THINGS TO BE AVOIDED/REDUCED IN COOKED FOOD AND THEIR ALTERNATIVES

 AVOID                  ALTERNATIVES
(1) Sugar                 Jaggery/Palm Jaggery
(2) Powdered Salt        Crystal salt
(3) Saturated oil        Unsaturated oil
(4) Chilly                   Pepper
(5) Tamarind              Lemon
(6) Mustard               cumin
(7) Coffee,Tea           Black coffee, Lemon tea
(8) Polished rice         Flattened rice ( beaten rice or Poha) or unpolished red rice   
                                 (Which is used in  Kerala)
  
The alternatives (except pepper, lemon, cumin) are for those who could not stop taking these foods. They don’t come under the category of natural food. They are less harmful.