Falafel spiced chickpea(Channa) sandwich

Sandwiches make for great grab-and-go lunches or even breakfasts. There are a ton of variations that you can do with a simple sandwich – add in cucumber and cream cheese, or hummus, or pesto or just cheese 🙂 The creativity does not stop there. If you have not already, check out my ‘yogurt’ cream cheese sandwich post – an amazing protein packed  healthy breakfast that can be put together in under 10 minutes.

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Godhi Rotti(South Indian Spiced Whole Wheat Flatbread)

Akki Rotti is a popular dish from the southern state of Karnataka – a dish in which rice flour is combined with spices, patted out into a flat bread and cooked to a crisp perfection. This recipe is a great alternative to the Akki Rotti – all the taste plus some more nutrition. If you are bored with the usual chapathi or paratha, do give this healthy and tasty recipe a try.
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Foxtail Millet and Broken Wheat Dosa (Navane and Godhi Rave Dose)

This is the first post for a new category of posts that I want to write every week – Diabetic Friendly Recipes. Before going any further I just wanted to share one of the myth busters about diabetes.

“Myth: People with diabetes should eat special diabetic food.

Fact: A healthy meal plan for people with diabetes is generally the same as a healthy diet for anyone – low in saturated and trans fat, moderate in salt and sugar, with meals based on lean protein, non-starchy vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats and fruit.” (Source: American Diabetes Association (ADA))

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5 Healthy and Easy Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Inspite of this being the most common piece of health advice one would ever receive, a lot of people are are too busy to plan for a good breakfast. There is a lot of research that has even linked having a good breakfast to maintaining a healthy body weight – so there is even more incentive to give this topic some thought now!

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