Diet's the way I like it

The city's home-based culinary queens are on a mission -- to help you eat healthy. While Andheri resident Krishna Bhatnagar delivers diet delivery tiffins to your doorstep, Bandra-based Divya Ranglani bakes calorie-friendly cakes

The city's home-based culinary queens are on a missionu00a0-- to help you eat healthy. While Andheri resident Krishna Bhatnagar delivers diet delivery tiffins to your doorstep, Bandra-based Divya Ranglani bakes calorie-friendly cakes

There's a diet batata Vada in my tiffin!
Homemaker Krishna Bhatnagar along with her son Sandeep, a former finance executive has been delivering diet tiffins to working professionals across the city under the label Mrs Krishna's Home Tiffin. The venture, which began in May 2010 in Andheri, has now gained a foothold along the Western suburbs, stretching all the way up to Churchgate in South Mumbai.


Krishna Bhatnagar and her son

Sandeep says, "Working professionals and individuals who live alone neither have the time nor the inclination to cook. They are always on the lookout for healthy home-cooked meals. Since there was a demand for diet tiffins, we decided to introduce this service for Rs 110. The Diet Tiffin includes three to four multi-grain/ Jowar or Bajra rotis, soup, a healthy salad, which could either be the in-house special ufffd Apple Beetroot Salad, Green Papaya Salad or a variation of the Fresh Lettuce Salad prepared using olive oil, dal, a high-protein snack, which could either be a Tofu Roll, a Diet Batata Vada or a Diet Dahi Vada, which is grilled. Twice a week, you can even dig into a Veg Kebab and round off your meal with a healthy dessert. This would either be a seasonal Carrot Halwa or an Organic Millet Kheer." Customers receive an SMS update daily, which informs them of what's on their menu for the day.
YOU PAY: Charges Rs 110 for a diet tiffin, calculated on the basis of the number of working days.
DELIVERY CHARGES: No delivery charge in Andheri (W); Rs 300 for deliveries from Andheri (E) to Lower Parel; Rs 350 for deliveries beyond Lower Parel
CALL 9594946030; EMAIL krishnahometiffin@rediffmail.com

A healthy sweet rush
Bandra-based Divya Ranglani and her sister-in-law set out on a quest to ensure their kids ate healthy. However, this wasn't easy, as they would crave for junk food, which was readily available. So, the duo joined forces and created dishes that were healthy and would appeal to their kids. Divya says, "My sister-in-law and I are passionate about cooking and have read many books on the subject. It was during one such chat with a family friend, who is a trained Le Cordon Bleu chef that we discovered how nature has blessed us with many natural sweeteners. It's possible to make healthy food without using artificial sweeteners, preservatives, refined flour and saturated fats."


Divya's Date Carrot and Mixed Nuts Cake. Pics/ Anuja Gupta

So, after a series of trials and experiments that had family members and friends eating out of their hands, Divya and her sister-in-law decided set up shop from her Bandra residence, eight months ago. She adds, "My cakes are healthy because I use natural sweeteners including dates and fruits like blueberries, pears and oranges. I include oatmeal and whole wheat flour as its rich in fibre. It adds texture to my cakes and since they contain no saturated fats, you can gorge on them minus the guilt."
Some of Divya's more popular combinations contain vegetables. These include Pumpkin and Choco Chips cake, Carrot Zucchini, Soya Oatmeal, Sweet Potato Cake and Muesli Cake.
YOU PAY: RS 450 onwards
CALL 9820154550, place an order a day in advance