Detox Drinks

After savouring a heavy dinner, I usually go on a guilt trip thinking - 'itna kyon khaya yaar'...why can't I control myself when I see food ?? Instead of thinking about what I have done, I concentrated on what I should do the next day...

Experts say, your body requires cleansing - wash out toxins from your body. Those who are new to detox diet - Detoxing is providing nutritional support through a diet, supplements and herbs which is used to stimulate the body to release toxins and heal itself. Liquids provide additional nutrients for nourishment and flush toxins as they are released so they do as little damage as possible on the way out. For best results, drink these within 20 mins of preparation.

I started with very simple and easy-to-make drinks that one can have early morning. Its refreshing and its goodness will cleanse your body.

Freshness in a glass

Take some beet root and carrots - quantity as per your requirement

Blend them to make a puree. Pour it through a sieve or use a juicer. Empty it in to a glass. Sprinkle some black salt and add fresh some lemon juice. Drink it up for good health.

Benefits:

Carrots are rich source of nutrients, contains lots of vitamins which are good for your skin, nails, stomach and eyes. Helps in detoxification process.

Beet root is high in folic acid and vitamins. Because of the iron content beets are powerful blood purifiers.

Green Detox

Green Detox drink has two basic herbs found in every household - Dhania (coriander) and pudina (mint). Take a bunch of each and blend it in a mixer. Sieve it. Squeeze some lemon juice and sprinkle some black salt.

Benefits:

Both the herbs are rich in nutrients that helps to detox.

There are some more drinks like fresh cranberry juice, lemonade with honey (preferably in hot water), fresh papaya juice, fresh pineapple juice and likes. Try it in the name of fitness, good health and clean digestive system.

I know its too much gyan par 'health ke liye karna padta hai u see' ;-)

**Conditions Apply: Don't kill me if you don't loose weight. I take no responsibility for weight loss!

Cheesy Garlic Potatoes

Trying out new dishes did cost me some extraaa pounds so I took a break to go on a diet...but, I came to this conclusion, I can never ever diet. I just don't have it in me. Food is my first love and will always be. No matter how much I try to restrain, I end up going to my fridge to treat myself with a chocolate or ice cream or we just end up eating out!..Ufff so difficult!!!

So here you go...I tried this yum recipe I got from a friend of mine : little high on calories, but what the heck ...my diet chart can go take a walk :-)

Garlic is my favourite; and combining it with cheese just enhances the flavour of this dish!

Ingredients:

2 Potatoes (Cut in rounds)

2 Smoked Red chilly 

2 cubes of Cheese

3 Shallots (Take the bulb of Spring onions)

4 Cloves of Garlic

Salt to taste

2 tsp of Olive oil

1 tsp of Butter

Method:

Slice the onions and chop the garlic cloves. Heat a Pan, add Butter and Olive oil.. Put the Smoked Red chilly and Add chopped garlic and stir till it change its colour. Add sliced onions and the Potato rounds and stir.. Add Salt and cook till its done. Add grated cheese and cook till it mixes up with the potatoes.

Serve hot with Garlic Bread.