The Holy Month of Ramadan is the ideal
time for reflection and a great opportunity to create a healthier lifestyle. It
is a wonderful chance to absorb the spirit of fasting, become more aware of
your consumption and eating habits.
ICLDC’s
Nutrition Education Manager Rahma Al Ketbi suggests to keep Ramadan diet simple
and similar to a normal daily diet. Ideally the fasting diet should contain
foods from all the major food groups including:
·
Bread, cereals or
rice
·
Meat,
chicken, fish or beans
·
Milk, laban or
yogurt
·
Fruits and
vegetables
Iftar is the meal that breaks the fast, just after
sunset after the long hours of fasting. However,
it is important to keep it as a meal
and not a feast!
Suggested Iftar meal:
- Three
dates
- Light
vegetable soup
- A
glass of laban (drinking yogurt)
- Mixed
greens salad
- Basmati
rice with either of these, grilled chicken, fish, harees or thareed, but
not all four!
Suhoor is the meal that
takes place just before day break, when fasting begins again. It completes Iftar, and provides the body
with energy and nutrients to fast for the day.
Just like Iftar, Suhoor needs to be a healthy, moderate meal,
filling and filled with slow energy releasing carbohydrates which sustain body
through-out the day. Slow-energy releasing or low-glycaemic index foods include
grains and seeds, like barley, wheat, oats, semolina, beans, lentils, wholemeal
flour, and basmati rice.
Suggested Suhoor meal:
- A
glass of milk, laban or yogurt
- A
slice of wholegrain bread
- Foul
or eggs or tuna
- Mixed
salad
- A
piece of fruit such as apple, pear or an orange
- Plenty
of water
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe ! Amira Basmati rice is AWESOME!.
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