17
Apr
stored in: Recipes

Terrific Mango Ingredients:

Mango- peeled and chopped -125 gm
Chopped pineapple – 1 no
Papaya- peeled and chopped- 125 gm
Kiwi fruits – chopped- 2 no
Tropical fruit juice – 150 ml
Honey- 2 tablespoon

Preparation:
Mix all the fruit pieces together and pour the fruit juice and honey on top. This is an excellent dish to start your day.
Note: Honey gives [...]

17
Apr

Summer Special Salad:
Ingredients:

Water melon – 1 no (medium size)
Tomato – ½ kg
Celery – 20 gm
Orange -4 no
Grapes -100 gm
Pineapple (chopped) – 1 cup
Raisins – 12 no
Salt and pepper – to taste

Salad Dressing:

Salad oil – 6 tsp
Mustard -2tsp
Chopped onion – 2 no
Pepper – 2tsp
Sugar -1 tsp

Blend all the above ingredients in a mixer.
Preparation:
Take [...]

17
Apr

Delicious Tropical Muesli Ingredients:

Muesli – 100gm
Wheat flakes- 50gm
Apple - peeled and grated – 1no
Low Fat or Skim Fruit Yogurt- 500gm
Mango - peeled and cut into strips – 1no
Passion fruit – pulp of 2
Flaked almonds, toasted – 11/2 tsp

Preparation
Mix together muesli, wheat, apple and half the yogurt in a bowl and refrigerate covered overnight. Divide it [...]

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Amaranth:
This is technically a fruit, but can be used as a grain in breads, muffins and other flour based foods.
The seeds are higher in muscle building protein than other grains and are full of immune boosting Magnesium, Copper and Zinc.
Apricots:
A super source of the antioxidants beta carotene and vitamin C. Studies suggest beta carotene [...]

12
Apr
stored in: Yoga

Padmasana: Place the right foot on the left thigh and the left foot on the right thigh…with the soles upward, and place the hands on the thighs, with the palms upwards. This is called Padma-asana, the destroyer of all diseases.