Navratri 2025: Unhealthy Fasting Foods To Avoid


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Fasting during Navratri can be healthy, but only if you skip these common traps.

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Deep-Fried Snacks

Sabudana vadas and pakoras are calorie bombs that leave you sluggish.

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Excess Potato Dishes

Relying only on aloo-based meals spikes blood sugar and adds empty carbs.

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Store-Bought Chips

Packaged vrat snacks are loaded with salt, trans fats, and preservatives.

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Too Much Sabudana

Carb-heavy sabudana khichdi without veggies or nuts can cause energy crashes.

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Sweetened Beverages

Packaged juices and sugary sherbets cause sugar spikes and dehydration.

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Overuse Sendha Namak

Even rock salt in excess raises blood pressure and causes water retention.

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Creamy Curries

Too much fat and dairy in the form of paneer, fresh cream, etc slows digestion and causes bloating.

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Overeating Fruits

Even natural sugars can spike energy when eaten in excess. Spread intake through the day.

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Skipping Hydration

Relying only on tea/coffee instead of water or coconut water worsens fatigue.

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Overindulge In Sweets

From kheer to halwa, excess sugar leads to weight gain and energy dips.

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