Veda Diet Clinic

26/09/2017

Excellent Food Combination for Complete Amino Acids

Prepared by Dietian Princy Gigo
Dedicating to all my Friends,Families and all those who wants to eat and live healthy.

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Every cell in your body needs amino acids to make protein to survive, they are used to build muscles and simple structures of the cell membranes.
Each and every amino acid in our body, functions differently to maintain our body well and healthy.
Every time when our body don’t get adequate amount of amino acids to perform these functions, changes started to happen which lead to a symptom later a disease.

Types of Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids and non essential amino acids

Non-Essential Amino Acids are amino acids that body synthesise on its own.

An essential amino acid is an amino acid our body needs to function properly but cannot be made inside our body, so we have to get it daily through our food.

Sources of amino acids in food

There are 2 types of protein sources
• Complete protein source- Complete protein foods have all the essential amino acids. In general, animal foods such as meat, poultry, eggs, dairy and fish are complete protein sources and our body can absorb them easily.

Even though they are complete proteins many health issues are reported by the excessive use of animal products especially red meat and its link to cancer. So limiting there intake and having more plant based diet will have a positive effect on our health in the long term

• Incomplete protein sources- Incomplete protein sources are plant based but have only low amounts of some of the essential amino acids. Combining two or more foods with incomplete proteins, to form complementary proteins, can provide adequate amounts of all the essential amino acids. Complementary proteins do not need to be eaten together in one meal, so long as the day's meals supply them all.

Excellent Food combination for complete amino acid protein meal.

1. Grains with Legumes
2. Grains with Dairy
3. Grains with Nuts and Seeds
4. Legumes with Nuts and Seeds
5. Legumes with Dairy
6. Dairy with Nuts and Seeds

1. Grains with Legumes

Examples of meal menu that provide complete proteins
• Beans with Tortillas or Chapathi or Pita
• Peanut butter Sandwich
• Hummus with Pita bread
• Tacos filled with Beans or Lentils
• Rice and Beans,
• Pea soup and Toast
• Lentil curry and Rice or Chapathi

2.Grains with Dairy

• Macaroni and Cheese
• Cheese sandwich
• Rice pudding,
• Rice with curd
• Tofu with Rice (or any grain)
• Grilled cheese/ tofu sandwich
• Whole grain cereal with milk
• Lasagna
• Quinoa salad with black beans and feta

3.Grains with nuts and seeds

• Noodle stir-fry with peanut and sesame seed sauce
• Rice with sesame seed garnish

4.Legumes with Nuts and Seeds

• Nut bars with peanuts and sesameseeds
• Sesame rolls
• Mixed granola bars
• Garbanzo beans and sesame seeds,
• Hummus as dip,
• Falafel

5. Legumes with Dairy
• Lentil soup or dairy-based soup with bread
• Grilled tofu with bean salad

6.Dairy with Nuts and Seeds

• Yogurt with nut
• Cheese and mixed nut salad

The menu are just examples on how u can combine these food groups for a complete meals and also make healthy snacks from it.
Find your favourite and make your own healthy and tasty amino acid meal. Enjoy healthy food for a healthy long life.

10/09/2016

Nutritional Screening Campaign

10/09/2016

Listen Health tips by our Consultant Dietician Lakshmi on AIRKochi FM between 7.00 am and 7.30 am today.

10/09/2016

Exhibition

10/09/2016

With Arya

02/09/2016

The National Nutrition Week (NNW) is an annual nutrition event of great importance and is observed all over the country from 1 to 7 September every year. The theme of nutrition week for 2016 is “Life cycle approach for better Nutrition”.
Nutrition is an issue of survival, health and development for current and succeeding generations. Malnourished children tend to have lower IQ and impaired cognitive ability, thus affecting their school performance and then productivity in their later life. It has to be realised that the nutritional health in all age group is very important as it prevents several life style disorders. Time has come to create a movement so as to improve nutrition at individual level.

02/09/2016

Happy National Nutrition Week To One And All!!
1st Sept-7th Sept
Lifecycle Approach To Better Nutrition.

01/09/2016

National Nutrition Week Celebration at AIR Kochi FM
As a part of National Nutrition Week, we conducted nutrition awareness class and nutritional screening for the staff of AIR Kochi FM. Our National Nutrition Week celebrations inaugurated by Shri.Balakrishnan Koyyal Director, All India Radio, Kochi. We would like to thank you for sparing time for the opening program of our National Nutrition Week Celebrations. Your kind presence in the program encouraged us a lot and made us more confident in our struggle. Your suggestions have provided us a guideline to proceed more precisely for the betterment. We hope that this kindness and cooperation will remain continue in the future. We also like to thank Mr. Vinod Recreation club Secretary for all the support and cooperation.

30/08/2016

Nutrition talk at commissioner's office Kochi. Conducted nutrition awareness class and nutritional screening for the staff of commissioner's office. Special thanks to DCP Dr.Arul R B Krishna IPS and Manager Shaju Jacob for giving us this opportunity. More than 80 staff actively participated in nutritional screening. Thank you all for the support and cooperation.

11/08/2016

Dieticians of Veda Diet Clinic conducted nutrition awareness talk, nutritional screening and diet counseling in Medipress 2016 Hitech Medical Camp organised by Ernakulam press club at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium Kadavanthara. Minister of Food and civil supplies Shri. P.Thilothaman inaugurated the Hitech camp. A total of 28 hospitals participated and more than 2000 people attended in this camp.

09/07/2016

HEALTHY LUNCH BOX RECIPES
Maya Sneharaj
Consultant Nutritionist
Biggest worry of any mother with school going children is "What to pack in the lunch box". Packing nutritious lunch box for kids is sure a challenging task. The recipes posting here have been selected keeping in mind the health of children as well as convenience of parents.
Many studies have been revealed that a good meal can ensure better performance at school.
Do not repeat any thing in one week.A young child looks for variety in their lunch.Same food every day can cause them to feel bored and not eat what you pack. Photo courtesy - Google

02/07/2016

VEDA DIET CLINIC now associated with Sree Sudheendra Medical Mission. Diet consultancy available at Sree Sudheendra Medical Mission. With Dr.M.I.Junaid Rahman, Medical Director, Sree Sudheendra Medical Mission, Kochi.

23/06/2016

Quick tips for a healthy Ramadan
Eat normal sized, nutritious balanced meals at Suhoor and Iftar.
Avoid foods high in fat, salt and sugar.
Choose a diet rich in fruit, vegetable,beans, lentils rice and grains.
Drink plenty of fluids and avoid caffeinated
beverages like coffee, tea, energy drinks or
cola.
Break the fast with a healthy snack like
dates – a nutritious burst of natural sugar.
Speak to a health professional before
changing medication regimes for Ramadan.
Avoid excessive exercise during fasting
times - if you want to go to the gym,consider doing so after Iftar.
Shahna M
Consultant Dietician

08/06/2016

Special offer for all packages on 10th June. Book an appointment now!

The third annual Dietitians Week, taking place from 6-10 June. Dietitians Week 2016 takes the theme of ‘workplace health’, targeting the improvement of the health of the workforce. One of the aims of Dietitians Week is to promote the fantastic work that dietitians do.
Dietitians are the only nutrition professionals to be regulated by law and are therefore the most credible source of food and nutrition advice.
Dietitians are qualified health professionals theyt assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems at an individual and wider public health level. Uniquely, dietitians use the most up-to-date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease, which they translate into practical guidance to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.
Veda Diet clinic under take corporate nutrition programs which provides insights on Health and Nutrition to live and work in optional health. This program helps to improve the health of the employees and motivate them to give their best, thereby improving the productivity of the company.
Nutrition talk will be given to all staff by our trained dieticians. Followed by this informative talk nutritional screening will be done for interested participants. We also provide telephonic diet counseling to interested employees.
Also avail special offers on all packages. For more details contact 8547743837/8547745487

07/06/2016

The food you eat reflects your beliefs about yourself, your spiritual being, the people important to you, and the world. You can change your diet to communicate your wish for a healthier self and society

07/06/2016

19/04/2016

14/04/2016

Beat the summer with healthy drinks.

12/04/2016

An Article by our Consultant Nutritionist Maya Sneharaj published in Mathurbumi on World health day.

12/04/2016

Special nutrition sessions by Veda Diet Clinic in Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) on World health day, 7th April. Program inaugurated by Shri.N.Venugopal, Chairman, GCDA.

12/04/2016

An old memory
Inauguration of Veda Diet Clinic on September 2012

18/02/2016