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Navratri fasting diet plan

 

Navratri celebrated during the season of spring is Chaitra Navratri or Vasant Navratri. Celebration of navratri is prevelant all across the India with different names according to region, for e.g. Gudi padwa in Maharashta, Navreh in Kashmir, Durga puja in Bengal and north India. Apart from worship of goddess Durga, homa (fire rituals), abhishek (pouring libations) etc. devotees also observe fast for nine days.

 

Whether to observe fast or not

Fasting for 9 days is always a topic for controversies. Whether it’s correct to observe fast for long period or not is favorite topic of debate between devotees & non-devotees, kindly mention your opinion below this blog in comments.

Importance of Fasting

Fasting is a practice which provides numerous benefits to individual including fat loss, sugar control, cleaning of digestive tract, removal of toxins etc. Navratri falls in between two seasons; it is a time where transition is occurring in season which affects everything in nature including our body. Because of changes in nature our body undergoes disturbance in homeostasis (balance of food, water, air intake; digestion & excretion). Observing fast during this time helps body to maintain homeostasis with ease.

Types of fasting

You can choose the type which can suit to your lifestyle.

1.       Intermittent fasting

2.       Fasting with preferred grains (Avoiding certain grains)

3.       Fasting with liquids (avoiding food items)

4.       Omitting both food & liquids

Scientific facts about fasting

1.       Light food intake for period of week or more puts Digestive system on rest thereby detoxifies the body.
2.       Grazing throughout the day increases the circulating insulin level in the body. Observing fast & eating only 2 meals / 4 meals a day helps to diminish the insulin level. With decrease in insulin level there is good control over Diabetes, insulin resistance and on thyroid hormone.

3.       Calorie restrictions help body to burn stored fat for energy resulting in fat loss.

4.       More intakes of fruit + veggie & reducing grains increase the alkaline ph in our body. Alkalinity prevents our body from diabetes, heart disease and from virus attack.

5.       Successful fasting increases your ability to decide anything & amend the same.

9 days fasting Diet -plan

 

 

13-apr-21 Tuesday

14-apr-21 Wednesday

15-apr-21 Thursday

Breakfast

1 medium apple

1 medium pear

4-6 slice watermelon

Lunch

1 bowl Makhane ki kheer

1 plate Yam halwa

1 plate Varai khichdi

Snack

1 glass kokum juice

1 glass lemon juice

1 glass buttermilk

Dinner

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16-apr-21 Friday

17-apr-21 Saturday

18-apr-21 Sunday

Breakfast

4-6 slice papaya

2 banana

1 big pomegranate

Lunch

1 plate Sabudana khichdi

1 plate Plain Potato fry + 1 bowl cucumber, carrot salad

1-2 Rajgeera roti + 1 bowl sweet curd

Snack

1 glass aam pana

1 glass beetroot juice 

1 glass carrots juice

Dinner

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

18-apr-21 Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19-apr-21 Monday

20-apr-21 Tuesday

21-apr-21

Wednesday

Breakfast

4-6 slice dragon fruit

2 small kiwi

2 medium oranges

Lunch

4 small Baked sweet potato with 1 bowl milk

1 bowl Singhara halwa

1-2 Kuttu ka dosa

Snack

1 glass mint juice

1 glass ginger – lemonade

1 glass Fruit punch

Dinner

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

Same as lunch or 1 glass dry fruit milk

 

 

                                                                                                                   

Benefits of following above diet plan


1.       This diet-plan is full of varieties, easy to make dishes with refreshing juices best to suit the onset of summer.

2.       This diet-plan has all easily available & commonly known food items.

3.       Diet plan is promoting the intake of vegetables and fruits which gives you abundant vitamins and minerals which fulfills the requirement of vitamin & minerals in your body.

4.       Meal in afternoon and light intake in dinner helps you to shed fat from belly.

5.       Selected grains like varai, sabudana, kuttu and rajgeera keeps your energy level at best.

6.       Only 4 meals a day (light in calories) give rest to your digestive tract.
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