This desi drink is something I thought I would never need to defend until I started my practice in Delhi. The number of people who called it fattening was rather shocking. Once a lady almost cried after a 20-minute-long fact check comparing sugar-free frozen yoghurt to coconut water. There are 39 calories on an average in one coconut. It takes 7,700 calories to make one kilo of fat and even though that math is not always linear, coconut water is far from ‘fattening’.

This desi drink is something I thought I would never need to defend until I started my practice in Delhi. The number of people who called it fattening was rather shocking. Once a lady almost cried after a 20-minute-long fact check comparing sugar-free frozen yoghurt to coconut water. There are 39 calories on an average in one coconut. It takes 7,700 calories to make one kilo of fat and even though that math is not always linear, coconut water is far from ‘fattening’.

Young, active and accomplished, Lovneet Batra is one of Delhi’s most insightful nutritionists, columnists and former host of Restaurant Spy by India Today Group. She has also been the celebrity host for various television shows on NDTV, History, India Today, etc.

Founder of Nutrition by Lovneet, she holds a BS and MS in Dietetics and believes in a sustainable ‘no deprivation’ approach to a meaningful, long-lasting lifestyle makeover. Her unparalleled knowledge and experience in the field of Sports Nutrition has earned her a long-term association with the Sports Authority of India. In the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, she played a key role as official nutritionist to various Indian teams such as boxing, cycling, gymnastics and hockey (girls).

In this contemporary era, where our diet has become as glamorous as fashion, people believe that superfoods come from some faraway land and are expensive too. 50 Desi Super Drinks by Lovneet Batra aims to burst this bubble and make people believe that any food that is homegrown, seasonal and fresh can be considered as a superfood. Along with the facts, come the recipes. They are 100 per cent Indian at heart, natural, easy to prepare.

The subject chosen is exemplary and unique. The author is giving us the recipe of fifty indigenous drinks. These are the drinks that are so common in India that we drink them routinely (or have stopped now after becoming westernized) without even knowing their health benefits and healing attributes. The book serves two purposes (at least). First, to remind those who have forgotten and tell those who are ignorant, the miraculous features of fifty Indian drinks, and secondly, the right way to prepare such delicious drinks that will be loved by your palate.

Young, active and accomplished, Lovneet Batra is one of Delhi&rsquo;s most insightful nutritionists, columnists and former host of Restaurant Spy by India Today Group. She has also been the celebrity host for various television shows on NDTV, History, India Today, etc.
Founder of Nutrition by Lovneet, she holds a BS and MS in Dietetics and believes in a sustainable &lsquo;no deprivation&rsquo; approach to a meaningful, long-lasting lifestyle makeover. Her unparalleled knowledge and experience in the field of Sports Nutrition has earned her a long-term association with the Sports Authority of India. In the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, she played a key role as official nutritionist to various Indian teams such as boxing, cycling, gymnastics and hockey (girls).
In this contemporary era, where our diet has become as glamorous as fashion, people believe that superfoods come from some faraway land and are expensive too. 50 Desi Super Drinks by Lovneet Batra aims to burst this bubble and make people believe that any food that is homegrown, seasonal and fresh can be considered as a superfood. Along with the facts, come the recipes. They are 100 per cent Indian at heart, natural, easy to prepare.
The subject chosen is exemplary and unique. The author is giving us the recipe of fifty indigenous drinks. These are the drinks that are so common in India that we drink them routinely (or have stopped now after becoming westernized) without even knowing their health benefits and healing attributes. The book serves two purposes (at least). First, to remind those who have forgotten and tell those who are ignorant, the miraculous features of fifty Indian drinks, and secondly, the right way to prepare such delicious drinks that will be loved by your palate.

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