Restaurant food & Body Weight

How difficult is it to lose 20 pounds in a year without medications or any drastic moves!

One of my best friends who is a professor at a renowned University here,  did just that, by doing something along with a list of the regular things that we all do, to get a few pounds out of us.

He told me that he just stopped - I mean totally stopped - eating out in Restaurants !  Add that to regular exercise and good food and he dropped 20 pounds in a year.  That's really impressive.

I have been watching what I eat.  I even did a chart of my weight for 2011 along with my eating patterns ( I maintain an Excel Sheet which I update everyday). I also noticed that whenever, 'Eating out' went up, my average weight also went up.

My New Year's resolution -  

Cut down eating out in Restaurants.

That said, I found this interesting in 'The Hindu' today:

‘Only the patient will be served’ at Mani’s Cafe

Signature dish: The ‘keerai dosai’

What’s cooking: Sample dosas with a heavy health accent- Arukampul, Chirukurichan, mudakathan, thuthuvalai, karisalangankanni and vallarai- something your doctor and grandma would be happy about!

Trade Secret: The USP of this eatery is the medicinal value invested in every entry. The menu outlines health benefits of each item and also offers recommended items for diabetics and people with high Blood Pressure. These include ragi, corn and wheat dosas. All for Rs. 25

Where to find: Therku vassal, Srirrangam

Darshan time: Mornings and evenings

Saravana Bhavan in trouble again !

(Photo courtesy: The Web)

A few years back it was the DAD in trouble and now looks like the SON is in the same boat, though not exactly for the same reasons !

It's been a while since I ate at Saravana Bhavan (Sunny Vale), thanks to their deteriorating quality. Now there is one more reason to not go there.

Personally I don't support businesses that break the law ( If I come to know about it ).

For me, the best restaurants in town are 'Spice Hut' at Fremont and 'Viks' at Berkeley. For Pizzas I'd go to 'Cheese Board' at Berkeley.

These days though - It's mostly home food !!