Choose Your Takeaways Right

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It’s not easy to resist the urge of ordering your favorite takeaway after a long and hectic day at the office, when you are in a hurry or on a Friday night. Takeaways are part of our lives when we are on the run or want to have a quick bite. Fast-food is not only convenient they are also tasty and less expensive. Though regular eating out can play havoc with your waistline and general health, relishing your favorite dishing once or twice a month is an occasional treat.

The favorite takeaway temptations are the Indian, South Asian and Italian. These cuisines often present with calorie-conundrums to those who are health conscious. Key to enjoying your takeaways is to choose the right items so it does not become a calorific splurge.

Indian
It’s generally said you need to watch your waistline if you have fondness for Indian curries and breads such as butter naans. Though it’s not untrue, you have a wide variety of choices when it comes to Indian food. You can replace the creamy Indian curries with tomato based sauces. Chapattis or plain tandoor roti are healthier options to butter naan. Instead ...
... of deep-fried chicken choose tandoori chicken, kebabs. Choose seekh kebabs that is filled with herbs, lean meat like chicken or fish and vegetable.

One can always choose plain steamed rice over the pulao rice or biriyani that is cooked with extra masalas, oil and seasoned with fried onions and dry fruits. Give a cold shoulder to creamy korma and fried starters.

South Asian
The South Asian takeaways are yummy and most of us tend to over eat. Most of the takeaways are battered and deep fried and crisp that makes items all mouth-watering. There are always healthier options to choose from such as plain noodles, crab & sweetcorn soup, steamed dumplings, vegetable stir-fry. chicken chop suey,steamed fish, Szechuan prawns, steamed/boiled rice. Swap spring rolls and wontons with soups filled chicken or crab, sweetcorn or even steam dumplings as starters.

Italian
Creamy sauces and loads of variety of cheese toppings rule the roost of Italian cuisine. Creamy Lasagna or pasta are all tempting. The sad news is that they are all a great setback for any kind of diet you are following. There is also good news out there for Italian cuisine lovers. Ask for tomato sauces and herbs. Instead of creamy pasta or lasagna order for pasta with tomato sauce lean meat, or vegetables.

You can actually give a boost to your daily vegetable quota by topping the pastas/lasagna with bell peppers,onions, sweet corn and olives. Pastas with tomato base is loaded with antioxidants. Similarly, you can also try your hand at baked lasagna filled with tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach/ chicken.

Takeaways need not be always calorific nightmares, if your choices are right. At times finding a healthy as well as well-balanced meal in a takeaway outlet is a challenge. However, there are many healthier options in the menu. A decade ago healthy meal on a highway or close to your home/office fast-food joint would be a sad looking salad or bland veg/chicken sandwich. Today, takeaway joints dish out healthier options.

A prominent food takeaway joint in Pune that is gaining popularity is Beyond 360 degrees. The business hours are from 11 AM to 11 PM. One can browse through the site, register with them and check out their menu.

The food is designed and prepared under the guidance of Chef Anand. The food is not just sumptuous but also reasonably priced keeping mind the office-goers and regular travelers. The quantity is more than enough. The takeaway boxes are designed to hold the food and the accompaniments. These can be reused too.

Think of food Think Beyond 360 degrees