I LOVE FOOD. I love everything about food. I love cooking food, eating food, looking at food being made, looking at food pictures, plating food. Food is my PASSION. Hence, even though I eat healthy, I never compromise on flavour. I don't mean to brag, but it is a fact when I say that I am a pretty good cook. One look at my instagram page - "Dolce Vita with Anusha" (named so, because I love Italian food and the simplicity of the cuisine) should be enough to understand how passionate I am about food. I love experimenting with new ingredients, flavours and cuisines. Whenever I am cooking I focus on the quality of the ingredients. I have realized one thing - if the quality of the products is optimal, the flavour is optimal and the amount of efforts or additions that one needs to make to the products is minimal. Hence, I focus on buying organic, locally grown produce to ensure optimal quality, freshness and flavour alongwith optimal nutrition. 

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My diet consists of a lot of vegetables, meat, goat milk dairy products, and whole grains. I stay away from processed sugar as my biohacking tools and research has revealed that sugar is not particularly healthy for me. I rarely buy prepared/packed products from grocery stores because of unwanted and unnecessary added ingredients like sugar, emulsifiers, inflammatory oils, etc. I have one rule during grocery shopping - if the ingredient list contains things that do not belong in the product or if the ingredient list is so long that you can't read it, I don't buy the product. Preparing meals is time consuming, but it is a form of artistic expression for me and the joy I get from every minute spent in the kitchen is equivalent to the benefit I get from every minute spent meditating.

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Majority of my meals are homecooked, but I love dining in restaurants and trying out different restaurants. I love the way I get to interact with the food being served, I love the creativity of chefs and I love seeing the passion for food being reflected through the chefs' dishes. I am also mindblown by the concept of wine-pairing and would one day love to learn more about it and possibly do a sommelier course. 

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I have very strong feelings when it comes to the concept of "cheat meal". What are you cheating on? I love indulging in junk food and I do not consider consuming junk food, consuming sugar, going over the calorie limit, going to a restaurant or consuming alcohol as "cheating". I am well aware of my health goals, my habits and lifestyle are flexible to accomodate small periods of "fun". When I am on a vacation, I am aware that I cannot be in control of everything I am consuming and I want to try things which I might not get in normal circumstances. I believe in enjoying oneself in moderation. Being healthy majority of the times helps blunting the ill effects that an "unhealthy" meal might have. I am not on a "diet". This is my lifestyle. I am not doing this for a short period of time. My lifestyle is something that I plan on following for a long time, and tweaking it as and when I find it necessary to suit my body's needs. My lifestyle is sustainable for me. Hence, I just focus on enjoying food and reaping its nutritional benefits.