Sriparna's Diet Clinic

08/09/2025

Healthy breakfast= boaring❌
Healthy breakfast= colourful and tasty ✅

🥗This is a bowl of protein, fiber, healthy fats.
Make your perfect breakfast bowl with me.

Dietician Sriparna Karak
Clinical dietician
Certified diabetic educator
Certified renal nutritionist
Certified paediatric nutritionist

06/09/2025

Dietician Sriparna Karak
Clinical dietician
Certified diabetic educator
Certified renal nutritionist
Certified paediatric nutritionist

01/09/2025

15/08/2025

🇮🇳 79th Independence Day – Celebrating Freedom Through Food Diversity

India’s independence is not just political — it’s also a celebration of our cultural, linguistic, and culinary freedom. Our food diversity is as vast as our geography and as colorful as our festivals.

🌾 Diversity on the Plate:
India’s diet varies dramatically from region to region, shaped by climate, crops, religion, and tradition:

North India – Wheat-based staples like roti, paratha, naan; rich curries, paneer, rajma, and seasonal vegetables.

South India – Rice, idli, dosa, sambhar, rasam, coconut-based curries, millets in some regions.

East India – Rice, fish, mustard oil-based cooking, fermented delicacies, sweets like rasgulla and sandesh.

West India – Millet rotis, dhokla, thepla, spicy curries, seafood along the coast.

🍛 A Rainbow of Ingredients
Grains: Rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, ragi, barley.

Legumes: Moong, masoor, chana, rajma, urad.

Vegetables & Fruits: From Himalayan apples to Konkan mangoes, from drumsticks in the South to lotus stem in Kashmir.

Spices & Herbs: Turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida.

🥗 Food Diversity = Nutritional Security
This variety is not just delicious—it’s also a nutritional treasure. A diverse diet:

Ensures balanced intake of carbs, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals.

Preserves traditional farming systems and biodiversity.

Reflects the "Unity in Diversity" spirit of India.

🌟 Independence Day Reflection
On the 79th Independence Day, we can honour our heritage by:

Choosing seasonal, local produce.

Preserving traditional recipes and food wisdom.

Encouraging dietary diversity for better health and sustainability.

Just as India’s unity comes from respecting differences, a healthy Indian diet comes from embracing food diversity.

Dietician Sriparna Karak
Certificate Diabetic educator
Certified renal nutritionist
Certified paediatric nutritionist

14/08/2025

Your health is your wealth. Don't gamble with it.

12/08/2025

More than just food on your plate! Mindful eating can lead to better digestion, increased enjoyment of meals, and a healthier relationship with food. Check out .

11/08/2025

"I eat so little, yet my weight doesn’t go down!" – This is a very familiar complaint for dietitians.
Many of us have the common belief that eating less or skipping meals will automatically lead to weight loss.
In reality, it’s not that simple.

Weight management is a complex process where many factors work alongside calorie intake. These include your metabolism, hormonal balance, genes, lifestyle, sleep patterns, food habits, and mental stress.

So, even if you eat less, if your metabolism or other bodily processes aren’t functioning properly, weight loss may not happen. That’s why skipping meals or eating less just because someone else suggested it is not a good idea.

Consult a qualified dietitian to understand the cause and treatment of your issues.

Dietitian Sriparna Karak
Certified Diabetic Educator
Certified Renal Nutritionist
Certified Paediatric Nutritionist

11/08/2025

"আমি তো খুব কম খাই, তবুও কেন ওজন কমে না!" – এটি Dietician দের কাছে একদম পরিচিত একটি অভিযোগ। আমাদের মধ্যে এক ধরনের ধারণা প্রচলিত আছে যে, যদি কম খাওয়া যায় অথবা Meal Skip করা যায় , তবে ওজন কমবে। কিন্তু বাস্তবে, এটি এত সোজা নয়।

ওজন নিয়ন্ত্রণ একটি জটিল প্রক্রিয়া, যেখানে Calorie পরিমাণের সাথে অনেক factors কাজ করে। এর মধ্যে রয়েছে – আপনার Metabolism, hormonal balance, gene, lifestyle, sleep pattern , food habits এবং mental stress.

এজন্য, আপনি যদি কম খাচ্ছেন, তবুও যদি ঠিকমতো Metabolism বা শরীরের অন্যান্য প্রক্রিয়া সঠিকভাবে কাজ না করে, তবে ওজন কমানো সম্ভব হয় না।
তাই অযথা meal skip করা বা অন্যের কথা শুনে খাওয়া কমিয়ে দেয়া- এগুলো না করাই ভালো|

Consultation a qualified Dietician to know the cause and treatment of your problems.

Dietician Sriparna Karak
Certified diabetic educator
Certified renal nutritionist
Certified paediatric nutritionist

02/08/2025

💁‍♀️Breastfeeding is widely recommended by WHO and UNICEF.
✨"Exclusive breastfeeding" till the age of 6 months is crucial.

👶Benefits for the baby:

✅Optimal Nutrition:🩵 perfectly tailored to a baby's needs, and its composition changes as the baby grows to ensure optimal development.

✅Boosted Immunity:🩵 Breast milk contains antibodies and white blood cells that strengthen a baby's immune system and provide protection against diarrhea, respiratory infections and ear infections.

✅Reduced Risk of Diseases: 🩵may have a lower risk of conditions such as asthma, allergies, type 1 diabetes, obesity, and even sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

✅Enhanced Cognitive Development: 🩵The presence of key nutrients like DHA and ARA in breast milk support brain development, potentially leading to improved cognitive function and higher scores on intelligence tests in later life.

✅Improved Digestive Health: 🩵Breast milk is easier to digest than formula, which can help prevent constipation and colic.

✅Protection against Preterm Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC):🩵 Premature infants who are breastfed are less likely to develop NEC, a serious intestinal infection.

👱‍♀️Benefits for the mother:

✅Faster Postpartum Recovery: 🩷Breastfeeding helps the uterus contract and return to its normal size more quickly, and can reduce postpartum bleeding.

✅Reduced Risk of Certain Diseases:🩷 Breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease.

✅Postpartum Weight Loss: 🩷Breastfeeding burns calories, which may assist mothers in naturally losing the weight gained during pregnancy.

✅Emotional Bonding and Well-being: 🩷The physical closeness and hormonal changes during breastfeeding foster a stronger emotional bond between mother and child.

✅Convenience and Cost-Effectiveness:🩷 Breast milk is readily available, requires no preparation, and can be more economical than formula in the long run.

Dietician Sriparna Karak
Clinical Dietician
Certified Diabetic educator
Certified renal nutritionist