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How much sugar is too much sugar ?

Sweets, sugars and a cheat day. I just had this very yummy Kheer/firni (rice-pudding) made by my mom. It was absolutely delicious. A very good friend of mine asked me how to avoid sweets, sugars and other things that we crave for and then we regret eating them. It is quite normal you see, no one can let go of that that easily. However once you get on the track and you know what exactly is to be eaten at what time and at which quantity my friend you are all set for your goals. Yes, sugars and sweets are harmful for us but not when consumed in the right quantity. A person who eats may be half a kilo of sweets at one go and a person who eats it accordingly has some difference. Even when both of them consume exact same quantity of the same product (other things remaining constant) but for one that is harmful and for the other not so much. Myths about Sugars.        One should completely cut of sugar from diet. No. One simply cannot do that. Moreover our body needs sugar for

Calories : Your friend or foe ?

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What exactly are Calories and are you afraid of them? One can admit now that during the lock down everyone has started eating way too much. It’s just that we don’t have much to do and we are bored, we visit our favorite place of the house: The kitchen (way to heaven) very often. Now putting in so much of extra kcal ( kilo calorie) and no exercise makes us...ummm, how should I put it in good words? A chubby person. It isn’t wrong to be a fat, what ones concern should be is that being fat invites a lot of laziness along with unwanted chronic diseases. Now speaking about calories: There are good calories and bad calories. If one can get the difference between choosing the right kind of calories to eat I assure you, you are one lucky fella. When one gets the difference of eating the correct food one can definitely enjoy eating as much as he/she wants without the fear of getting overweight. Are you afraid of calories?   I often hear people say, “I am on a strict diet” or “I