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Street food without the guilt - yes, really

Street food without the guilt - yes, really

You don't have to skip the thela to lose weight. Pick steamed idli or momos over fried vada pav, eat one item not two, and your street-food visit can stay under 350 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You love the thela. The smell, the sizzle, the fresh hot bite. Good news: you do not have to give it up. The trick is not skipping street food. It is picking steamed over fried, and eating one item instead of two. Let us look at the real numbers.

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