PCOS diet chart, Indian vegetarian: a sample day
The 1,500 calorie vegetarian sample day, meal by meal.
- 6:30 amEarly morning1 glass soaked methi seeds water, 10 soaked almonds85 kcal
- 8:30 amBreakfast2 besan chillas with paneer374 kcal
- 11:00 amMid-morning1½ guavas73 kcal
- 1:30 pmLunch1 ragi and wheat roti, 2 katoris rajma, 1½ katoris cucumber raita, 1 plate salad (cucumber, tomato, onion)529 kcal
- 5:00 pmEvening1 small katori roasted chana, 1 cup green tea, no sugar86 kcal
- 8:00 pmDinner1 katori dal palak, ½ katori lauki sabzi, 2 rotis350 kcal
Day total: 1,497 kcal, 71 g protein.
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Vegetarian
Rajma with cucumber raita at lunch; dal palak with lauki sabzi at dinner.
Non-vegetarian
Chicken curry at lunch; moong dal with lauki sabzi at dinner.
Eggetarian
Egg curry with bhindi sabzi at lunch; moong dal with cabbage and peas sabzi at dinner.
Jain
Paneer bhurji with bhindi sabzi at lunch; toor dal with cabbage and peas sabzi at dinner.
Every PCOS sample day is built around steady blood sugar: protein and fibre at every main meal, and carbohydrates that come with fibre. Read how Puja works with PCOS.
More to read
- Planning just breakfast? See PCOS breakfast ideas.
- Look up the calories in Indian dishes.
- Every food rated for PCOS: foods to eat and avoid.