Fasting: 3 + 1 nutritional tips!

Fasting: A religious must for many people but also a traditional custom for many more!

However, fasting, despite its benefits, is can be a challenge to our health. Therefore, it needs caution and moderation so that deficiencies in essential nutrients are avoided.

Here are some secrets that will help us replenish the nutrients we lose by abstaining from important food categories such as meat, poultry, cheese and dairy.

• Increase protein intake of high biological value. For example, combining legumes with cereals (lentils with rice, beans with potatoes, chickpeas with bread, etc.) and cereals with nuts (oats with almonds or walnuts).
• Increase iron intake from legumes and vegetables (beans, chickpeas, broccoli, cauliflower) or seafood along with vitamin C so that it is absorbed by the body. E.g. legumes with lemon juice, natural orange juice after eating, etc.
• Calcium intake from foods such as: broccoli, tahini, almonds and cabbage and foods fortified with calcium such as soy milk.
• Sources of zinc to strengthen the immune system: seafood, nuts, chickpeas, peas, whole grains.