Wellness Cooking Tips

While baking breads, use different glazes to produce crusts of different textures and colours. An egg yolk will brown the crust while an egg white will give a shiny crust. Milk, mixed with oil or butter, creates a soft crust while water…
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Beetroot juice is low in calories and high in fibre, helping you feel full longer. This can help in weight management by reducing overall calorie intake and preventing overeating. Beetroot juice, along with carrot juice, and pomegranate…
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Cabbage is great for weight loss because of its low calorie content and nutritional benefits. Rich in essential nutrients like fibre that improves digestion and keeps you full longer, it also has a high water content that can promote…
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You can store apples that are not yet ripe at room temperature. Keep apples that are ready to eat in the refrigerator. To make them last long, let them not touch each other and also keep them away from strong-smelling foods like onions. If…
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Sour cream adds a tangy creaminess to dishes and dips but is a calorie-dense and it may be easy to eat too much. The readymade varieties are also high in sodium, which will impact your blood pressure negatively. Make your own alternative…
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Quinoa is high in protein content, which keeps you full for a long time and aids in weight loss. Dry roasting the raw quinoa grain before cooking produces a nuttier flavour with minimal additional effort. But watch the quinoa carefully,…
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Whole grains provide fibre, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Replace white rice with brown rice, that has more fibre. Your body also digests whole grains more slowly which can make you feel fuller, longer. Whole grains are an…
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Fats from nuts and natural butters made out of peanuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts and macadamia nuts are high in omega-3s which can actually help you to use fat for energy. These are delicious sources of fat and can boost your fitness and…
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Low-calorie vegetable-based soups can help fill you up and reduce overall calorie intake. Says a study published in the journal ‘Appetite’, liquids in the form of soup can be more satiating than solid foods but the form of soup, and the way…
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Quinoa has a high fibre content, which helps weight management. Foods high in fibre help you feel full longer, potentially reducing your overall intake. Cooking quinoa takes about 15 minutes. Don’t lift the lid constantly to check. It will…
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