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		<title>Jihva Workout Vratham ~ Week 4</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/05/24/jihva-workout-vratham-week-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 02:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 22 and 23:
Vratham Food:
Sundal, sambar and subji, the three S&#8217;s with plenty of fresh vegetables and protein filled lentils was my food intake on the weekend.
Workout: Not much except the routine, weekend shopping walk.
May 24: 
Vratham Food:
Morning: A cup of Ragi malt and one cucumber
Noon: Zucchini zunka  (love this recipe) with roti, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jihva Workout Vratham ~ Week 3</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/05/17/jihva-workout-vratham-week-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/05/17/jihva-workout-vratham-week-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 15:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 15th:
Vratham Food:
Brunch: 3 Rose Matta rice dosas with cubed zucchini in cashew sauce + 1 sweet mango + 1 cup cardamom chai
Evening: 2 wholewheat vegetarian pizza slices (grimaldi) + 1 glass buttermilk (home)
Workout: Shopping walk
May 16th:
Vratham Food:
Morning: a cup of cardamom chai
Noon: Traditional Kerala-onam style meal at a friends home ( matta rice, avail, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jihva Workout Vratham ~ Week 2</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/05/10/jihva-workout-vratham-week-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/05/10/jihva-workout-vratham-week-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 16:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 8th and 9th:
Went out on the weekend to parties and had party food. (Naan, Pulao, Matar and Palak Paneer, Raita and Rasmalai) Not good vratham-wise, but I did do portion control.
At home, for breakfast and evening meal, had ragi malt, fruit salad and upma.
Workout: Shopping walk.
May 10th:
Vratham Food:
Morning:A glass of lemon(lime) water. (Squeeze half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jihva Workout Vratham ~ Week 1</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/05/03/jihva-workout-vratham-week-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/05/03/jihva-workout-vratham-week-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 1st: 
Vratham Food:
Morning: a cup of moong sprouts. Toasted lightly and seasoned with sea salt and black pepper
Noon: a cup of drumstick sambar and 12 roasted chestnuts
Evening:
I wasn&#8217;t feeling much hungry so I had some fruit and buttermilk.
1 cup of pear fruit slices
1 glass ginger buttermilk (homemade)
6 glasses of water, throughout the day
Workout:
15 minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jihva Workout Vratham</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/04/30/jihva-workout-vratham/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/04/30/jihva-workout-vratham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Doing something with devotion for a cause is called Vratham in Sanskrit. I remember growing up in Nandyala, elders in my family periodically doing vrathams. They would refrain from certain foods and desires for a set period of time and slowdown from life. As a child, I used to wonder why anyone wants to put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food is Empowering!</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/02/24/food-is-empowering/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/02/24/food-is-empowering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a very important part of our daily life that we quite often take very casually or overlook very conveniently. That is &#8220;food&#8221;. We are made of what we eat. What we eat and how we eat dictate whether we thrive or survive. When I read about Indus Ladies call for entries to celebrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WV14 ~ Gongura Pappu from Amma</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/31/wv14-gongura-pappu-from-amma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/31/wv14-gongura-pappu-from-amma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toor Dal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>

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Beatific Butterfly from Backyard
(Of all the transplanted, showy flowers in the backyard, the butterflies are drawn to the wild ones which are known in this part of the world as weeds. Butterflies are precious! So now weeds have become part of the landscape.)
Today is Vara Lakshmi Vratham, an auspicious day on which Goddess Lakshmi Devi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WV13 ~ Palak Chole</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/30/wv13-palak-chole/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/30/wv13-palak-chole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chickpeas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spinach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>

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Tella Mandaram (White Hibiscus) from Front Yard
Morning:
Sprouted moong + sprouted chickpeas combined with generous amounts of ginger, green chilli, cumin and salt, ground into smooth batter. The batter  is then made into dosa. I had one dosa for breakfast with tomato chutney.
A glass of ragi ganji without sweetener
Noon:
Sprouted moong + sprouted chickpea dosa
A cup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WV12 ~ Sambar Soopa</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/29/wv12-sambar-soopa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/29/wv12-sambar-soopa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>

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Chamanthi 
Morning:
A cup of ragi ganji without sweetener
A cup of cucumber slices with some lemon juice and pepper
Noon:
A big bowl of veggie-rich sambar soopa
Quarter cup of bendi curry with yogurt (Dahi bendi)
1 boiled egg, yellow removed
Evening:
A glass of ginger buttermilk
Night:
1 moong dal + chana dal dosa (Adai) with a cup of sambar soopa
(I couldn&#8217;t eat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WV11 ~ Henna Flowers</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/28/wv11-henna-flowers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2009/07/28/wv11-henna-flowers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Log]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workout Vratham]]></category>

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Gorintaaku Puvvulu (Henna Flowers) from Backyard
Henna plant is in bloom since July. I don&#8217;t remember ever noticing henna flowers at Nandyala, and I am surprised at the beauty and fragrance of henna&#8217;s pretty petite flowers.
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WV Log for Day 11:
Morning:
2 pesarattu with coconut chutney
A glass of ragi ganji without sweetener
Noon:
A small cup of brinjal-papdi lilva curry [...]]]></description>
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