We feel hungrier in winter because the cold weather brings a drop in your body temperature, which stimulates your appetite. Eating helps to generate heat and keeps your body warm. Your body works harder and spends more energy just trying to keep you warm during winter, so your desire to eat more comes from your body’s natural increase in energy use. While you definitely can enjoy a healthy appetite during winter, do monitor your calorie intake, or you could end up putting on unwanted weight at the end of the season.
Bring a little sunshine into your home during the cold winter months by enjoying the bounty of produce that's available this season. Fresh fruits like Lemons, oranges, kiwis, strawberries, etc are available this season. All green leafy vegetables like spinach, fenugreek leaves, spinach, kale and some flour like wheat flour, millet, barley, jowar and pulses are few of the foods that make us feel warm, supported and secured.
The ideal way to start a meal is with a Barley & Vegetable Medley soup. This is loaded with health and taste. Fiber-rich barley is a key ingredient in this soup while the use of vegetable stock and other veggies enhances its health profile. Red chili flakes spice up the soup, but always add it at the end lest the soup becomes over spicy. Adding cheese to hot soup causes it to melt and mix in well with soup thereby pepping up the flavor – what more can i say, taste it and you’ll believe me! Click here to view the recipe >>