Diet during monsoon:
It is important to bear in mind that the water available in the reservoirs during monsoon is comparatively heavy to digest and also the metabolism is sluggish during this period. An individual is likely to experience loss of appetite, cough and cold, aches and pains in different parts of the body, etc. To avoid this one needs to make following changes in their diet:
It is important to bear in mind that the water available in the reservoirs during monsoon is comparatively heavy to digest and also the metabolism is sluggish during this period. An individual is likely to experience loss of appetite, cough and cold, aches and pains in different parts of the body, etc. To avoid this one needs to make following changes in their diet:
- Keep your diet as light and fresh as possible. Always have the meal when it is warm. Do not reheat the food or eat stale food
- Include cow’s ghee, lean meat, lentils, green gram, rice and wheat in daily diet.
- Always consume small piece of ginger with rock salt before every meal.
- Water should be boiled and filtered before consuming. Other electronic purification methods may also be used to purify water. Drink at least one glass of water with honey daily. However, avoid drinking excess of fluids at this further slows down the metabolism.
- Onion, lean meat and vegetables may also be used in soups.
- Avoid leafy vegetables during monsoon.
- Those individual who are not accustomed taking liquor may take drakshasava. It is a kind of wine made from grapes by adding various herbs, jaggery, etc. It acts as a good appetizer.
- Maintain a balanced diet comprising of foodstuffs of the six tastes but increase the intake of sweet, sour and salty food in the first half of the season and bitter, astringent and pungent food during the later half of the monsoon season.
- Avoid curds, red meat and any foodstuff, which takes longer time to digest. One may have buttermilk instead of curds.
