While it comes as no surprise that India's IT capital leads the way in online food orders, this habit of snacking on heavy food between meal times is unhealthy, reason experts. Wellness consultant Sheela Krishnaswamy says that this habit of eating heavier meals during snack hour can pose long-term health problems.
"Unless these orders are for an early dinner or for those who begin their day late and work on a different shift, this is unhealthy. One cannot snack on such heavy food between meals," says Sheela, who believes that even a pizza shared among many doesn't amount to a good tea-time snack. "Soups, salads, fruit platters or even corn cups make better snacking options between lunch and dinner. People should stay away from heavier options like Chinese, Italian and Mughlai," she adds. Fitness expert Wanitha Ashok believes that this is also because a lot of the healthier meal options, which are usually smaller portions, aren't easily offered on these sites. "Ideally, south Indian foods like idli or upma serve as healthy eating options between 4 pm and 6 pm. Italian and Chinese are not adviseable. A calorie is a calorie and any excess deposits as fat in the body. Ideally, carry a fruit with you. Eventually, it comes down to mind over matter, and the matter here is food," says Wanitha.
Youngsters who place food orders online in the city seem to echo Wanitha's sentiments. "While we'd prefer ordering smaller snacking options, our office is on the outskirts of the city and there are limited options for healthy eating. The trouble with these portals is that our choice is limited and there is a minimum order that has to be placed, which often leads us to order extra and eating it too," says Rashi M, brand consultant at an IT firm.
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