[www.keralites.net] The sweet taste of health!

 

The sweet taste of health! Anjana       Ahead of World Diabetes Day, here are four diabetic-friendly desserts you can try at home Sixty Mumbai restaurants and 80 other eateries in Pune, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore are participat ing in The Diabetic Food Trail (November 12 to 30) this year. In its second year, the event has already expanded its scope, moving past special transitional menus at restaurants and cooking workshops to include fitness boot camps too. "Next year, I hope to take the programme into schools. That's how the problem begins after all.With childhood habits," says Seema Pinto, who founded the initiative last year with a view to making India more diabetic-friendly. Diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes 12 years ago, Pinto, who runs an event management company, recognised the need for healthier food options in the city in August last year. "I was between meetings in Dadar and I was trying to find a place where I might grab a healthy snack," she recalls. "I even asked for recommendations on social media, but I only got one response about some salad place in Khar." The story seems far-fetched until Pinto elaborates, "Most restaurants slather their salads with mayonnaise or honey dressings or you'll find salads with ingredients like caramelised walnuts. There are some places that offer healthy options too but not many people know about these. For instance, diners can ask for a `healthy menu' at Smokehouse Deli, but how will you know to ask for it if you don't know it exists?" Diabetics, Pinto explains, must manage their meals by counting the calories, carbohydrates and proteins they consume. "So, the special menus at restaurants that are participating on the trail list the complete nutritional value of recipes," Pinto shares, "Some prominent restaurants have also tweaked their signature dishes to make them suitable for diabetics." Nutritionist, Raheela Hasan, who helped compute the nutritional value of dishes at participating restaurants, says these menus simply present healthier alternatives for everyone. "Most people know that diabetics must avoid sugar. But a diabetic diet should also include good fats such as avocado, flaxseed, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, almonds and walnuts. Simple carbohydrates such as refined flour and starchy vegetables like corn, potatoes and peas must be avoided. But, the diet should include low and medium Glycaemic Index (GI) fruits and vegetables like cucumber, apple, pear, oranges, musk melon and papaya. Dishes should also be prepared using healthy alternatives such as low fat milk and stevia leaves (instead of sugar)." To this, Kripa Jalan, another nutritionist associated with the trail, adds, "Diabetics tend to experience a massive blood sugar spike after meals so they should try to consume foods that will stabilise blood sugar levels: complex carbs such as oats, bajra, nachni and wheat, and vegetables.Additionally, cinnamon is beneficial for diabetics as is okra-water prepared simply by boiling okra."

 

 

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