Dietary habits of TBs

[v arun kumar]

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How do u think that it has changed over the last 50 years....... in my child hood, 40 years back we used to have lunch around 9.30 am, tiffin if any or mor shadam / after school, and dinner at 7 with one tea and one cofffe break[SUB] [/SUB]

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now a days it a rush hour Oats meal in the morning, chapatis at noon (more for convenience) and dinner at aroun 10.30 after coming late from work. with endless cups of tea and coffee.

 

[sravna]

I think now a days it is in line with what others are doing. btw, is there any specific reason for the old ways of eating, i.,e meals in the morning, thayir sadam in the afternoon and again light meals at night. There also used to be tiffin in the evening. At least that is what we used to do during my childhood days.

 

[Raji Ram]

My dad was a medical practitioner in a village and had to leave for his clinic around 8.30 a.m. So, we had idlies at 8 a.m

on all working days! We used to come home for lunch (school was nearby). Evening we had snacks + milk drink (it was

'drinking chocolate' for children below teen age and NO coffee!) and dinner was around 8.30 p.m. On some days left over

idlies were made as what we called as 'podimAs' ('kezhakEththikAra' call it 'idli usili')!

This four meal pattern continues for me till now!

 

[v arun kumar]

The purpose of the thread was to find out how the various habbits of the people have changed, a lifestyle which was dictated by tradition and community living is now commanded by the demands of an MNCs job, and where one finds the community no where around at work. most new generation boys get familiar with non vegetarian food during college and are quite happy converting. am sure there are lot other changes too. what do u say.

 

[vgane]

Whenever I visited my village during my school vacation, when I was a small boy we used to have coffee at 6 and another mini coffee at 9 ...Lunch was at 11 am.....Tiffin & coffee at 4 pm....Light dinner at 8 pm

Now I am having breakfast at 9 am which is either Idli /Sambhar or Phulka/Sabji...Lunch is roti/rice/sambar...Evening fruits & night it is dinner with rice

One change in the diet is that as I am in Northern India-NCR we take lot of Rotis compared to Rice

As far as Junk food such as Pasta/Noodles /Pizza is concerned these are normally restricted to once in a month/two months

 

[vgane]

During office days, I carry my own carrier for lunch..I hardly take food outside

 

[auh]

When we are at home, either in Abu Dhabi or at Coimbatore, meals is around 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Depending on convenience, a snack break might be there around 4:00 pm, and dinner, if snack break is missed out, at around 7:30, and otherwise at around 8:30.

While at work, I take an apple in the morning, around 9:30, lunch - rice or chapathi - at 1:30 pm and dinner at 9:00 pm. Coffee/snacks is an indulgence sometimes at around 6:00pm.

 

[sangom]

In my house we have four eating sessions: 9-00 A.M.— Breakfast, but there is tea in the morning at around 6 to 6-30. Meals between 1-00P.M. & 2-00 P.M., evening tea 5-00& 6-00 P.M. and night meals at around 8-30 P.M. We used to go along with local items (always vegetarian) during my transfers across India, but now, due to old age and health reasons we have rice as the staple on most days - chapati/poori etc., only very occasionally. Even then I must have some curd rice so that I don't get high acidity.

We do not at all eat junk foods/fast foods and items from known and reliably good hotels like vada, bajji, kaaravadai etc., are rarely taken. Mostly fried snack items are made by the two of us jointly at home only and not purchased from shops. We have been using coconut oil for the last 20 years continuously and was so even during our younger days. So far there is no problem.

 

[Nara]

My routine:
Morning 6:30 - 7 a.m. Coffee
10 a.m. Lunch - குழம்பு, சாத்தமுது, தயிர், very little rice, lots off கறியமுது
12:00 Black tea
3:30 to 4:00 Fruits or peanuts/almonds
7:00 Dinner - Something like Pasta, thai food, chappatti, adai, home-made pizza and always தயிர் (of course with a couple of glasses red wine)

We very rarely eat outside

 

[biswa]

Somehow most people are expressing only sattvik eating habits.

 

[renuka]

I am no TB but this is my menu for the day:

Breakfast : Freshly squeezed Lemon and Orange Juice blended with dates.


Lunch: Brown rice made into Kichidi with Moong Dhal along with a raw cabbage/raw beetroot salad with Garbenzo beans tossed in..spiced with Rosemary and Thyme.

Drink for lunch :Aloe Vera/Pomegranate Juice

Tea Time : 1 Green apple with Warm Milk.


Dinner lanning for a nice bowl of Vegetable soup with sea weed and Tofu.

 

[biswa]

Sattvik menu no doubt but no Thayir Saadam? Definitely not TB!

 

[v arun kumar]

diet patters seem to be similar, people settled in north are more into chappatis, I guess, I wonder about folks abroad, moreover I think this is just a particular age group which has responded, or would you all care to elaborate about the next gen, habits ? are your children and grand children if any ok with the above pattern, or like biswa commented above, some slimy things are also part of the diet, at home but avoided by you

 

[renuka]

Sattvik menu no doubt but no Thayir Saadam? Definitely not TB!

TB or Not TB??

Actually I have Greek Yogurt Thayir Sadam on Fridays.

I generally only take rice 2 x a week.

Brown rice on Thursdays.

Friday its Greek Yogurt Thayir Sadam day!LOL

 

[v arun kumar]

what is greek yogurt, curd with a few seeds of fenu greek is supposed to be good for health, (pun) or is it geek yoghurt, made with some fancy IT solutions

 

[renuka]

what is greek yogurt, curd with a few seeds of fenu greek is supposed to be good for health, (pun) or is it geek yoghurt, made with some fancy IT solutions

LOL!

Greek Yogurt is thicker and strained Yogurt...taste much better than Desi curds!

It is full bodied,creamy and leaves a lingering effect on our taste buds.

 

[Govinda]

LOL!

Greek Yogurt is thicker and strained Yogurt...taste much better than Desi curds!

It is full bodied,creamy and leaves a lingering effect on our taste buds.

That sour-cream is our puli-kAicchal

 

[v arun kumar]

LOL hope the full bodied, and creamier portion comes in low fat versions is it really such a sour cream as govinda has pointed out

 

[renuka]

LOL hope the full bodied, and creamier portion comes in low fat versions is it really such a sour cream as govinda has pointed out

It is not sour cream..sour cream is different.

The Greek Yogurt is like a full bodied woman who tantalizes and leaves a lingering effect on the senses of those who crave for her..to a certain extent it can be considered an acquired taste.

I am no fan of Vidya Balan but since many here are her fans..so to make you guys imagine how Greek Yogurt is like..picture Vidya Balan!..Full Bodied..Creamy and Tantalizing and an acquired taste and you guys begging for more!LOL

Yes there are low fat versions too...a Photoshopped VB I guess!

 

[auh]

I am in my mid 30s and perhaps belong to the intermediate-gen. I like to try diff veg recipes, but a strict no-no to cheese (except Amul) and anything that contains eggs. Of late the good lady has been honing her already fine culinary skills and the result is a treat for us. We both share common views on food and have similar eating habits. My parents though stick to traditional food only, though Rotis are included. They don't eat out while we do. Non veg restaurants are avoided though during business lunches it is unavoidable, but I almost always have veg &.fruit salads and the inevitable curd rice !

 

[v arun kumar]

It is not sour cream..sour cream is different.

The Greek Yogurt is like a full bodied woman who tantalizes and leaves a lingering effect on the senses of those who crave for her..to a certain extent it can be considered an acquired taste.

I am no fan of Vidya Balan but since many here are her fans..so to make you guys imagine how Greek Yogurt is like..picture Vidya Balan!..Full Bodied..Creamy and Tantalizing and an acquired taste and you guys begging for more!LOL

Yes there are low fat versions too...a Photoshopped VB I guess!

if people start seeing vidya balans of the world in their food, god help them, if a curd can be vidya balan, then I would look for alternatives in rasgulla, gulabjamuns, rasmalais, and fear to think as to what happens to pavaka curry, keerai kutu, and shenai keyangu poriyals

 

[v arun kumar]

hmmm, I find most conforming here, then why are the delhi guys so wayward....

 

[Raji Ram]

I don't know whether V B could be compared to Greek yogurt or not.

But there exists 'Kushboo idli'. Those who wish to taste can try this recipe:

KUSHBOO IDLY

 

[auh]

But there exists 'Kushboo idli'. Those who wish to taste can try this recipe:

Presently, the DMK family seem to favour the idli...

 

[Raji Ram]

There is a shop like this in Nungambakkam!