Celebrity Nutritionist, Rujuta Diwekar creates a stir in the country when she talks about how to eat right and the importance of local food. She relies on age-old nutrition wisdom and suggests to stick to grandmom recipes. She has always suggested to steer away from preservatives. Also, how not to engulf our lifestyles with only western ingredients. We have spoken to her about tips on how to eat right when you are pregnant to post pregnancy diet plans. She still leaves us stumped with all her suggestions.
Today, we speak to her about healthy food for children. She talks to us about how important it is to teach our children the values of eating right from the very beginning.
After reading the book – Note For Healthy Kids, we asked her if it was wise to sneak in vegetables in our children’s food. To that, she quickly responds and says vegetables are important but not at the cost of manipulating children. She believes that it is very important to develop our children’s palate with Indian food. And make them learn to eat food that synchronizes with nature. And that we could get the same nutrients and fiber in different foods.
Tune in and find out how she debunks myths about raising a vegetarian athlete. Why she emphasizes on a vegetarian diet. Also, the one food that is both fuss-free and important for your child.
Parul Gupta
Mansi Zaveri
Simrun Chopra
