Tips on how to maintain a healthy fast

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Tips on how to maintain a healthy fast
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• Many will agree that summer fasting is not for
  the faint hearted. In certain parts of the world,
  such as Europe, the sun can rise as early as 4am,
  and set as late as 10pm. Waking up from your
  comfortable mattress in Dubai can be a little
  difficult too. Here are some key tips to keep
  your metabolism and health in order while
  clearing your mind during the Holy month of
  Ramadan.

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Eat Real Food

• Real food can be classified as fresh,
  unprocessed, and not filled with chemicals. If
  youre in a hurry, processed foods can seem like
  the quickest and most efficient option. However
  these types of foods are usually filled with
  unhealthy MSG, high fructose corn syrup, sodium,
  and sugars. These types of ingredients can be
  extremely harmful to fill your body with after a
  long day of fasting. Therefore, try to shop for
  fresh and/or organic fruits, vegetables, and
  grains from your local supermarket. Spinneys,
  Waitrose, and your local supermarkets are great
  options for fresh and healthy foods.

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Hydrate your Body with Food

• At Suhoor or Iftar, you can try to replenish your
  bodys water supply by filling up on water-rich
  food such as watermelon, squash, pineapples etc.
  Its also not necessary to eat these foods. Try
  our coconut water, fresh juices, or even
  smoothies. Definitely avoid teas, coffees, and
  other caffeinated products. Also beware of the
  salt-filled breads and meats that creep up into
  our main meals. Soups, though they might look
  healthy, could potentially also be filled with
  sodium. Keep a close watch on what you eat and
  drink and make sure they are hydrating you and
  not dehydrating you further!

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Avoid White Foods

• White foods can fall under the following
  categories white bread, white rice, white sugar
  etc. These types of colored foods are stripped of
  their nutrient content before being processed and
  sent to the supermarkets. Brown foods, such as
  brown bread, sugar, and organic brown rice
  havent gone through that process and provide
  longer lasting energy in the long run.

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Bake, dont Fry

• Everybody loves a good samosa or arayes at Iftar,
  but lets face it, theyd be better off baked
  than fried. Fried foods are dripping with oil and
  extremely difficult to digest, especially if your
  body hasnt had to digest anything in the past
  day. Baking does take a bit more time, but its
  well worth it at the end as the foods are just as
  delicious and about a thousand times healthier.