General Food And Nutrition Tips To Stay Healthy During Quarantine

During this hard time, countries all over the world are taking serious measures to fight against COVID-19. The government has asked for self-quarantine due to which several businesses are being affected. The self-quarantine period is also affecting the food-related practices of many people. Many countries have asked the restaurants and take-aways to deliver fresh food and the food quantity is being limited.

Good food and nutrition practices are important for each and every individual for making the immune system strong, therefore it is necessary to make the immune system potentially strong and support a healthy diet. It is also important to be physically active if the immune system is active.

Here are some general food and nutrition tips to stay healthy during the quarantine.

1) Plan What You Need

During this time, panic behaviour has been observed among people for food. People are over-purchasing food, there is a sudden increase in the price of all the food items and also an unequal distribution of food. Therefore, it is necessary to plan the food intake for yourself and your family. Try to assess the food that is available at home. Take a balanced amount of carbohydrates, minerals, proteins, and fiber. Several apps have come up for the delivery of essential food items so try to avoid going outside. Try to utilize food that has a shorter shelf-life. This will avoid the wastage of food.

2) Take A Break During Work At Home

To keep yourself healthy, take 10 minutes of break after every one hour during work from home. This will make you do a little exercise and stress-free. Usually, during work from home, people tend to become unhealthy and obese. Taking breaks during work from home is a good option to stay healthy.

3) Stay Hydrated

Drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration. This is actually good to boost immunity.

As it is summers, try to drink water as much as you can. This does not mean that you will alcohol, avoid alcohol consumption or reduce the consumption of alcohol. During this quarantine period, alcohol consumption will reduce immunity. Alcohol affects the mental state so try not to consume alcohol.

4) Take Fresh Foods

To avoid any sort of illness during this period, try to utilize fresh foods. Before cooking or consuming any food item, check the shelf-life of the food. Try to purchase fruits and vegetables that are fresh.

5) Take Home-Cooked Meals

In regular daily life, people usually don't have time to cook food at home and they eat food outside. Now, this is the time to master cooking skills and cook healthy recipes at home. If you don't know how to cook, do not worry, take the help of the internet and learn cooking. You can also learn the recipes, which probably you didn't have the time to cook during regular life. This is the best time to learn recipes and cook healthy food at home.

6) Exercise Daily

Since everyone is work from home during this COVID-19 time, people are only consuming food and not exercising to keep the body immune. So to keep the body the immune, exercise daily in the morning and probably do yoga which is the best source of immunity. 

7) Plan Strategic Kitchen Rules

There are certain rules that you need to follow to maintain health and hygiene during cooking.

a) First, wash your hands.

b) Sanitize your hands.

c) Wash all the vegetables and fruits thoroughly before chopping.

d) Keep all the kitchen surroundings clean.

e) Also, wash all the utensils thoroughly before cooking and eating.

Remember Good Hygiene= Good Health

8) Enjoy Meals With Family

COVID-!9 and social distancing have brought the families together. This the best opportunity to strengthen the relationships and enjoy the time together. This provides an opportunity for all families to share and enjoy meals together. This is the best time for parents to teach kids about cooking. Help your child to choose vegetables that are healthy and can be included in the meal.

So enjoy every bit of time with your family during this quarantine.

Stay Safe And Healthy At Home!