Diwali 2020 is round the corner and entreats the questions like Are you excited about the festive season? Are you already planning your Diwali parties? The festive season tempts you with many delicious mithais, farsans, desserts, and unlimited aerated drinks. We believe moderation is the key to a healthy body. Celebrate this Diwali, with these amazing 10 healthy hacks to eat well during Diwali.

Make a gift basket out of fresh fruits, dry fruits or nuts, good quality dietary supplements which can help them not miss their daily nutrients intake during festive days.

Exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes to 45 minutes, even on festive days. Try cardio which can help you burn those extra calories.

Keep a tight control on portion sizes, especially when the variety of foods seems endless.

This year, make your own mithai at home. This way you can have control over your calories and can enjoy the mithais all guilt-free.

Don’t forget 8 to 10 glasses of water to drink a day.

Choose your Diwali munchies wisely. Go for nuts instead of chakli or chivda.

Have a small fruit or salad or soup before reaching for the Diwali feast.

Before you raise your glass, remember alcohol provides 7kcal/g, so being high on alcohol is equivalent to being high on fat which gives 9kcal/gm. Drink alcohol in the limit.

Do not give up on your cravings for sweets. Choose the one made with natural Sweetness like dates or fruit pulp.

Make some snacks at home, like baked chakli or bajra sticks or low-fat poha chivda or makhana of different flavors.

Diwali is the time when friends and family get together, to celebrate the victory of light over darkness. But this year, let’s lit the light of hope from our nest and celebrate the virtual Diwali with our closed ones. Social distancing can also make Diwali shopping quite a pain. Thanks to Online shopping, you can now shop from the comfort of your home and avoid going to crowded places.

The COVID-19 pandemic has withered many lives. Diwali indeed is a festival of togetherness, but this year – we need to be different. It’s up to us, how meticulously we celebrate Diwali reducing the risk of infection by staying home, making home-made sweets and snacks, enjoying virtual Diwali party, and practicing social distancing in all our activities.

Let’s celebrate in a true sense this festival of light!