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HOPE . FAITH . BELIEVE . LOVE & PEACE are going to be my guiding principle for this year and life afterwards. The year that was gone by perhaps the worst ever in my life but I have learned to pick up the pieces and move forward. Belief that comes from within that things will improve soon, it can’t rain forever, the seasons will change. Rebuilding my faith in life piece by piece, with more enthusiasm and rejuvenation I am here to take you through my new resolutions in food and life.
For most part of the year I will try to stay unprocessed. That would mean I will not consume any processed food. For country like India this is difficult, so many our daily staples are processed food but as of now I have ticked out the junk foods…
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