Food in India
Dec 3rd, 2005, 06:11 AM
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Food in India
We are going to India the end of this month with Overseas Adventure Travel. Has anyone gone with them? I am concerned about the food and was told that the tour guide will be sure to take us to restaurants that are safe. I still have some concerns, though. I am also a weight watcher and prefer fruits, vegetables and salads, and plain chicken and fish. I know that I'm in trouble here. Any suggestions?
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Dec 3rd, 2005, 07:39 AM
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If you are staying in the higher end deluxe hotels, there is an easy solution: just have them pack a lunch bag for you. If this is not an option, then exercise care - do not eat uncooked salads or uncooked vegetables. At any rate, I don't think you are "in trouble."
Dec 3rd, 2005, 07:51 AM
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Just become an Indian vegetarian for the trip and I am sure you will have no trouble keeping your weight down--this is India, not Paris.
Eat a lot of salad before you leave home, because it is the last time you will taste salad until you return. Fresh fruits--watch out. Unless you disinfect them before you peel them and then peel them yourself with a knife that you are certain is clean, you could be asking for "issues" that you may not want to face. Ditto for raw vegtables. Just eat hot, cooked foods and breads.
Enjoy the fabulous Indian cuisine. Eat like Indians do and do not expect them to cater to a weight watcher's menu. You will be safer and more welcomed that way. How many times are your going to be in India? You can go back to weight watcher cuisine when you get home.
Eat a lot of salad before you leave home, because it is the last time you will taste salad until you return. Fresh fruits--watch out. Unless you disinfect them before you peel them and then peel them yourself with a knife that you are certain is clean, you could be asking for "issues" that you may not want to face. Ditto for raw vegtables. Just eat hot, cooked foods and breads.
Enjoy the fabulous Indian cuisine. Eat like Indians do and do not expect them to cater to a weight watcher's menu. You will be safer and more welcomed that way. How many times are your going to be in India? You can go back to weight watcher cuisine when you get home.
Dec 3rd, 2005, 07:58 AM
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BostonHarbor - A lot of Indian cooked food is very healthy and low-fat. For instance, idli-sambaar is nutritious and healthy. Same with a well-made tandoori. The high-end restaurants in India will prepare to your specifications (with less oil etc).
It is the Indian restaurants in America that serve awful food, with all those greasy buffets.
It is the Indian restaurants in America that serve awful food, with all those greasy buffets.
Dec 3rd, 2005, 08:05 AM
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My point was more that one should enjoy the moment and embrace the cuisine. You have a lifetime to do weight watchers. If there is a serious health issue, of course one should ask for special cuisine. Otherwise, I don't think weight control is a big issue for first time India travelers ;-)
Dec 3rd, 2005, 09:48 AM
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For someone watching their weight "letting go" for a few weeks can be a disaster so my advice:
1. Eat in the better restaurants
2. Have the food prepared as you like it, i.e. not too oily or spicy.
3. Enjoy the cuisine and eat in moderation.
4. Exercise. Perhaps as you are touring alot of walking will do.
5. As I assume you are coming from the US and are male consider getting a suit made if you so desire. There are excellent tailors in India who can whip out a tailor-made suit for a fraction of the cost here in the US.
I hope you have a great time. Weather wise this is a good time to go. Cheers, Larry
1. Eat in the better restaurants
2. Have the food prepared as you like it, i.e. not too oily or spicy.
3. Enjoy the cuisine and eat in moderation.
4. Exercise. Perhaps as you are touring alot of walking will do.
5. As I assume you are coming from the US and are male consider getting a suit made if you so desire. There are excellent tailors in India who can whip out a tailor-made suit for a fraction of the cost here in the US.
I hope you have a great time. Weather wise this is a good time to go. Cheers, Larry
Dec 3rd, 2005, 12:02 PM
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Thank you Agtoau and I agree about ready made clothes too. The textile industry there is huge and both my son and I had scores of shirt styles to choose from last Jan. during our visit there. Really good material too. The funny thing is we brought so much for our relatives that we didn't have enough room for much of our own clothes. The 1st thing we had to do was get some shirts and I'm glad we did it this way as the selection is very broad. Cheers, Larry.
