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Nutritionist suggests adding fibre to Navratri meals
Navratri is a Hindu festival in which many people fast, celebrate and enjoy festive foods.
Changes in meal times and more fried foods and sweets can leave some people feeling heavy or uncomfortable.
Nutritionist Roshni Sanghvi recommends adding fibre to meals as one way to make festive eating more balanced.
She suggests starting with a whole fruit, salad or vegetable soup, adapted to a person's fasting practices.
Other ideas include using buckwheat, amaranth or water chestnut flour, and adding nuts or seeds to snacks and sweets.
These changes are not meant to rule out festive foods, but the nutritionist says portion sizes still matter because these ingredients can add calories and natural sugars.
Nutritionist Roshni Sanghvi recommends adding fibre to Navratri meals for a more balanced approach to festive eating.
She suggests starting meals with fruit, salad or vegetable-based soup to support satiety.
Sanghvi also recommends using ingredients such as buckwheat, amaranth, makhana, nuts and seeds where they fit fasting practices.
She says fibre-rich choices do not mean giving up festive foods, and that portion sizes still matter.
- Who
- Roshni Sanghvi, a holistic nutritionist and functional health expert at Clinic Living Plus.
- What
- She suggests ways to add fibre to Navratri meals and snacks.
- When
- During Navratri; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- Changes in meal timings and routines can lead to frequent snacking, more fried foods and sweets, and discomfort after eating. Sanghvi says fibre can help make festive meals more balanced.
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I suggest my clients count fibre even before protein for this very reason.
One way fibre can help is to ‘pre-load’ your meals.
The idea is not to restrict yourself from enjoying festive foods, but to make your meals more nutritionally balanced.
However, remember that these ingredients still contribute calories and natural sugars, so portion sizes matter.
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- Publication date
- October 12, 2026
- Nutritionist
- Roshni Sanghvi
- Workplace
- Clinic Living Plus
- Suggested first foods
- Fruit, salad or vegetable-based soup
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