Khòlò designer and founder Karishma Kasabia, 35, shares her day on a plate.

Karishma Kasabia.

9.30am Breakfast is three pieces of toast – one with avocado, one with peanut butter and the last one with melted gouda and fresh chilli. I accompany it with masala chai. I meditate afterwards and watch an episode of Riverdale on Netflix (don't ask).

1pm I walk to work and scoff down half a papaya as a penance.

3pm I have poha, which is a flattened rice, potato and vegies combo. I have grapes with me but opt for a latte and half an almond croissant instead.

7.30pm After photos come in from our recent shoot, I am finally home and make masala scrambled eggs with leaves and mushrooms.

8pm Work restarts once our little one is in bed. Phone calls to India and emails until 11pm Then lights off.

Dr Joanna McMillan says …

Top marks for … Your dinner. Eggs are often thought of as a breakfast food, yet they are perfect for quick, easy meals at any time. Your eggs teamed with spices and vegies gives you a fabulous mix of nutrients and protective phytochemicals. You also allow several hours after the meal before going to bed. This ensures you have a good overnight fast, giving your digestive system a break.

If you keep eating like this you'll … Have to ensure you eat a wide enough variety of fibre types to fuel a healthy gut microbiome. You don't mention what type of bread you ate, but poha is usually white rice and neither it nor the croissant has much fibre.

Why don't you try … Ensuring you buy wholegrain bread and making poha with wholegrain red or brown rice. And include legumes three times a week – dhal is perfect, or add lentils or beans to rice dishes.

Khòlò will run an Haute Couture Beading class at The Windsor Workshop, Melbourne, on August 31; the-windsor-workshop.com.

This article appears in Sunday Life magazine within the Sun-Herald and the Sunday Age on sale July 28.

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