The Smart Menu

Time and again, a healthy diet during period cycles have been highlighted for proper functioning of the body. It also helps in avoiding hormonal irregularities and menstrual symptoms. Your daily menu should have the following essential components:

Breakfast
The most important day of the meal should be a proper one. During the 8 hour night sleep, your body has lost almost 440 calories and need energy for the up coming day. So have cereals, toast with eggs and fruits to nourish your body. A glass of milk or fresh juice will also be an ultimate energizer. Eggs and milk are a vital source of vitamins (A, B- complex, D & E), fats and proteins whereas fruits and cereals provide you with the necessary carbohydrates, fibers and minerals.

Lunch
While at work or at school, girls may miss lunch and munch on junk food which is bad. Lunch is a vital meal which should include fresh vegetable salads, a tuna sandwich or a bowl of rice or a chapati with appropriate cooked vegetable or meat dish, and low fat yogurt to go with it. This will be a wholesome meal containing carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Don’t forget to drink loads of water to keep you hydrated for the whole day.

Dinner
After sleeping, your body would not eat for another 6-8 hours but it still would be performing all its functions so it needs energy. Therefore, the dinner should also be full of nutritious food items including vegetables, wheat item, meat and a healthy dessert in form of fruits and low- fat ice creams.

Avoid junk food. Candies, burgers, fried chips and soft drinks may sound tempting but they only make you cranky, spotty and fat!