Monsoon is a time of reviving family ties and focusing on
our health. A healthy family is a happy family if care is taken to eat fresh
and wholesome meals and snacks which contain all the essential nutrients
required by the body. Furthermore, monsoon is a season when family members can
spend valuable time with their near and dear ones.
A safe and secure home houses hale and happy people. A good
house though wet outside but remains dry inside. With little to worry about
dripping roofs and seeping moisture into the walls the people inside are bound
to spend quality time with family members, be it young kids or the elderly.
The family members can spend quality family time together
during meals, have never-ending discussions and chats over coffee, play indoor
games like carom, chess and Ludo, rejoice over recollect old precious memories via
photographs, watch a favourite T.V. show jointly or get indulged in a video
game together. Parents can teach their kids to co-operate by working side by
side to finish off the household chores, sitting with and talking to their
grandparents or get amused by their interesting fairy tales and moral stories.
Another aspect of a healthy and happy family is eating
well-balanced nutritious home-made food.
Piping hot dal-chawal or khichdi continue to remain an all-time
favourite. Hot vegetable soups are also a good option to have. Vegetable
pakodas with mint and coriander chutney are also the most liked savoury in a
majority of homes. Nuts and curds are great to have as they are high in
protein. Care must be taken to wash all vegetables and fruits thoroughly in clean
water before consumption to keep away infection causing germs from entering our
bodies. Intake of ginger, honey and black pepper is the best option to keep
common cold ailments at bay. Consuming Green tea, ginger-tulsi tea and warm
water with honey are natural immunity boosters.