Shilpa Shetty swears by all things Indian. The actress and reality TV star, who rececently launched her book, The Great Indian Diet, in Dubai, tells us her diet plan that helped her gain her confidence back after her pregnancy.
Breakfast
Four grain mix (jowar, bajra, nachni, wheat) or whole wheat toast with paneer burji or tofu
or
Broken wheat upma (porridge) or daliya and low fat milk
or
Two idlis with half cup sambhar and half cup low fat milk and green tea
Mid morning snack
Papaya with a dash of lemon or low fat yoghurt with mixed fruits
Lunch
Red rice or brown rice
or
Two moong dal chila
or
Two chapatis, with dal, vegetables and yoghurt
Evening snack
Oats, half cup, cooked in water
or
Fruits and nuts
or
Small bowl of air popped pop corns
Dinner
Thin soup with vegetables
or
Oats upma with vegetable curry (If you have ten kilos to lose, you must alternate between low carb and no carb diet)
Lemon water
SHILPA SHETTY BUSTS A FEW HEALTH MYTHS
- Make Ghee (clarified butter) is your friend: “I have a tablespoon of ghee every day for lunch and I cannot tell you how important it can be for your health and vitalit.” she says.
- Coconut oil has super strengths: “It doesn’t even have to be ingested. Just put a teaspoon in your mouth and it begins to work on your brains since it emits ketones.”
- No raw salads after 6pm: “Your body has to produce more acids to digest raw salads. It puts an unnecessary load on your system. So try eating lightly cooked veggies at night instead.”
Go get yours
The Great Indian Diet book is available at DC stores across the UAE.
