What Is Healthy Diet?

- Eat locally produced natural products
- Follow the nutritious balance as follows ;
   Cereal and Beans : Vegetable and Fruits : Meat and Fish = 5:2:1
- Take in animal protein from seafood
- Keep healthy diet
      ` Chew food well
      ` Eat at least 4-5 hours before going to bed
      ` Eat moderately,do not overeat !
      ` Preferably avoid eating between meals
- Eat fermented food including miso (bean paste) and natto
- Eat less sugar
- Avoid processed food and ready meals with a lot of food additives

10 steps to a great LUNCH :)

10 Steps to a Great Lunch
Whether you pack or buy your lunch, follow these guidelines:

1.Choose fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are like hitting the jackpot when it comes to nutrition. They make your plate more colorful and they're packed with vitamins and fiber. It's a good idea to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, so try to fit in one or two at lunch. A serving isn't a lot. A serving of carrots is ½ cup or about 6 baby carrots. A fruit serving could be one medium orange.

2.Know the facts about fat. Kids need some fat in their diets to stay healthy — it also helps keep you feeling full — but you don't want to eat too much of it. Fat is found in butter, oils, cheese, nuts, and meats. Some higher-fat lunch foods include french fries, hot dogs, cheeseburgers, macaroni and cheese, and chicken nuggets. Don't worry if you like these foods! No food is bad, but you may want to eat them less often and in smaller portions. Foods that are lower in fat are usually baked or grilled. Some of the best low-fat foods are fruits, vegetables, and skim and low-fat milk.

3.Let whole grains reign. "Grains" include breads, cereals, rice, and pasta. But as we learn more about good nutrition, it's clear that whole grains are better than refined grains. What's the difference? Brown rice is a whole grain, but white rice is not. Likewise, wheat bread contains whole grains, whereas 100% white bread does not.

4.Slurp sensibly. It's not just about what you eat — drinks count, too! Milk has been a favorite lunchtime drink for a long time. If you don't like milk, choose water. Avoid juice drinks and sodas.

5.Balance your lunch. When people talk about balanced meals, they mean meals that include a mix of food groups: some grains, some fruits, some vegetables, some meat or protein foods, and some dairy foods such as milk and cheese. Try to do this with your lunch. If you don't have a variety of foods on your plate, it's probably not balanced. A double order of french fries, for example, would not make for a balanced lunch.

6.Steer clear of packaged snacks. Many schools make salty snacks, candy, and soda available in the cafeteria or in vending machines. It's OK to have these foods once in a while, but they shouldn't be on your lunch menu.

7.Mix it up. Do you eat the same lunch every day? If that lunch is a hot dog, it's time to change your routine. Keep your taste buds from getting bored and try something new. Eating lots of different kinds of food gives your body a variety of nutrients.

8.Quit the clean plate club. Because lunch can be a busy time, you might not stop to think whether you're getting full. Try to listen to what your body is telling you. If you feel full, it's OK to stop eating.

9.Use your manners. Cafeterias sometimes look like feeding time at the zoo. Don't be an animal! Follow those simple rules your parents are always reminding you about: Chew with your mouth closed. Don't talk and eat at the same time. Use your utensils. Put your napkin on your lap. Be polite. And don't make fun of what someone else is eating.

10.Don't drink milk and laugh at the same time! Whatever you do at lunch, don't tell your friends a funny joke when they're drinking milk. Before you know it, they'll be laughing and that milk will be coming out their noses! Gross!

Daily Routine (Dinacharya)

Wake up in time. Before wakening up one should judge that the food taken last night at dinner has been digested properly or not. If you feel some flatulence and discomfort in the abdomen, sleep for more time. Generally it is said the one should wake up before sunrise, no doubt it is good for you but for this you will have to sleep early in night!

Drink good amount of water, just after leaving the bed and go for a walk, or light exercise. If you can drink hot water, it will help your body to wash out all the stored toxins of the yesterday.

Go to toilet when there is a good pressure for stools. Don't strangulate for the stools as it can lead to the Piles, Fissures, Prolapse of anal canal and many other diseases of ano-rectal region. Start taking Herbal Tea, if you are addicted to go for the toilets after BED-TEA.

When going for exercise, remember that you should work out until you sweat in armpits and on forehead, not more than this. Because by exerting your body, you are enhancing the wear and tears inside the body.

Teeth, tongue and mouth requires a special care in morning session. Use herbal Dantmanjana (Teeth Cleaning Powders) according to your Doshas. Scrap the tongue properly and gargles with warm water, after adding the herbal gargles powders in the water, according to your Doshas.

When taking bath take care water shouldn't be too hot or too warm!! Take water on room temperature and if you are facing problems like Diarrhoea, Coryza (common cold), Facial paralysis avoid taking a bath for the day.

After taking bath, have the Herbal tea, according to your requirement along with the herbal mixture according to your Doshas. It will maintain your Doshas for the whole day.

Don't forget the thanks giving to the Almighty force, for this beautiful world he has given to us to live. Promise yourself that you will do something creative for the betterment of the world. This world is yours and you are due to this world, so by doing good for the world you are doing good for yourself.

Don't wear the false smile on your face, it can only leave stretch marks on your face. Try to smile at heart, that will come to your face by itself.

Don't cheat or make any false statements, it makes you to remember everything and once you are over loaded by the useless thoughts, these will lead you to depression, anxiety and many other diseases at your nervous center (Brain).

Eat in time and eat according to your Doshas. Try to plan your diet according to your Doshas and your Prakruti.

Read healthy literature and knowledge giving books and articles, this is a food for your brain and it should be good.

Don't go for horror movies and hip-hop too much. These are good for the enjoyment not for your body and brain.

Go to bed in time. Nights are to sleep and days are to work. Look at the ANTS thy are the most hardworking animals of the planets, they have a particular fashion at work. They start early and stop at a particular time.

Don't sleep in day time. It causes over 46 diseases according to Ayurveda like - obesity, diabetes, arthritis, heart diseases and many more.

Sex is a natural urge, don't suppress it. Remember the social norms and don't kill your moral values for the pleasure of few seconds! Don't go for intercourse daily, it is good only once in a week.