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HOLI:Food Memories & More #MondayMommyMoments 57

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on February 26, 2018 15

Holi is a festival which blurs the division between old and young, rich and poor.It’s an equalizer because we all look the same with those colors on our face.While it’s important to be safe at all festivals the spirit of it should be celebrated.

My childhood memory of Holi was of getting wet, getting dry under the sun, gulping down sweets, savories and various drinks that the neighborhood aunties served while the children played, shouted and sprayed water.

I don’t remember being scared as we knew everyone and my mom taught well.Strangers, relatives, good touch and bad touch.Once you teach a child something they do remember.

This natural sense of self-preservation had stopped me from playing Holi when I joined Safdarjung Hospital as an MS student.First-year PG trainees have duties on every holiday Diwali, Holi everything in between.I had no intention of playing Holi with people I knew slightly.It was a co-ed hostel and though I had several friends, I really didn’t feel comfortable about getting dunked while on duty.

With such serious thoughts in my mind and carefully apologetic words, I told my friends to excuse me from playing as I was on serious hospital duty.

They looked convinced that this was indeed a serious matter and I felt happy that no weird stranger will be putting unknown colors on my face.Because we all know that does happen and its a pain getting off.The pretty Holi colors in movies, translate into blacks and purple colored faces post Holi in real life.

But guess what happened?

A senior in a different department had a plan for all those who were on duty.

When I returned to the hostel at lunchtime, an entire bucket of pink colored water was emptied over me.

Greeting of Holi, best wishes, loads of love all mixed together.

Since I was coming back and would obviously be taking a bath this was not a problem right?

That’s what my friends said chuckling.Now once you get dunked, the only thing you can do to feel better is dunk water over a few more people.

One of the most carefree and fun Holi’s I remember as an adult.I also remember the delicious homemade Gujiya’s my friends treated me with.

But the canteen was closed and Holi is a typical day for everything to be shut.

So food at night was going to be a problem I didn’t know Delhi restaurants especially the small ones shut down on Holi.My friend Ritu who was training to be an Anaesthesist and a wonderful cook helped me.She invited me to dinner and fed me the most delicious kadi -chawal I have ever tasted.

I have rarely tasted a better kadi anywhere else.

It takes a lot of skill to make the everyday meals delicious.

It’s even more delicious when it has kindness in it.On this Holi, I remember my friends in Delhi fondly.

Hope you all have a happy Holi dear friends.

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ThankfulThursdays :Almost missed it

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on February 23, 2018 0

In the mad rush of living, we forget to smell the flowers.But that’s so sad, right?

That’s why I take time to say thank you.Tomorrow is my daughters 6th birthday and we are all very excited.Friends are coming, party games are ready.Lists ticked.ake baked at home and ordered for party .gifts wrapped and rooms decorated while the little one is visiting dreamland.

While I love celebrating crowds are not my favorite scene.

I turn 6 years as a mommy too.Thats more than how long it took me to get my MBBS!Life is interesting.

The most challenging jobs have no training at all

Our #Super blogging Challenge is flying with some teething troubles.

The Top 5 are 6 people this week.Interesting right?

More news coming up.

But before that, I need to tell you about something I learned.A podcast I listen to regularly is by Amy Porterfield.She was talking about how important it is to have a supportive spouse.We spend more than half our adult lives with our partners .so if they don’t help things can get depressing right?

That’s why it’s important to marry with care.Use your good sense, intuition and pray hard.Women more than men are affected by surroundings.

We need to choose well, think hard.Love ,peace, and happiness hold hands.Until you know this you will always be searching for one or the other.

One year back when I started writing #ThankfulThursdays I promised myself that good habits must live.They may not be popular (few difficult things are), but they are much needed.

The 5 Things which make me thankful this week are

I finished reading the Big Magic cover to cover.Underlined and made notes.Hope my daughter reads it one day.

My daughter is planning her own birthday party and sending out invites even before we planned it.Children are fun people.Feeling blessed that I have a daughter who shares my passion for creative life.

I am still struggling with housekeeping but God’s grace surviving.Thank God for people who help us!

The reading niche and home office need to be planned and we need to declutter more, but my rocking chair gave me a lot of peace this week, reading and watching the sparrows visiting my garden is fun indeed.

I doodled with my daughter and that was so much fun.We are trying controlled watercolor painting too!Did you have an Art attack this week?Comment below to let me know.

Google Shopping Via Image Optimization:Secrets No One Tells You

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on February 21, 2018 33

Google Shopping Via Image Optimization?What’s that?

If you are a blogger you must read this to make your blog’s images better.

If you are a shopper, you must read this to know how you get sucked into shopping more!

Optimization of images and visuals has been becoming very important because of the changes in the online advertising. More than 60% of space on any E-commerce website is occupied by the images. According to a survey nearly 56% of online shoppers abandon a product because of lack of its images.

To sell any products it is important for them to be aesthetically appealing. The high-quality optimized images play an important role in giving the customer information about the product and help them in making the decision. The credibility of the site also depends on the images of the products present on the site. The images can make or break the site design and the product value.

What is image optimization?

Making it audience-friendly, search engine friendly while making it load faster, is the simple way of understanding image optimization.

According to the Google, Image Optimization can be defined as the function of lossless and lossy compression. The E-commerce sites use social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to promote their business. It is important to use the images that are suitable for the respective platforms and that attract the customers from them. The product images shots must be enhanced in a way that they generate a huge amount of visitor flow to the websites.

The image optimization is carried out based on various techniques and parameters.

Keep it Simple and Focused

If you visit giant E-commerce stores like Urban Ladder, you get to see how beautifully and consistently they promote their products through images. The image of the product must be simple and it should completely reflect the original product to the customers. The complete focus must be made on the product only so that the visitors observe the product and ignore all the other things around the screen.

Magnifying Effect

Those days are gone when people used to carry mobiles with smaller screens with them. Nowadays people are habituated to use big screen mobiles or laptops. They use these gadgets for each and everything they do and shopping isn’t an exemption. Nearly 60% of people opt to shop on bigger screens in order to get a good view of the product and get a good idea about the description. It is important for the image optimization to take advantage of the larger screens and produce the zoom-in shots of the products. The zoom-in helps in viewing the product in detail and gives a clear picture of what the product is. Zoom-in increases nearly 30% on CTR.

Background

In any giant E-commerce website, you will observe that most of the background of the product is white, this is because the white background will enhance the beauty of the product and highlights it. This is one of the optimizing technique used by the companies to enhance the products look.

Angles

It is important to present the images in those angles where people find them more appalling. Understand the particular angle where the products look beautiful and present them in those angles only. This will eventually make the product look beautiful and attracts a lot of customers.

These are some of the ways to present the optimized images in the E-Commerce websites.

Comment below to let me know how you optimize your images!

Protinex :Is it a good Protein Source?

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on February 19, 2018 75

When children are growing up, the right amount of protein is needed to help them grow. Growth spurts, pregnancy, old age, you, me, everyone needs protein. All, your cells are made up of proteins. In fact, proteins are the building blocks of cells. This is where Protinex lends a helping hand.

In this post

What is Protinex ? Is Protinex a good source of protein?

How exactly does hydrolyzed protein help you?

Can you take Protinex after a workout?

Does Protinex increase weight?

What is a Protein calculator?

Can you get your daily requirement of protein from food?

What exactly is Protinex and how do you include it in your diet?

5 steps to improve protein intake

Important things you should know

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What is Protinex ? Is Protinex a good source of protein?

Protinex is a protein powder, often recommended during times of nutritional deficiency. It has a good amount of protein in one scoop and is a trusted source of protein.

- Proteinex has soy protein isolate and should only be taken under a medical prescription during physiological or pathological need
- The hydrolyzed protein in Protinex makes digestion and absorption easy.
- It is hydrolyzed protein-containing di, tri, and polypeptides which are predigested proteins.

How exactly does hydrolyzed protein help you?

Since these are already partially digested and broken down into simpler protein blocks, the absorption and utilization in your cells are quicker and more efficient. But be careful, this is not for everyone. If you are already overweight, have a blood sugar problem or deranged lipid profile or any of the risk factors for Metabolic syndrome consult your doctor before adding anything tto your diet.

Protinex :All you wanted to know(Image source:Fashionablefoodz.com)

Can you take Protinex after a workout?

Yes, you can. Hydrolyzed protein is great post work out to avoid muscle breakdown. But since it has soy protein you must consult your doctor about it. It can cause hormonal disruptions if taken without proper precautions. You can also take your eggs.

Does Protinex increase weight?

It’s a good way to improve the protein intake in people recovering from illness, surgery. It improves health and may increase weight, depending on your overall activity level. It’s great for infants, children, during pregnancy, lactation, and the elderly. I don’t recommend this without an underlying cause for simple protein requirements.

What is a Protein calculator?

Protein calculator is an interesting online app that will help you access your protein intake and correct deficiencies if any.

Ideally, you need to have 0.7gram up to 1 gram of protein per kg per day.But this needs to be adjusted according to your age, gender, physiological states like a growth spurt, pregnancy, breastfeeding, disease states, nature of daily activity and activity level.

So that makes planning a diet challenge. You need to have protein with all your meals.But what if you are busy and can’t always manage a balanced meal .That’s when Protinex can help you.Just find out from the calculator about any deficiency you may have, then supplement it.

Protinex: All that you wanted to know (Image source:Fashionablefoodz.com)

Can you get your daily requirement of protein from food?

Yes, you can. But it needs a diet rich in animal protein with every meal. Fish, chicken, eggs, and milk needs to be part of your diet in the correct portions. Plant proteins are not complete proteins .Soy protein isolates

Read Soybean: Good Bad and Ugly

The problem is with the very busy schedules you lose the determination to plan your meals.This is when Protinex helps.

What exactly is Protinex and how do you include it in your diet?

Protinex is a powder.
You need to take it mixed with milk.
Since its predigested or hydrolyzed protein, it gets absorbed quickly and helps revitalize your cells easily.
Protinex is a complete protein source having all essential amino acids.
Since its hydrolyzed protein it acts quickly and ensures your body does not suffer from protein deficiency.
You can include it as a post-exercise drink for yourself and post playtime drink for your children.
The Protinex bytes are protein biscuits and are pleasantly vanilla flavored and are great for giving as snacks to kids In their growing age we often worry about how to give enough protein. These biscuits help me keep up with my daughters daily protein need and avoid unhealthy snacking.

The range of flavors like tasty chocolate. Elaichi, vanilla and the original Protinex are trusted for its excellent quality. A brand recognized for over 50 years presents you with a simple Protein calculator to help you be healthy every day.

5 steps to improve protein intake

1)Check my Protein Calculator

2)Input your daily meal data.

3)They will give you a score depending on which you will know regarding deficiency if any.

4)Find how you can improve your daily protein intake.

5)Shop for your weekly food carefully. Makeup your deficiency with a good quality protein in diet or consider a supplement like Protinex after talking to your doctor.

Important things you should know about protein

Vegetarian sources of protein are deficient in essential amino acids. They are thus incomplete proteins.
Pulses and vegetable proteins lack essential amino acids.
Animal proteins are complete proteins. Eggs, fish, meat, chicken are complete proteins. Protinex is a complete protein source too.
Pregnant mothers and lactating mother are helped by a good supplement like Mama Protinex to meet their complete daily protein requirement.
Growing children need a protein-rich diet to help with their complete growth. Adding protein to each of their meals will help improve their performance at academic as well as extracurricular level.
The right kind of protein in your diet will help keep your immunity and your family’sdisease-fightingg ability intact.
Proteins are a part of the body’s enzymes, hormones, skin, hair and in fact each and every cell of your body.

At the Protinex Event

Joining hands with Danone India, Protinex launched a protein calculator at an event on 15th February 2018.

Our U19 Champion captain Prithvi Shaw unveiled the Protein calculator.

Interesting facts which I learned at the event

The recent IMRB survey has found 73% of the Urban population are protein deficient. Lucknow is most deficient(90%) and Kolkata least deficient.

Mr.Himanshu Bakshi Danone IndiaDirector-Marketing,, mentioned that 93% of Indians are unaware of their protein need and intake.

Protein in your diet is very important. ?Ask me why I insist on eggs and fish in my little one’s diet every day?

This is what I tell my daughter

The most important macronutrient which is responsible to make you taller, stronger and sharper is protein.

Disclaimer: All information provided is for general health awareness. This is a post written in association with brand activity. Kindly consult your doctor for advice regarding specific conditions and dietary requirements. Full disclaimer.

How much protein do you need per day?

Thankful for #SuperBloggerChallenge2018

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on February 16, 2018 18

One of my first online friendship was with Twinkling Tina who writes lovely posts.I hosted a wonderful season of gratitude post linkups with her for one year.Now though we are taking a break from the linky, I still write a Thankful post every Thursday.If not on the blog, in my diary .but mostly on the blog.

Good habits are like little bits of magic.They always add up.Today I am writing in the middle of the night, while my darling daughter sleeps and hubby is catching up on reading.

We just launched our first challenge cum Super Blogging Academy with wonderful friends and co-bloggers and our amazing sponsor #Instacuppa.

The fun part of the challenge.

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Write on your blog, share, read, encourage others to join and the prize grows.

It’s like a tree.More you water it , the more it grows.

We have a wildcard entry on Friday/Saturday.Its a surprise so watch out for it.

If you want your blog to be financially free write with us.If you want your blog to be an original voice in a sea of noise, definitely write with us.

But if you have a different plan that’s good too.The main purpose of this challenge is to grow together.

I just won Seventeen thousand five hundred prize money blogging for an Indiblogger contest.Read my winning post.

Thats when I thought of sharing the joy of winning with my friends in the blogosphere.

Thanks to Dr.Bushra and Utpal who agreed to be a part of this adventure.Our sponsor had the faith in us and we have friends who support us.

That’s a magical circle of wonderful people.

Write with us friends and may you all be winners in your own way.

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Fly with your Valentine Memories of a Lifetime

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on February 13, 2018 56

Fly with your Valentine, memories of a lifetime..to the moon and back maybe?

I wish you could do that.I wish I could do that.

If you love traveling and the love of your love does too, that is the trip to plan.With Mahashivrathri falling on the 14th, this Valentine day just got a more auspicious makeover.But if you can’t travel to the moon I have a few places right here in India which will be perfect.

If you want to gift someone something gift them an experience.That’s what makes people happy.Memories make life enriching.

When I and hubby were in Delhi studying together(and just married)we scraped and saved money left over after the necessities strictly for traveling.

The most fun places for relaxing and enjoying some quiet time needs to be on a budget.

Just book the right flights in advance and you can then find the best hotels at peace.I have seen the biggest hurdle in my travel dreams are sudden weird flight price explosion!

Before we had our little girl we never booked hotels in advance.Just booked our flights and landed up in new places. Checking out the bathrooms of budget hotels, before we decided on the one which deserved our hard earned money.

So where can you go with your sweetheart?

Visit Manali

It’s a favorite destination for lovebirds.I visited it for our second-anniversary celebration and I still dream about those gorgeous hills.The people are nice, the hills are inviting and something about the weather makes you forget the gruels of daily living.

Visit Pahalgam

I know the Kashmir potboiler leaves little space for romance.But keep this in mind just in case.The Lidder river dances throughout the quaint little town of Pahalgam.I have not met a friendlier, kinder and more welcoming people than the people of Pahalgam.The Hotel Himalaya where we stayed is located right on the bank of the river and it has a canal going through the property.A hanging porch overlooks the river dancing merrily below the green snowcapped majestic Himalayas.It’s as close to the heavens and my dream home I have ever come.They also have a swing in the little garden bursting with flower and a friendly old gardener who will let you mow the garden if you want to exercise.

Visit Kolkata

It is perfect for a luxury cruise on the Ganges.Nothing more romantic I guarantee.It’s affordable, the food is fantastic and the hospitality of Kolkata will put a smile on your face.This is also a great time to go for quick city tours in Kolkata as the weather is perfect.

Close to Kolkata the Mandarmani resort of Aquamarina drive inn is budget friendly, simple food with unlimited sea view.It is a 3 hours drive from Kolkata in minimum traffic.

Maybe a quick trip to Goa?

The south Goa beaches are uncrowded and the Dona Sylvia beach resort where we stayed had a private access to the beach, acres of greenery, stunning pool and the most sumptuous food.

If you want to spend some quiet time with your loved one.This is the place!

Visit Puri

Fly to Bhubaneswar and it’s a 45 minutes ride from airport to the bluest ocean.

There is no dearth of tourist lodges and hotels on a budget.But my favorite is the Mahodadhi palace (it’s a renovated summer palace ) and the Mayfair Hotels Puri.

Don’t delay gifting your Valentine a memory to cherish.

So where do you plan to fly? Comment below to let me know.

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