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 | Kongu Arisi Paruppu SadamRice and Pulse Together Rice cooked with toor dal in one pot; grain and pulse together completing the amino acid profile. | 1 cup Sadam 1.5 cup Sadam 2 cup Sadam |
~380 kcal~495 kcal~625 kcal
P: 21g28g35g
| C: 56g73g92g
| F: 8g10g13g
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| B | Thinai Pongal with PepperFoxtail Millet Base Foxtail millet pongal with cracked pepper; a low glycaemic grain with piperine for absorption. | 1 cup Pongal 1.5 cup Pongal 2 cup Pongal |
~375 kcal~505 kcal~630 kcal
P: 24g32g40g
| C: 52g69g86g
| F: 8g11g14g
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Meal 2 — Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Avarai Kootu with Kezhvaragu KaliBean and Finger Millet Broad bean kootu with finger millet; calcium-dense grain beside a pulse protein source. |
1 cup Kali 0.75 cup Kootu 1.5 cup Kali 1 cup Kootu 2 cup Kali 1.5 cup Kootu |
~480 kcal~640 kcal~800 kcal
P: 31g41g51g
| C: 64g85g106g
| F: 11g15g19g
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| B | Kongu Kathirikai Kadaiyal with RiceCrushed Aubergine Mash Aubergine crushed with tamarind and rice; smoky, low fat and rich in insoluble fibre. |
1 cup Rice 1 cup Kadaiyal 1.5 cup Rice 1.5 cup Kadaiyal 2 cup Rice 2 cup Kadaiyal |
~480 kcal~640 kcal~800 kcal
P: 27g36g45g
| C: 66g88g110g
| F: 12g16g20g
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Meal 3 — Evening Snack
4:30 – 5:30 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Manathakkali Vathal with SaltBitter Berry Crisp Sun-dried black nightshade crisps with salt; bitter principles that settle the digestion. |
12 g Vathal 15 g Nuts 16 g Vathal 20 g Nuts 20 g Vathal 25 g Nuts |
~225 kcal~295 kcal~370 kcal
P: 14g19g24g
| C: 26g35g44g
| F: 7g9g11g
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| B | Thinai Maavu Drink with JaggeryMillet Flour Gruel Foxtail millet flour whisked into a drink with jaggery; slow starch in an easily taken form. |
25 g Maavu 10 g Jaggery 34 g Maavu 14 g Jaggery 43 g Maavu 18 g Jaggery |
~225 kcal~295 kcal~365 kcal
P: 10g13g16g
| C: 30g40g50g
| F: 7g9g11g
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Meal 4 — Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 PM
| # | Meal Option & Ingredients | Quantity | Macros & Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Kollu Rasam with Samai RiceHorse Gram Broth Horse gram rasam with little millet; a dense pulse broth traditionally taken to aid metabolism. |
1 cup Rice 200 ml Rasam 1.5 cup Rice 250 ml Rasam 2 cup Rice 300 ml Rasam |
~415 kcal~550 kcal~685 kcal
P: 33g44g55g
| C: 48g64g80g
| F: 10g13g16g
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| B | Ellu Thogayal with Kambu SadamSesame Paste and Millet Sesame thogayal with pearl millet; seed calcium and fat closing the day with a dense grain. |
1 cup Sadam 3 tbsp Thogayal 1.5 cup Sadam 4 tbsp Thogayal 2 cup Sadam 5 tbsp Thogayal |
~410 kcal~550 kcal~685 kcal
P: 29g39g49g
| C: 53g71g89g
| F: 9g12g15g
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Daily Total (approx.)
~2000kcal
~80gProtein
~255gCarbs
~68gFat