Permitted Foods:

Vegetables, fruits, green leafy, vegetables, whole grams and pulses, and butter milk. Restricted Foods: Potatoes, rice, banana, nuts, oil seeds and fried foods. Practical Nutritive value calculation for Green gram salad mg Sprouted Green grams . . Cucumber . . . Mango . . . Total . . Discussion Appearance Colourful Taste Good Texture solid Flavour not so flavourable Acceptability - Good. Conclusion : It is the best recipe for obese person to reduce weight. It contains high fibre. Min erals, vitamins, proteins and restricted carbohydrates. Practical Principle of diet: Calories kcal/kg/day Proteins 1gm/ 1kg body wt Vitamin C and E are essential Minerals Magnesium, Zinc to be supplemented. Fat Restricted fat. Foods to be permitted: Green leafy vegetables, clear soup, fruits except banana,skimmed butter milk, plain tea or coffee. Foods to be restricted: Glucose, Honey syrup, sweet dried fruit , Sweetened juices, fired foods, cakes and candy.