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April 11, 2020 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

2 Healthy Snacks Using Leftover Chapati

As we’re spending way more time at home, I’m sure you have the urge to keep grabbing a snack or two in between your main meals. So, I have some healthy snacks ideas that will give you healthy satiety with limited resources.

1. Chapati Chilla

As the name suggests, it is a quick version of chilla or a roll for an evening snack.

What You Will Need

Chapatis – 2
Gram flour (besan) – 4 tbsp
Onion (finely chopped) – 2 tsp
Green chillies (finely chopped) – 1 small
Turmeric, salt, red chilli powder as per taste
Oil

Method:

In a small bowl, add gram flour, onions and the spices. Then, add some water and whisk the contents well. We need to make a medium thick batter.
Now take a roti and apply the batter on the roti.
Along with this, heat a pan and put the flour applied roti to heat. Cook well on both sides and enjoy with green chutney.

This recipe provides you with protein and is very healthy. Go for it!

2. Chapati Khakhra

Crisp and along with some veggies, is a great pick for a healthy snack.

What You Will Need

Chapati – 1
Onion (finely chopped) – 2 tbsp
Tomato (finely chopped) – 2 tbsp
Cucumber (finely chopped) – 2 tbsp
Coriander (finely chopped) – 2 tbsp
Salt and chilli powder to taste

Method:

Heat a pan, put a roti for toast.
Press it against the pan using a spatula or cloth, roast both sides until it is crisp.
On the freshly made khakhra add onion, tomato, cucumber and coriander. Sprinkle salt and chilli powder over it and enjoy it!

This recipe provides you with fiber and it tastes great!

We hope you try these healthy snacks using leftover chapati. Do let us know your experience in the comments below. For more healthy recipes, check our healthy reads or tune in to GOQii Play.

Stay home, stay safe and #BeTheForce

September 20, 2019 By Navnee Garg 1 Comment

Healthy Snacks You Must Eat While Watching Your Favourite Show!

In my previous blog, I spoke about how Binge watching affects our health and how we can stay healthy while doing so! As promised, I will be sharing some recipes for super yummy healthy snacks that you can munch on while watching your favourite shows. These recipes are not only delicious but healthy as well!

Here are 3 healthy snacks you can easily make and munch on!

1. Crispy Kale Chips

All you need is 3 ingredients and 20 minutes to prepare this super healthy and yummy snack! Believe it or not, these crispy chips taste better than fried potato chips, and they are absolutely good for you!

What you will need:

1 head of kale – washed and dried
2 tbsp of olive oil
Salt to sprinkle

How to Prepare:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
Separate kale leaves from stem and cut into 1 ½ inch pieces.
Spread the leaves on a baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and salt.
Bake them for 20 minutes. (Turn the side of leaves halfway to get equal baking on both sides).
Serve the crispy snack in a bowl.

2. Apple Chips

I can understand your hesitation but once you try this, it will be your preferred go-to snack! These cinnamon-laced chips might take a little more time to prepare but are totally worth it!

What You Will Need:

2 golden apples – thinly sliced
½ teaspoon powdered cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoon white sugar

How to Prepare:

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
Spread the Apple slices on a metal baking sheet.
Mix sugar and cinnamon powder together in a bowl; sprinkle equally over apple slices.
Bake in the preheated oven till the apple slices look dried and their edges curl up, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Let then cool and serve after 15 minutes.

3. Fruit Salsa & Cinnamon Chips

Could we ask for anything more? A clever fruit-based recipe that scoops a colourful mixture onto a crunchy flour tortilla (roti), baked with cinnamon and a little sugar! It not only sounds like a treat but tastes like one too!

What You Will Need:

2 Kiwis and Apples – both peeled and diced
1 cup raspberries and strawberries
2 tbsp white sugar
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 Rotis (tortilla)
1 spoon butter (for greasing)
2 tbsp cinnamon sugar

How to Prepare:

Mix the kiwi, apples, raspberries, strawberries, white and brown sugar in a large bowl. Cover it and keep it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease one side of each roti with butter and cut them into wedges. Spread them out on a baking tray.
Sprinkle the wedges with the desired amount of cinnamon sugar and grease butter on top again.
Grease one side of each roti with butter. Cut into wedges and spread them in a single layer on a baking tray. Sprinkle wedges with desired amount of cinnamon sugar. Grease butter on top again.
Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.
Once done, allow them to cool for approximately 15 minutes.
Serve with chilled fruit mixture on the top.

Aren’t these recipes just mouthwatering? Try these healthy snacks with your current series and let me know your experience in the comments below.

I’ll be back with more recipes soon!

#BeTheForce

March 5, 2018 By Trupti Hingad 1 Comment

Bite these Snacks if you are diabetic

Planning three times meals for a diabetic is not a difficult task but, snacking options is what they lack information in. I personally realised this when I was planning a menu for my Mom who is a diabetic. I prepare meals for her and I tried every possible new dish, a recipe that I knew. However, after a point, it was a task for me. Finding snack option was like most of them were packed with carbs and this raises the insulin levels.

Then I researched on the same and got these healthy snacking options. These can help other diabetics too. The key is to choose snacks that are high in protein, high in fibre and healthy fats so that it keeps you a full until your next meal. The choice of food should be nutrient dense.

hard boiled eggs

Hard-boiled eggs: Why this? Because its protein content really shines and perfect to slow down the spike in blood sugar levels.

yogurt with berries

Yoghurt with Berries: It’s an excellent iabetic friendly snack. Its rich in antioxidant prevents damage to cells of the pancreas. Their high flavonoid content helps with regular blood sugar. Limit to one serving per day.

nuts and seeds

Nuts and seeds: Nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios are perfect on the go snack. They are high in good fats, good carbs and a lot of fibre for appetite control. You can opt for seeds like pumpkin, flaxseed, sunflower seeds. Grab around 15 (a small handful) and make sure not to go overboard, because they are high in calories.

hummus-raw-vegetables

Hummus with Raw veggies: This is another delicious snack that the diabetics can enjoy without any guilt. Hummus is high in fibre and healthy fats and low in carbs. Take around 1/3 of a cup of hummus and dip with bell peppers, carrots, cucumber, celery, or broccoli.

avocado

Avacado: Perfect snack option! The high fibre content and mono-saturated fatty acids in avocado make it diabetic friendly, preventing blood sugar to spike high! Since its high in calories, restrict to half or one-fourth avocado at one time.

apples with peanut butter

Sliced apples with peanut butter: Yummy! You can eat any fruit simply or have it with peanut butter. Apple is rich in Vitamin C, B and potassium while peanut butter is rich vitamin E, magnesium and manganese..all of which is known to help manage diabetes.Both are rich in fibre. The polyphenol antioxidants they contain are thought to protect pancreatic cells from damage that often worsens diabetes

beet and carrort

Beet and carrot sticks: Simple, easy, and basic is sometimes the best. Perfect office carrying a snack. The beta-carotene, fibre, and antioxidants will help to level blood sugar and keep you feeling full. 8-12 carrot is a good amount to go.

boiled beans

Boiled beans: Super healthy and filler to curb your hunger pangs. Beans are an excellent source of antioxidants, fibre, protein, B vitamins, iron, magnesium, potassium, copper and zinc. Consuming them prevent blood sugar spikes and help lower insulin levels after meals.

edamame

Edamame: They are unripe, green soybeans that are still in their pods. They are a very nutritious and convenient snack. It improves insulin resistance. It is typically served steamed, and you can enhance its flavour by mixing it with seasonings of your choice.

chicken and veg soup

Chicken and veggie soup: It’s like chicken noodle soup, but skip the noodles! Use chicken and any and all low carbohydrate vegetables you can think of. Seriously, it would be hard to go wrong. The high protein intake, water, and fibre from the veggies make it one of the most satiating and diabetic friendly snacks around.

protein bars

Protein bars /protein powder: They are a great snack option for diabetics due to the amount of protein they provide. They are quite filling too. You can make protein bars homemade by using peanut butter, whey protein and oats flour. To add sweetness you can use a small amount of raw organic honey or add dates/figs.

cchia seed pudding

Chia seed pudding: Chia seed pudding is made by soaking chia seeds in milk until the mixture achieves a pudding-like consistency. It’s a healthy snack for people with diabetes because chia seeds are rich in many nutrients that help stabilize blood sugar, including protein, fibre and omega-3 fatty acids The fibre in chia seeds can absorb a significant amount of water, which may help control diabetes by slowing down the digestion process and release of sugar into the blood

popcorn

Popcorn: Air-popped popcorn made with coconut oil is one of the best healthy snacks for diabetics. It’s high in fibre and can easily be made in about 5 minutes on the stove. Sprinkle a bit of rock salt and enjoy!

Tuna roll 1

For NONVEG lovers– Tuna and Turkey roll up is a great handy snack. They are essentially a breadless sandwich wrap consisting of turkey breast slices wrapped around low-carb contents of your choice, such as cheese and veggies. Because of its high protein content. It prevents your blood sugar levels from rising too high

Snack your way and keep blood sugar under control. Stay healthy and happy!

June 30, 2016 By Tasneem Jawadwala 12 Comments

All about Snacking

It’s a very common suggestion from most nutritionists to eat “small frequent meals”. Well, however most of the people get confused about what we should eat in-between breakfast –lunch and lunch-dinner.

Ideally, we should keep eating every 2-3 hours so that our metabolism stays high throughout the day but, the question is, ‘IS IT OK TO EAT ANYTHING’?

I am sharing a few points that could help us make right choices to munch on in-between meals.

Avoid consuming cereal based products in-between meals – This is the most common mistake which I have observed in a lot of people that they snack on cereal items like Sandwich, biscuits, noodles, Puffed Rice, Steamed Rice Cakes (Idli) etc. Some of them may not be unhealthy but they add on to our servings of cereals per day. If we are looking towards weight reduction we should avoid such a mistake.However, adding cereals in-between meals would be a good option for healthy weight gain.

Add on fruits and vegetables as snacks before meals– Snacking on fruits and salads before meals help us keep our belly full and prevent overeating during main meals.

Snacks should not always be a solid– Yes we can snack on healthy drinks like coconut water, barley water, lemon water or even vegetable juices like cucumber &tomato juice or radish& lemon juice etc.They make great snack. These liquids hydrate us, therefore they are especially good for people who are not much fond of drinking water.

Pulses – like Roasted Chick Pea (Chana), Peas, Kidney beans, Whole Sprouts (moong)can be a good protein rich evening snack, if we are looking forward to have light dinners.

Dried Fruits – Serve as filling and nutritious snacks too. However, we should limit its quantity. For example if we are having almonds then 4-5 almonds would be enough. 7 raisins would make a serving or just 1-2 dates would be a good dose of energy.

Curd – Homemade curd, I would always say is the best option if you are going through any digestion problems. It also adds to our protein intake and at the same time increases our gut micro flora. Fruit yogurt or buttermilk are other options that could be considered.

This is my favourite snacking option. It looks filling and tasty but gives minimum calories. I am sure many people opt for them. These are Popcorn, Puffed rice, dried lotus seeds (Makhana) or Roasted grains. Having 1 fistful of them may not give us much calories but it satisfies our gut. They fall in the cereal group however the quantity of cereal is so less that if may not even make ½ a serving when weighed.

Snacking has a lot of benefits, but all we need to do is, keep these points in mind while selecting our snacks. So, next time, when we plan a 6 meal pattern, this is what we shall, consider for best results.