Hello Friends.
Welcome to Fit Tuber.
I have been living away from my home for over 11 years now.
And in these 11 years I have lived in various hostels and PGs.
So, I can very well understand that it is not easy to maintain a healthy diet there
because most of the things are not under your control.
But having experienced it all, I can share with you my tips and tricks that will surely
make your diet in hostel healthier.
Healthy eating in a hostel of PG is all about making the smart choices.
Whenever you eat in the hostel mess, generally there are a few options on the table.
You should choose the best option and ignore the others.
For example instead of that oily good for nothing curry, have dal.
Instead of having simple carbohydrates like white rice, have whole wheat roti which is
a complex carbohydrate.
Talking about complex carbohydrates, I would suggest you to buy oats.
Now, the best thing about oats is that you need not cook them separately.
Just pouring hot water or milk on them makes them ready to eat.
I am quite sure that you would be getting milk your breakfast.
So you can actually replicate this healthy breakfast recipe in your hostel itself.
Just put hot milk on oats and top it up with almonds, flaxseeds and banana.
This would make a well balanced oatmeal and it would be a great start for your day.
Not only this, you can add oats to hot curries and dals as well and it would be a great alternative
to white rice.
One of the major problems faced by the people living in hostel or PG is that they are unable
to fulfill their daily protein intake.
Well, a few months back I was living in a PG.
There I requested the PG owner to get me 15 eggs boiled every day and I would pay extra for it.
She readily agreed.
I would buy eggs and they would charge 3 rupees for boiling each egg.
I used to have 15 eggs in 3 servings (5 in each).
I used to add those eggs into curries and make them protein rich.
Same thing can be done with paneer as well.
You can buy fresh or packet paneer.
Ask somebody to boil it so that it becomes softer and then you can add it in curries
and make them protein rich.
This will boost your daily protein intake to a great extent.
And in some places they even allow you to keep kettle.
Then it becomes easier.
Instead of using it to make maggi everytime, you can use it to boil eggs also.
If you are living in a hostel and working out for muscle gains, I would suggest you
to buy whey protein.
Whey protein is a safe option and can be consumed by anybody.
Now, when you have lunch or dinner in hostel, I think they would be providing you with salad.
No matter what your fitness goal is, just hop on that salad everytime.
This will give you the essential vitamins and minerals and will also help in the reduction of fat.
Eating healthy fats is not a problem when you are living in a hostel or PG.
Almonds, peanuts, cashews, walnuts, flaxseeds.
These are all healthy fat options.
Then I have also shown you how to make a healthy peanut butter at home.
Now next time when you go home, just get that made and it would serve as a great snack option for you
Talking about healthy snacks, you should keep with you almonds, unsalted roasted peanuts,
unsalted roasted chickpeas, carrots, cucumber, fruits, low fat milk, low fat yogurt etc always
handy with you.
I will tell you another snack option.
When I was in hostel, I used to do this.
I used to soak a handful of black chana overnight and this would serve me as a great snack option
in the evening.
Then I would suggest you to do some form of exercise.
Join a gym, play any sport or go for a run.
Because anyway, you are not having the best of the diets.
So burning a few calories will surely help you stay healthy.
Then some tips always apply.
Like practice drinking 3 liters of water everyday.
But there is a way to drink water as well.
Make sure you checkout this video.
So avoid junk food because your food already in hostel is no less than junk food.
Then have a good night sleep.
I know that this would never happen in a hostel but it's my duty to tell you.
Because in a hostel we sleep a lot but we never sleep at night.
Then I would suggest you to not indulge in smoking or drinking.
Trust me, there is nothing cool about it.
At last, I would again say that it's all about making smart choices.
And the more you learn about healthy eating, the smarter you become.
5 years back, I could not implement any of these ideas because I did not know about them.
But now I feel that these tips are doable in respect of hostel and PG life.
So friends!
I would suggest you to checkout this playlist and try to incorporate as much as you can.
Also go through the description of this video as I have added more information regarding
this topic.
And friends, drop in all your queries and doubts in the comment section.
Even the simplest of things, ask me.
I will be most happy to help you.
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My name is Vivek, I thank you so much for watching.