Know Perfect Time and Food for Dinner: Getting ready to rush to the office as soon as you wake up in the morning, or children’s tiffin, long hours of work from home… our life is full of hustle and bustle. The biggest loss or effect of this fast and busy lifestyle is borne by our health and our body. Often, in the midst of all this speed and busyness, we ignore our body the most. Our diet is most important for health and staying healthy. Often we eat food but are moving ahead ignoring the right time and healthy diet. For a healthy body, nutrition-rich food and a balanced diet are very important. But even after taking care of all these things, the one that can affect your health the most is your dinner.
Wrong timing of dinner ruins your sleep
Nowadays on social media, you get to hear many things about dinner time. While some experts say that dinner should be taken by 6 o’clock, some experts say that it is not the time of food but its quality that affects. According to the report of IANS, experts and some research say that to stay fit, attention should be paid to dinner. Also, there are some items which it is better to say no to. Often people get late in returning home due to working late in the office or for some other reason. Or due to watching TV and being busy with mobile, we are not able to eat dinner comfortably at the right time. After the fatigue of the whole day, it is very important to have dinner at the right time. Being careless in this also causes problems in digesting food and also disturbs night sleep.
One should not eat heavy meals or junk food at night.
Dinner should be an hour before sleeping
According to health experts, breakfast should be heavy and dinner should be very light. This keeps the metabolism and digestion process right. Heavy food causes digestive problems. Dinner should not be taken too late. There should be at least a three-hour gap between dinner and sleep. Dinner should include roti, dal, mixed vegetables, salad and green leafy vegetables. Leafy green vegetables are rich in fiber. Its consumption keeps both health and digestive system good. Khichdi made of lentils, lentil soup, vegetable salad, oats and porridge are good for dinner. These are easily digestible. So overall, the food should be such that it can be digested easily.
A very important thing! Often we consume tea or coffee while working for long hours, but drinking it after dinner causes trouble in sleeping. Tea and coffee contain caffeine, which takes away your sleep. In such a situation, one should avoid drinking it. Drinking lukewarm milk at some interval after dinner is considered good for health, it strengthens bones and also gives good sleep.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 1, 2024, 22:59 IST
