HomeMany people start iftar with dates. It contains iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc and various vitamins. Dates provide energy to the body, increase hemoglobin and aid digestion. You can take sherbet to prevent dehydration and metabolism. You can mix isabgul, tokma, raw mango, tamarind in sherbet. You can also drink sherbet made from lemon or coconut water.
However, for weight control and in case of diabetic patients, it is better to exclude sugar, jaggery, honey. Alternative sugar can be used in moderation. For sugar intake, you can eat muri or popcorn or chira or khai. Consumption of vegetables, fruits, sour curd, milk and dairy products can be encouraged. Highly processed grain foods like sugar, wheat flour, corn, white rice and potatoes should be avoided or limited.
To control weight, non-vegetarian and good quality fat-rich foods play a better role in filling the stomach than sugar-rich foods. However, in some special cases, such as if someone has diabetes or any other complications such as kidney disease, high levels of uric acid, etc., instead of pulses and dal-like foods, you can eat muri, chira and rice powder or arrowroot made of samukha or samucha, alupuris, potato chops, etc.
And if you have problems with excess weight and ulcers or gastritis, you should eat low-calorie foods instead of fried and spicy foods. Or you should cook in less oil and eat less spicy foods.
Other foods will remain the same. If you want to fast during pregnancy, you must eat according to the pregnancy food prescription.
In the case of diabetic patients, the amount of food for iftar will be the same as the dinner at other times. Otherwise, there is a risk of hypoglycemia.
How to start
We can take iftar in different steps. For example, in the first step, we can start with water and dates. In the second step, you can drink different types of drinks. In the next step, you can end iftar with other foods.
