The Science of Dinner and the Art of Dining

Most of us have a busy lifestyle and so meeting the family generally takes place at the table for dinner. This in turn leads to our dinner recipes being on the heavier side and usually an elaborate one. In between the discussion and light humour we normally do not check our intake of fat and other items that are a ‘no-no’ for health.

You may or may not have a similar situation but nevertheless wouldn’t miss a chance of having delicious dinner recipes. Isn’t it?

We may be diet or health freaks but resisting good food and that too at the end of a long day…is too much of penance and just not possible! But there has to be a way out. We have to make an effort to eat healthy and live better.

I know you are gazing at the sky wondering ‘how’. Okay let’s try doing this beginning through a keyhole:

• Ensure you have a neat collection of non stick cookware
• Try braising or dry roasting items instead of frying. Initially it may sound weird, but I can safely claim that the culinary skills of mankind have led to some exotic and excellent roast dinner recipes.
• Bake items as and when possible instead of frying
• Make use of the microwave oven more often
• Use skimmed milk
• Try having more of fresh picks and seasonal fruits rather than cooked food

This should help you begin with a very general routine. Further you could always maintain a separate diet chart and give up on food items that seem to be bothering you.

Low calorie dinner recipes are not difficult to organize. The following sequence should help:

• Lessen your intake of carbohydrate and fat at dinner
• Try having an early dinner
• Maintain a rough estimate of the amount of calorie intake that your body requires
• Try looking for the nutritional values of packed food, a general knowledge in this case is simply an advantage and helps you best understand your diet and body.
• Try having a balanced nutritional meal rather than eating less or sticking to certain typical dishes
• Choose dishes that can be boiled and consumed with a fair amount of seasoning. Also items that can be lightly sautéed are a great pick. Thin sauces and other condiments make it a grand platter.

A few more steps apart from that in the kitchen and the table could also help:

• Try going for a walk after dinner
• Avoid going off to sleep right after food
• Your meals should consist of good nutrition and not only grease and variety; shop accordingly
• Eat everything you can, but maintain a gap once you have something heavy, rich or spicy. Give your body time and space for the next venture; in the meanwhile workout if you can.