Daily Calories:
Instructions: Select ONE option per meal (Option A or B — not both).
| Hydration: 3–4 litres water daily.
| Oil: Max 3–4 tsp cold-pressed groundnut or sesame oil per day.
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Meal 1 — Breakfast
7:00 – 9:00 AM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Kappa Vevichathu with KanthariTuber Starch Base Mashed tapioca with bird-eye chilli; a dense starch base traditionally eaten before field work. |
1 cup Kappa 2 Chillies 1.5 cup Kappa 2 Chillies 2 cup Kappa 3 Chillies |
~375 kcal~500 kcal~625 kcal
P: 26g34g42g
| C: 48g64g80g
| F: 9g12g15g
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| B | Chembu Puzhukku with CoconutColocasia Resistant Starch Colocasia boiled and crushed with coconut; resistant starch that ferments slowly in the colon. |
1 cup Chembu 2 tbsp Coconut 1.5 cup Chembu 3 tbsp Coconut 2 cup Chembu 4 tbsp Coconut |
~375 kcal~505 kcal~630 kcal
P: 22g29g36g
| C: 54g72g90g
| F: 8g11g14g
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Meal 2 — Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Olan with Matta RiceGourd and Coconut Milk Ash gourd and cowpea in thin coconut milk with red parboiled rice; light and low in added fat. |
1 cup Rice 150 ml Olan 1.5 cup Rice 200 ml Olan 2 cup Rice 250 ml Olan |
~485 kcal~645 kcal~810 kcal
P: 24g32g40g
| C: 72g96g120g
| F: 11g15g19g
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| B | Erissery with Kuthari ChoruPumpkin and Pulse Pair Pumpkin and cowpea erissery with parboiled rice; carotenoid pigment beside a complete pulse. |
1 cup Choru 0.75 cup Erissery 1.5 cup Choru 1 cup Erissery 2 cup Choru 1.5 cup Erissery |
~485 kcal~645 kcal~805 kcal
P: 30g40g50g
| C: 64g85g106g
| F: 12g16g20g
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Meal 3 — Evening Snack
4:30 – 5:30 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Cheru Payar Thoran with CoconutGreen Gram Folate Green gram tossed dry with coconut; folate and pulse protein in a small measured portion. |
0.5 cup Payar 2 tbsp Coconut 0.75 cup Payar 3 tbsp Coconut 1 cup Payar 4 tbsp Coconut |
~225 kcal~295 kcal~370 kcal
P: 13g17g21g
| C: 27g36g45g
| F: 7g9g12g
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| B | Karikku Water with Cashew BitePotassium and Nut Fat Tender coconut water with a cashew bite; potassium restored with nut fat carrying the energy. |
200 ml Karikku 18 g Cashew 250 ml Karikku 24 g Cashew 300 ml Karikku 30 g Cashew |
~220 kcal~290 kcal~360 kcal
P: 9g12g15g
| C: 32g42g52g
| F: 6g8g10g
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Meal 4 — Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Avial with Kanji and PayarMixed Vegetable Volume Mixed vegetables in coconut with rice gruel and cowpea; broad micronutrient spread at low fat. |
1 cup Avial 1 cup Kanji 1.5 cup Avial 1.5 cup Kanji 2 cup Avial 2 cup Kanji |
~420 kcal~555 kcal~695 kcal
P: 26g35g44g
| C: 56g75g94g
| F: 10g13g16g
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| B | Ulli Theeyal with Kuthari ChoruRoasted Coconut Gravy Shallots in a dark roasted coconut gravy with parboiled rice; deep flavour from browning, not fat. |
1 cup Choru 150 ml Theeyal 1.5 cup Choru 200 ml Theeyal 2 cup Choru 250 ml Theeyal |
~410 kcal~545 kcal~680 kcal
P: 32g42g52g
| C: 50g67g84g
| F: 9g12g15g
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Daily Total (approx.)
~2000kcal
~80gProtein
~255gCarbs
~68gFat