Even though the famous adage is “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper”, Ayurveda advises against it.
Breakfast:
Drink ginger tea or hot water with fresh lemon juice and honey on an empty stomach, followed by a fruit stew made of apples, pears, berries etc.
Lunch:
Since the midday meal is supposed to be your largest, we’ve divided into three portions.
Half: Vegetables that don’t contain starch
One-fourth: Rye toast and “heating” whole grains with ample fire energy
One-fourth: Proteins
Evening Snack:
Instead of chewing on fattening chips, try snacking on sunflower or pumpkin seeds, baked apples with cinnamon, dried fruits like raisins to ward of hunger pangs.
Dinner:
For dinner, you can prepare a warming but light vegetable soup spiced with cumin, ginger, fenugreek, turmeric and pepper.
Dessert:
Indulge your sweet tooth, by balancing it with spices. For example, drink a cup of low-fat milk with a pinch of cinnamon or saffron.
A bonus tip – Sip warm water throughout the day, especially in winters. This helps boost your metabolism, and burn body fat faster.