The battle of the bulge is not always an easy win. We find ways to starve or diet, each route proving to be even more unsatisfactory than the other. The most effective way to fight hunger or a guilt trip is by eating smart and well. Winter is a great time to revolutionise your eating habits given the plethora of fruits and vegetables in season.
A bowl of fruit or a vegetable salad is an ideal meal accompaniment or even a meal in itself. It's not just low in calories, it also provides the correct nourishment in the form of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fibre content to balance your metabolism and lifestyle.
Here are some tips to help rustle up a quick-fix salad:-

1. Carrot or Cabbage slaw. Grate carrots or shred cabbage, blend with a little mayonnaise. Throw in a few curshed walnuts and one apple (chopped) to give it texture.
2. Potato Salad. Take four medium-sized potatoes, boil, peel and dice into cubes; slice two hard boiled eggs and two spring onions and cut them any way you want. Mix in some mayonnaise, a teaspoon of mustard, a dash of black pepper and salt. Eat warm or cold.
3. Cucumber and Beet Salad. Peel the skin off a cucumber and beetroot (after boiling). Dice both vegetables and combine with yogurt, salt and white cumin seeds for flavour. Tastes best with steamed rice.
4. Crunchy Tossed Salad. Shred iceberg or local lettuce with your hands; cut tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, red radish and flakes of one orange without the cellulose. Add a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar or lime juice, salt and pepper to taste.
5. Mixed Fruit Salad. Wedge two apples, half a melon, two chickoos, two bananas and the juice of one medium size lemon, with a pinch of salt. Makes a wholesome meal or a dessert.

Source : Dawn

 

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