What should I eat?” While the matter is easier to
settle on a daily basis, the real trouble occurs when
we step out of home and are away from our carefully-constructed dietary plans. The problem is compounded in a country like ours, where cuisine is as diverse as culture.
Dietary guidelines do vary, of course, depending on health conditions, nature of travel and other criteria. But consult any nutritionist, dietary expert or doctor, and the advice you will get — adequate hydration and snacking healthy.
Swati Kumar Dwivedi, a senior dietician at Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi said, “Keeping oneself adequately hydrated is of utmost importance, but not with beverages or aerated drinks. Stick to water as much as possible. Coconut water is a good alternative. Even juices are not recommended.”
The other benefit of keeping oneself hydrated, according to Dr Ruchi Verma, in-charge of preventive health care programme at Max Hospital, is that it creates a feeling of fullness and helps us avoid junk food.
When it comes to snacking, several recent studies have been found to be leaning towards nuts.
A New York Times article titled ‘Snacking your way to better health’, dated December 9, quoted several recent studies that found nuts (all kinds) to be one of the healthiest snacks. The article said those who ate nuts regularly tended to be leaner, simply because nuts were replacing other high-calorie snacks such as chips, cookies and candy.
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