Jaipur, March 02, 2025.
As the festival of colours ‘Holi’ is around the corner, people are engrossed in its preparations with festive fervour. The aroma of traditional sweets wafts through our homes.
Indian festivals seem incomplete without the traditional touch of exchanging sweets. But today people are conscious of their health, focusing on having healthy and nutritious food, cutting off sugar from meals, or going sugar-free.
When the festival arrives, it puts them in a dilemma between indulging in festive treats and maintaining their wellness goals.
The secret of healthy snacking lies in mindful eating without even compromising your tastes. This only needs mindful preparations with smart ingredient choices.
Nutritionist Dr. Nidhi Shukla Pandey shares few points to be taken into consideration while making sweets-
- Try to reduce the portion size of every piece.
- Use alternative sugar options, like jaggery powder and Mishri powder
- Adding raisins can enhance natural sweetness while boosting nutritional value
- When cooking use less quantity of ghee so it won’t become rancid
- Make sweets in smaller batches more frequently rather than making large quantities at once.
1.Nutrient-rich seed mix Barfi
Seeds-mix Barfi is considered the most nutrient-rich sweet. For making this sweet, you can add more amount of raisins, cranberry and blueberry or dates along with pumpkin, sunflower, sesame and chia seeds.
This antioxidant-packed sweet provides natural energy and satisfies sweet cravings healthfully.
2. Protein-rich Besan Ladoo
This is another good option as you can make this in good quality ghee, offering a perfect balance of nutrition and taste. You can add roasted almonds to it as well.
3. Coconut Barfi
Coconut barfi can be prepared with desiccated coconut or prasad coconut, which rich in essential fatty acids. This is very beneficial for skin and hair health. You can mix coconut with mawa, this will give natural sweetness to it.
4. Dates and dry fruits Barfi
This sweet is the best nutrition bar for you. The most preferred is dates and dry fruits sweets in which you can add more amount of dry fruits and less amount of dates.
