Blogs by Aman Maloo

Ways to increase protein in Indian food    These tips will make eating protein a piece of cake. Indian diet is usually considered rich in carbs and low in protein. However, if you are a gym goer, you’ll know the important role protein plays in building and repairing your muscles. If you do not want to get protein from supplements such as whey, you can include it in your regular meals. Here are a few ways you can increase protein intake in your Indian diet. How much protein do you need? Firstly, you need to know how much of this nutrient you really need every day. According to nutritionist Annapurna Agrawal, you need 0.8-1g of protein per kg of your body weight. So if you are 50 kg, you need to consume between 40g to 50g of protein in a day. Ways to eat more protein if you are a vegetarian To get adequate protein from a vegetarian meal, you need to include some form of it in every meal. This is because vegetarian protein sources are not the best so you ...

12 Healthy Dinner Recipes That Will Help You In Weight Loss ‘Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.’ This quote aptly describes the simple formula for weight loss that many of us fail to follow. Though it is fine to eat 4-5 small meals in a day, eating an unhealthy and heavy meal at the end of the day can be bad for your health. Your body fails to utilise the complete energy gained by heavy dinner because the digestive system takes the time to metabolise and digest the food. Due to lack of proper breakdown of food, excess energy gets stored in the form of fat in the body. Thus, you must eat healthy dinner to remain in shape. Even after eating healthy dinner, it is necessary to maintain a gap of 2-3 hours between your meal and sleep so that your body is able to accomplish digestion properly. If you’re confused about the healthy meals that you can eat in the dinner, then FoodMate is here to help you out. Let’s check out some ...