Tuesday, March 24, 2015

A Kings breakfast with a Kellogg’s twist



Hunger pangs,
It’s the moment when you are most likely to sin. A snack full of sugar and salt, deep fired goodies etc. is all what you feel like reaching out for. Don’t let yourself get to that stage... Always fuel up before those rats rumble, not to mention before the migraine takes over.

There are bazillion myths around breakfast and snacking. Either we skip it completely or we load it with all the wrong food. The best advice that has stayed with me is by Dr. Phil when I saw him on the Oprah show. He said, when after a full night’s sleep your stomach is empty and craving for fuel. When you skip breakfast your body goes in to an overdrive and the organs feel that since they are starved, they are dying. So now your body is in a survival mode, so the next bite you eat, gets stored as fats. This is because your body is saving up for survival.

Imagine putting your body through it every morning. No matter if you eat a healthy lunch that salad isn’t going to do you any good as your body will store it as fats. A strong building needs a strong foundation, and that is only possible if you start your day with a healthy wholesome breakfast...

But who has the time???
Am sure we all are guilty of putting our priorities ahead of our breakfast, there is always a school bus that is waiting, the presentation that isn’t finish and the 8.30 local that we just can’t miss. Where is the time??

Make time; get up only 15 minutes early than your usual time. You don’t need anything fancy, just simple things that you can put together in a jiffy. Trust me your gut will love you for this. Prep up at night, make mental note of the menu for the next day, so that you don’t waste your time puzzled. And if you are still looking for inspiration, why not log on to Kellogg’s you tube channel?  https://youtu.be/XzB1mruGC78

There they have a whole list of recipes that you can whip up in a jiffy and are loaded with goodness. The best part of the video are that they are simple, can be made form ingredients found at home but also do justice to your palette.

My personal favorite was a smoothie made with cornflakes. Such a perfect breakfast on the go, for the days when you really are in a rush. With so much information available at your finger tips, you just have no valid excuse to miss the most important meal of the day. Log on to: https://www.facebook.com/anaajkanashta and start planning...

Make sure you hit me back with a list of your favorite breakfast recipes from Kellogg’s.
Happy snacking!  




Sunday, March 22, 2015

All Things Happy.


PMS…
A 4am message to my friend… Am dying, it reads. Can’t take it anymore, hate my life. Nothing ever seems right. Hate it that you are so far away. 

Gosh I can’t sleep, I want a cupcake. May be I need to pee, or maybe I can hold it back. After a constant struggle between me and my bladder for fifteen minutes the score is, bathroom-1, me- 0. Why do I even bother…

Am turning into a crazy insomniac… need to avoid coffee.
Back to texting… more sobs; I don’t know what’s bothering me. A’my equally demented friend replies…

A’: Disha I love you sweet heart, today and forever…
Me: Even when am old and wrinkly, on an adult diaper and wheel an oxygen tank where ever I go?
A’: Off course, even in an ICU
Me: Come to think of it you’d be in a bed next to me in a five star retirement home.
As a comeback, she sent me and image that wasn't appropriate for this blog…

While my husband happily snored away, our bizarre little conversation had me cracked up. I forgot all about my hormonal depression. I was happy I had her…

Then next morning, the timing couldn't have been perfect. A prompt from Coke arrive asking me to jot down things that make me happy. I need that introspection to keep a check on my emotionally torn self. And man this list helped…

To me happiness is….

#A perfect pani puri… I am a chat girl. It’s my comfort food. The perfect balance of flavours that can never be achieved by a pretentious bowl of pasta.

#A kiss on the forehead. Don’t get me wrong, French is also good, but a kiss on the forehead tells me that I am his princess.

#A chocking hug from my 5yr old munchkin when I pick from school. The best feeling in the world.

#A decedent slice of warm, well made chocolate cake. With a Scoop o French vanilla on the side. What makes it more awesome if I have this whole dessert to myself .I don’t call my blog ‘I don’t share desserts’ nothing…

#A good steal, be it a good pair of boots with a tongue wagging 70% off or a pizza with a buy one get one offer. A good deal never fails to excite me..

#A rom-com, a bowl of caramel popcorn, with my favourite pajamas on. This beats a night at the club hands down.

#A stay at moms, where the entire afternoon is spent lying down in her lap and catching up on the family gossip. Not the mention the yummy food she stuffs you with.

#A good hair day. It can instantly transform my mood from grumpy to gorgeous in a flick.

But nothing beats the feeling I get when my kid runs up to me every once in a while, announcing that am the best mum in the world…
Bliss…

Am happy I made this list, certainly helps my put my priorities in order. It only proves that I don’t need Prada’s to keep my happy, little joys are just enough to get through those rough patches.


I went from man, my life is a wreck, to gee am blessed, in one blog post.


All things Happy...