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 | Enkulal Tibs with BerbereSpiced Egg Scramble Eggs scrambled with berbere and onion; capsaicin lifts thermic response of a protein-led start. |
3 Eggs 1 tsp Niter Kibbeh 4 Eggs 2 tsp Niter Kibbeh 5 Eggs 3 tsp Niter Kibbeh |
~375 kcal~500 kcal~620 kcal
P: 23g31g39g
| NC: 5g6g8g
| F: 29g39g48g
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| B | Ayib Cheese with GomenFresh Curd and Greens Fresh ayib curd with collard greens; mild dairy protein with leaf calcium and no starch. |
110 g Ayib 1 cup Gomen 145 g Ayib 1.5 cup Gomen 180 g Ayib 2 cup Gomen |
~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 | Doro Wat with Collard GreensSlow Chicken Stew Chicken slow-stewed in berbere with greens; the injera is omitted to hold carbohydrate down. |
150 g Chicken 1 cup Greens 200 g Chicken 1.5 cup Greens 250 g Chicken 2 cup Greens |
~475 kcal~640 kcal~800 kcal
P: 30g40g50g
| NC: 6g8g10g
| F: 37g50g62g
|
| B | Kitfo with Mitmita SpiceRaw Minced Beef Finely minced raw beef with spiced butter and mitmita; dense iron and fat with no carbohydrate. |
140 g Beef 12 g Butter 190 g Beef 16 g Butter 240 g Beef 20 g Butter |
~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 | Ethiopian Yoghurt with NigellaCultured Milk and Seed Cultured yoghurt with nigella seed; live cultures and thymoquinone in a small measured cup. |
150 ml Yoghurt 15 g Nuts 200 ml Yoghurt 20 g Nuts 250 ml Yoghurt 25 g Nuts |
~230 kcal~300 kcal~375 kcal
P: 14g19g23g
| NC: 3g4g5g
| F: 18g23g29g
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| B | Berbere Spiced AlmondChilli Coated Nut Almond coated in berbere; nut fat with a strong thermic kick and no carbohydrate to speak of. | 22 g Almond 30 g Almond 38 g Almond |
~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 | Tibs Wet with RosemarySeared Meat and Herb Meat seared hot with rosemary and spiced butter; rendered fat carrying the evening energy. |
150 g Meat 1 cup Vegetables 200 g Meat 1.5 cup Vegetables 250 g Meat 2 cup Vegetables |
~420 kcal~555 kcal~700 kcal
P: 26g35g44g
| NC: 5g7g9g
| F: 33g43g54g
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| B | Asa Lebleb with GreensPan Tossed Fish Fish tossed hot in spiced butter with greens; lean protein with fat closing the day. |
150 g Fish 1 cup Greens 200 g Fish 1.5 cup Greens 250 g Fish 2 cup Greens |
~420 kcal~555 kcal~700 kcal
P: 24g33g42g
| NC: 5g7g9g
| F: 34g44g55g
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Daily Total (approx.)
~2000kcal
~130gProtein
~30gNet Carbs
~150gFat