Daily Calories:
Instructions: Select ONE option per meal (Option A or B). Includes Meat & Poultry.
| Hydration: 3–4 litres water daily.
| Oil: Measure cooking oils strictly. Prefer lean cuts of meat.
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Meal 1 — Breakfast
7:00 – 9:00 AM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Iraqi Kahi with Geymar and Date SyrupLayered Cream Pastry Clotted cream on a layered pastry with date syrup, giving fat, casein and unrefined sugar together. | 1 Piece 2 Piece 2 Piece |
~370 kcal~500 kcal~625 kcal
P: 25g32g40g
| C: 50g68g85g
| F: 8g11g14g
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| B | Iraqi Bagilla bil Dihin with BreadBroad Bean Morning Broad bean with egg and bread is the traditional working breakfast here and genuinely balanced. |
1 katori 1 Piece 1.5 katori 2 Piece 2 katori 2 Piece |
~380 kcal~505 kcal~630 kcal
P: 20g27g34g
| C: 55g72g90g
| F: 9g12g15g
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Meal 2 — Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Iraqi Quzi with Saffron RiceSlow Lamb Rice Lamb cooked until it falls, over rice with nut and raisin covering fast and slow carbohydrate. |
1.5 cup 120 g 2 cup 150 g 2 cup 180 g |
~485 kcal~645 kcal~805 kcal
P: 28g37g46g
| C: 68g90g113g
| F: 11g15g19g
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| B | Iraqi Tepsi Baytinijan with FlatbreadLayered Tray Bake Aubergine layered with meatball and tomato, baked so the fat renders out rather than being added. |
1 plate 1 Piece 1.5 plate 2 Piece 2 plate 2 Piece |
~485 kcal~645 kcal~810 kcal
P: 26g35g44g
| C: 70g93g116g
| F: 11g15g19g
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Meal 3 — Evening Snack
4:30 – 5:30 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Iraqi Kubba Halab with LemonRice Shell Croquette A rice shell around spiced meat, giving starch and complete protein in one portable portion. | 2 Piece 3 Piece 4 Piece |
~225 kcal~295 kcal~370 kcal
P: 11g14g18g
| C: 30g40g50g
| F: 7g9g11g
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| B | Iraqi Sharbat Zabib with IceRaisin Infusion Drink Steeped raisin gives potassium and rapid sugar in a cold drink suited to sustained heat exposure. | 1 glass 1 glass 1.5 glass |
~225 kcal~295 kcal~370 kcal
P: 12g16g20g
| C: 28g38g48g
| F: 7g9g11g
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Meal 4 — Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Iraqi Masgouf Fish with SaladOpen Fire Carp Split and cooked upright by an open fire, so fat drips away rather than being absorbed back. | 150 g 180 g 220 g |
~420 kcal~555 kcal~695 kcal
P: 30g40g50g
| C: 52g70g88g
| F: 10g13g16g
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| B | Iraqi Dolma with Tamarind SauceStuffed Vegetable Mix Several vegetables stuffed with rice and meat, giving variety of fibre within a single evening dish. | 6 Piece 8 Piece 10 Piece |
~420 kcal~555 kcal~690 kcal
P: 28g37g47g
| C: 54g72g90g
| F: 10g13g16g
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Daily Total (approx.)
~2000kcal
~130gProtein
~200gCarbs
~75gFat