Daily Calories:
Instructions: Select ONE option per meal. Strictly avoid grains, sugar, and starchy vegetables.
| Hydration: Drink 3–5 litres of water. Replenish electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium).
| Fats: Ensure generous use of Butter, Olive Oil, and Avocado Oil to meet energy goals.
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Meal 1 — Breakfast
7:00 – 9:00 AM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Tibetan Egg with Yak ButterHigh Altitude Fat Eggs cooked in yak butter; a dense saturated fat traditionally relied on at altitude. |
3 Eggs 12 g Yak Butter 4 Eggs 16 g Yak Butter 5 Eggs 20 g Yak Butter |
~375 kcal~500 kcal~620 kcal
P: 23g31g39g
| NC: 5g6g8g
| F: 29g39g48g
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| B | Chura Loenpa with SaltSoft Yak Cheese Soft fresh yak cheese with salt; concentrated dairy protein with almost no carbohydrate. |
110 g Chura 10 g Nuts 145 g Chura 14 g Nuts 180 g Chura 18 g Nuts |
~375 kcal~500 kcal~620 kcal
P: 21g29g37g
| NC: 5g6g8g
| F: 30g40g49g
|
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Meal 2 — Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Shapta Beef with PepperStir Seared Beef Strips Beef strips seared with pepper and onion; dense protein with the noodle deliberately omitted. |
150 g Beef 1 cup Pepper 200 g Beef 1.5 cup Pepper 250 g Beef 2 cup Pepper |
~475 kcal~640 kcal~800 kcal
P: 30g40g50g
| NC: 6g8g10g
| F: 37g50g62g
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| B | Gyuma Sausage with GreensBlood Sausage and Leaf Traditional gyuma sausage with greens; a very dense iron source with leaf fibre alongside. |
130 g Gyuma 1 cup Greens 175 g Gyuma 1.5 cup Greens 220 g Gyuma 2 cup Greens |
~480 kcal~645 kcal~800 kcal
P: 28g38g48g
| NC: 6g8g10g
| F: 38g51g63g
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Meal 3 — Evening Snack
4:30 – 5:30 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Po Cha Butter Tea CupSalted Butter Tea Salted butter tea; fat and sodium restored in the form long used across the high plateau. |
200 ml Po Cha 10 g Butter 250 ml Po Cha 14 g Butter 300 ml Po Cha 18 g Butter |
~230 kcal~300 kcal~375 kcal
P: 14g19g23g
| NC: 3g4g5g
| F: 18g23g29g
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| B | Tibetan Dried Yak with ChilliAir Dried Meat Strip Air-dried yak strips with chilli; concentrated protein with no carbohydrate whatsoever. | 45 g Dried Yak 60 g Dried Yak 75 g Dried Yak |
~230 kcal~300 kcal~375 kcal
P: 12g17g21g
| NC: 3g4g5g
| F: 19g24g30g
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Meal 4 — Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Yak Shabril with RadishSlow Yak and Root Yak slow-cooked with radish; very lean highland protein with a low starch root vegetable. |
140 g Yak 1 cup Radish 190 g Yak 1.5 cup Radish 240 g Yak 2 cup Radish |
~420 kcal~555 kcal~700 kcal
P: 26g35g44g
| NC: 5g7g9g
| F: 33g43g54g
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| B | Yak Meat Stew with TurnipHighland Stew Close Yak stewed with turnip; lean protein and a low carbohydrate root closing the day. |
140 g Yak 1 cup Turnip 190 g Yak 1.5 cup Turnip 240 g Yak 2 cup Turnip |
~420 kcal~555 kcal~700 kcal
P: 24g33g42g
| NC: 5g7g9g
| F: 34g44g55g
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Daily Total (approx.)
~2000kcal
~130gProtein
~30gNet Carbs
~150gFat