAN
When does your digestion start? Did you know it starts well before the food reaches your mouth? Now, how’s that possible? It is possible because your brain controls everything about you — what you want to eat, how much […]
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Freshman 15
EAT RIGHT While you are loading your brains with the best overseas, think a little about your body as well. NIMMI ITTYCHERIA JOHN
If you’ve just earned an overseas admission, you’ll soon be dealing with alien surroundings and accents, academic pressures, separation anxiety and home sickness. What will you eat to stay fit given these challenges? […]
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Raw food, anyone?
EAT SMART Get back to basics with the new type of food that needs no cooking and little preparation. MALATHI MOHAN
All of us know that the Stone Age man started only with raw food and, by serendipity, found that he liked the taste of roasted or smoked meat and so converted all of us (read […]
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Eat light to sleep right
FOOD FACTS Dinner, while mostly overlooked, is as important as any other meal of the day. SHRIHARI VENKATESH
The importance of a healthy breakfast has been stressed by nutrition experts for decades. However, many people tend to forget about dinner. “It is very important to have a nutritious breakfast in the morning,” says nutritionist Usha Venkatesh. […]
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Nature’s energy drink
EAT SMART Tender coconut is the best bet to beat the heat. SUNITHA DAVID
Common sights often make us take things for granted. Almost every road in Chennai has tender coconut vendors selling their wares for the thirsty. Are they a disappearing lot? Will bottled drinks take over where nature left off? One rarely sees huge […]
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Eat more to lose more!
FOOD SENSE How your body can burn more calories than the food being consumed contains. MANASWINI PANDURANGAN
More potato chips, more pizzas and loose weight? Definitely NOT. But don’t loose heart…there are plenty of other delicious foods in your own kitchen you can binge on to get slim.
Negative calories
The concept of losing weight by consuming negative […]
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Quick bites
EAT SMART The variety of snacks available in India is mind boggling but make a wise choice from among them. MALATHI MOHAN
When I started to look for snacks on the Internet, I found that most of the western foods are generally boring, at least to our Indian tastes. What a variety of foods we have […]
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