Diwali 2017: High-calorie foods to avoid this festive season

New Delhi: The time of the year has come yet again when most of us break resolutions to lose weight and gulp down anything we want to. Yes, it's Diwali festival.

Festive mood is the reason which pushes us to eat high-calorie foods and it can result in massive weight gain.

Eating foods with high-fat content this Diwali won't take any effort but losing the extra kilos is surely a cumbersome job.

Limited intake of these high-calorie Indian foods this Diwali is a must.

Gulab Jamun

The calories and nutrition facts of gulab jamun may vary depending upon recipe variations. But on an average, each ball generally has a little over 193 calories.

Samosa

This popular spicy Indian food is utterly delicious and can be found on every street. But it's one of the may Indian foods that are high in calories, well enough to make you obese if you consume it regularly. It is said that one regular samosa filled with potatoes and peas contains about 308 calories.

Jalebi

Made from wheat-flour and sugar syrup, jalebi is the most popular sweet in India. But each piece of an average-sized jalebi has about 150 calories. Serve it warm or cold, delicious either way.

Ras Malai

Probably your favourite dessert, Ras Malai – a combination of Juice (Ras) and Cream (Malai) - is a royal and delicious Bengali dessert that is served cold. A typical serving of Ras Malai may contain about 250 calories.

Ladoos

Although the total number of calorie content varies depending on what they are made of, one single Motichoor laddoo, the most popular sweet during Diwali, contains about 185 calories.