New Delhi, Friday, August 24. The humidity level in the atmosphere remains high whereas our digestion system becomes weak due to hardships of summer during monsoon season. So, our digestion system fails to perform the way we want and by eating too much or by consuming unhealthy diets we usually invite seasonal diseases like food poisoning, diarrhea, dysentery and cholera. Here, we are giving you a list of five things, which are healthy and suits to our digestion system during monsoon season.
Eat foods low in salt - Avoid heavy salty foods as they promote water retention and bloating. To have medium or low salt food is a better option.
Eat foods which are drying in nature - Makka (corn), chana (chickpea), besan (gram flour), jow (oats) are most preferred foods during the season. Avoid eating foods like rice, lassi, watermelon and muskmelon creates swelling in the body.
Eat light foods like vegetables, fruits, cereals - Avoid too much of meat or fish. You can also enjoy grilled, tandoori foods which need minimum oil/butter.
Consume a lot of bitter vegetables – Eat karela (bitter gourd) and bitter herbs like neem (basil), methi (fenugreek) seeds, haldi (turmeric) as they prevent infection.
Drink butter milk - Milk is the best diet in this season. Drinking butter milk is good as it improves digestion.
Eating outside during the season, one should try to maintain the general hygiene. One should also avoid roadside vendors as it is difficult for many of us to handle the high dose of bacterial at such places. Oily food should also be avoided. Foods which are very sour like tamarind (imli), chutneys and pickles should be avoided as they promote water retention.
