Add these Winter Superfoods in Your Diet To Maintain Weight

Winter is just around the corner and an important thing to note in winters is to consume an adequate amount of nutrients to keep our body warm and healthy in the upcoming months of cold. Every nutrient is important but that doesn’t give us the liberty to eat anything anytime, it is important to note what and when we are eating to prevent guilt. Here are some winter superfoods that you should definitely incorporate in your diet to get proper nutrients without gaining the weight. 

What can you eat? 

Ghee: Ghee is a rich source of fatty acids with vitamin D which we can otherwise get from sunlight is important for our bones and can help prevent joint pains and tiredness. 

Peanuts: Peanuts are another great source of fatty acids, these action-packed small-sized snacks can help you get through winter without increasing a significant amount of weight while simultaneously keeping you warm and your taste buds happy. You can use peanuts in sabzis as well or you can grab a handful and keep munching as a snack. 

Goond: Roasted ghee with sugar, have it as ladoo, or as it is, food is an important source of energy and also delicious. 

Fruits(seasonal): Fruits are always a part of a healthy lifestyle, one cannot stay healthy without consuming an adequate amount of fruits and vegetables. Fruits like apple, citapel, khurmanu, or Peru are great sources of energy and can help you get through winter without getting bored of following a diet and your taste buds dead. 

Green vegetables: no diet is complete without vegetables, vegetables are an everyday necessity to follow a healthy lifestyle. Vegetables won’t hurt your diet nor your taste buds when you take them in adequate quantities with a little bit of seasoning. Some vegetables you can have are palak, methi, sarso, pudina, green garlic, and spinach. 

Bajra: have it as bajra ki roti or ladoo, this Superfoods won’t hurt your health, instead, it will give your body a dose of vitamin b complex, which is never a bad thing. 

Root vegetables: vegetables are important, but not only a particular set of vegetables, having a balanced diet means eating all sorts of vegetables especially rooted ones in winter because of their rich fibre content. 

Keith(horse gram dal): loaded sight protein, micronutrients, and fibre this lentil are a must-have in chilly winter. It will keep your body warm while simultaneously boosting your body’s overall development. 

Til: have it as ladoo or in the form of a chikki, this lentil is an excellent source of vitamin E, thus making it exceptionally good for your bones, skin, and hair. 

Over to you:

It is important to consume proper nutrients to keep our body warm and healthy, but it may be a guilt trip for someone, and hence the above-mentioned foods are some options to keep your weight in check without any guilt.