Foods that help you kick the butt

By Shikha Desai, TNN

This World No Tobacco Day, resolve to free yourself from the smoke. Here are a foods that will help you do the same

·         Milk, Celery, Carrot, Fruits and vegetables, when taken before smoking, develops a bitter after taste compelling the smoker to extinguish the cigarette half way through because of the horrendous taste it leaves in the mouth

·         Eating foods rich in Vitamin C, for ex: orange, lemon, amla, guava, in more quantity cuts down the urge to smoke. This is because cigarettes deprives you of vitamin C supply, leaving you with a deficiency which the nicotine fills.

·         Whenever you have craving for smoking, you can eat some salty food items like chips, papad, pickle etc. You can also put some salt on the tip of the tongue, which will help you to kill your urge of smoking.

·         Fragrance of dried fruit helps lower cravings to smoke.

·         Keeping your mouth busy is another way to kill the urge of smoking. You can eat sugar free candy or chewing gum

Note: Make sure you avoid alcohol, caffeine, and red meat when you are attempting to quit smoking as these items only increase your craving for nicotine.

(Inputs courtesy: Annapurna Agrawal, Nutritionist , Snap Fitness India)

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