Meal chart · Jain · Diabetes-friendly

7-day diabetes-friendly diet plan
Jain, Indian

A general pattern — steady carbohydrate spread across the day, whole grains over refined, legumes at every meal.

What one day on this chart comes to

Seven-day average, per day

1,764kcal / day Day to day the chart runs 1,750–1,844 kcal, with 75–79 g of protein and 40.7 g of fibre — portioned to a 1,600–1,900 kcal band and sitting inside it on the average. No figure here was typed in: each one is the sum of the servings printed below it.

ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ 76.7 g · 17.5% ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್ 211.6 g · 48.4% ಕೊಬ್ಬು 66.3 g · 34.1%

ಮೂಲ.Computed from ThaliFacts food data.ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ಜುಲೈ 2026

outer ring = portion on the plateinner ring = energy it carries

Grainroti, rice, poha, idli, dosa 1.9katori 522kcal 19%of plate
Dal & legumedal, chana, rajma, besan, soya, sattu 2.9katori 569kcal 29%of plate
Vegetable & fruitsabzi, saag, salad, fruit 1.4katori 124kcal 14%of plate
Dairy, egg & meatcurd, paneer, milk, egg, fish, chicken 3.3katori 438kcal 33%of plate
Fat, nut & sweetchutney, pickle, nuts, mithai, chai 0.5katori 111kcal 5%of plate

Grain takes 19% of the plate and 30% of the energy; vegetables take 14% of the plate and 7% of the energy. Dal and legume sit at 2.9 ಕಟೋರಿ a day. Portions are the seven-day average, in katori of 150 g — the same katori the serving weights and the grocery list use.

ಮೂಲ.Served weights and energy from the dishes in this chart.5 plate groups, composite dishes assigned whole.ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ಜುಲೈ 2026

Step one · the number this chart is not Work out your own calorie target Not sure of the target the plan is built around? Get it in Asian-Indian terms. Come back with it and the band on this page marks itself. Behind every figure above The serving each number came from ಈ ಯೋಜನೆಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಅಂಕಿಯೂ ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಒಂದು ನಿಜವಾದ ಸರ್ವಿಂಗ್‌ನಿಂದಲೇ ಬಂದಿದೆ.

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What this chart is portioned for

This is a pattern, not a treatment. What it does is unremarkable and well established: it spreads carbohydrate across five eating occasions rather than two large ones, favours whole grains and millets over maida and white rice, puts a legume or a protein alongside every carbohydrate, and drops added sugar and fruit juice entirely.

Jain: Every dish below is one that is routinely cooked the Jain way. The dish names are the ordinary ones — cook them without onion, garlic and root vegetables, as you already do. Leaving the onion out changes the nutrition figures only slightly; leaving out potato changes them more, and where a dish is built on potato it has simply been excluded rather than fudged.

Left out on purpose: Added sugar, fruit juice, refined-flour breads and deep-fried breads are left out of the pools entirely, along with the sweeter drinks.

Nothing here is imported, powdered or seasonal-only. The chart runs on atta, rice, dal, chana, curd, paneer and peanuts, and whatever vegetables are in the market this week — which is the only kind of chart anyone actually keeps to.

How a goal becomes a daily portion

The goal fixes a band, never a single number: diabetes-friendly is portioned to 1,600–1,900 kcal a day with a floor of 75 g protein and 35 g fibre.
Every meal in the library is a real combination of real servings, each with a stated weight. Nothing is scaled, shaved or rounded to make a total land.
The build chooses which meals sit on which day so the week falls inside that band and clears both floors, without repeating a meal on consecutive days.
A day total is the literal sum of the five meal figures printed beside it; the weekly average is those seven printed days divided by seven. Add them yourself and you get the same answer.
The plate chart re-reads the same servings by group rather than by meal — served grams in, katori and energy share out.

serving   = per-100 g value  x  serving weight (g)  /  100
meal      = SUM of its servings
day       = SUM of its 5 meals        week = SUM of 7 days
per day   = week / 7
katori    = served grams / 150 g
plate %   = group served grams / day served grams

The full data and method →

The week at a glance

Seven day totals, each one the sum of that day's five meals.

Diabetes-friendly · Jain — the seven day totals and their average.
Day	ಕ್ಯಾಲೊರಿಗಳು	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
Day 1 · Monday	1,751	75.0 g	221.7 g	59.4 g	39.6 g
Day 2 · Tuesday	1,751	79.0 g	204.6 g	67.7 g	37.3 g
Day 3 · Wednesday	1,751	77.8 g	214.7 g	64.1 g	41.2 g
Day 4 · Thursday	1,750	76.5 g	220.8 g	61.6 g	49.9 g
Day 5 · Friday	1,750	78.8 g	190.9 g	72.7 g	37.8 g
Day 6 · Saturday	1,751	75.0 g	204.7 g	68.1 g	36.8 g
Day 7 · Sunday	1,844	75.0 g	223.9 g	70.2 g	42.1 g
7-day average	1,764	76.7 g	211.6 g	66.3 g	40.7 g

Week total 12,348 kcal ÷ 7 = 1,764 kcal a day. Every figure above is the sum of the meals on that day, and every meal is the sum of its dishes at the serving sizes shown. Nothing has been rounded to make a total work.

The seven days in full

Dish names link to their full nutrition page on ThaliFacts, which is where these numbers come from. A dish marked ಅಂದಾಜು is a regional dish estimated for this site — the basis is on the method page.

ದಿನ 1 · Monday

1,751 kcal . 75.0 g ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ . 39.6 g ನಾರು

Day 1 (Monday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
ಯಾವಾಗ	ಏನು	kcal	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಾಹಾರ	Moong dal chilla with green chutney Moong Dal Chilla ×2 . Green Chutney ×0.5	395	20.8 g	42.0 g	14.8 g	8.2 g
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗ	Banana with a glass of milk ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣು ×1 . Toned Milk ×1	205	7.7 g	33.4 g	4.3 g	1.8 g
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟ	Chana dal, roti and sabzi Chana Dal ×1 . ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Mixed Vegetable Sabzi ×1	510	18.2 g	72.9 g	15.2 g	16.3 g
ಸಂಜೆಯ ಲಘು ಆಹಾರ	Bowl of curd Curd (Dahi) ×1	90	4.7 g	4.5 g	6.0 g	0.0 g
ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಊಟ	Three roti with palak paneer and curd ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×3 . Palak Paneer ×1.2 . Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	551	23.6 g	68.9 g	19.1 g	13.3 g
ದಿನದ ಒಟ್ಟು	395 + 205 + 510 + 90 + 551 =	1,751	75.0 g	221.7 g	59.4 g	39.6 g

ದಿನ 2 · Tuesday

1,751 kcal . 79.0 g ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ . 37.3 g ನಾರು

Day 2 (Tuesday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
ಯಾವಾಗ	ಏನು	kcal	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಾಹಾರ	Sattu sharbat with two chilla Sattu Sharbatಅಂದಾಜು ×1 . Besan Chilla ×2	750	37.2 g	93.0 g	25.2 g	22.9 g
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗ	Bowl of curd Curd (Dahi) ×1	90	4.7 g	4.5 g	6.0 g	0.0 g
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟ	Gatte ki sabzi with roti and curd Gatte Ki Sabziಅಂದಾಜು ×1 . ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	489	20.9 g	59.6 g	18.6 g	10.2 g
ಸಂಜೆಯ ಲಘು ಆಹಾರ	Roasted peanuts with black tea Peanuts ×0.6 . Black Tea, no sugar ×1	88	3.9 g	3.0 g	6.0 g	1.3 g
ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಊಟ	Khichdi with curd Moong Dal Khichdi ×1.3 . Curd (Dahi) ×1	334	12.3 g	44.5 g	11.9 g	2.9 g
ದಿನದ ಒಟ್ಟು	750 + 90 + 489 + 88 + 334 =	1,751	79.0 g	204.6 g	67.7 g	37.3 g

ದಿನ 3 · Wednesday

1,751 kcal . 77.8 g ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ . 41.2 g ನಾರು

Day 3 (Wednesday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
ಯಾವಾಗ	ಏನು	kcal	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಾಹಾರ	Paneer paratha with curd Paneer Paratha ×1 . Curd (Dahi) ×1	392	16.9 g	30.7 g	22.6 g	4.2 g
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗ	Sattu sharbat Sattu Sharbatಅಂದಾಜು ×1	328	17.5 g	50.0 g	6.3 g	8.8 g
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟ	Kadai paneer with roti and salad Kadai Paneer ×1 . ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Green Salad ×1	471	20.4 g	52.5 g	20.0 g	11.7 g
ಸಂಜೆಯ ಲಘು ಆಹಾರ	Dhokla with green chutney Khaman Dhokla ×3 . Green Chutney ×0.5	179	6.8 g	32.7 g	2.6 g	4.7 g
ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಊಟ	Roti with palak paneer ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Palak Paneer ×1 . Green Salad ×1	381	16.2 g	48.8 g	12.6 g	11.8 g
ದಿನದ ಒಟ್ಟು	392 + 328 + 471 + 179 + 381 =	1,751	77.8 g	214.7 g	64.1 g	41.2 g

ದಿನ 4 · Thursday

1,750 kcal . 76.5 g ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ . 49.9 g ನಾರು

Day 4 (Thursday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
ಯಾವಾಗ	ಏನು	kcal	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಾಹಾರ	Besan chilla with green chutney Besan Chilla ×2 . Green Chutney ×0.5	433	20.1 g	44.2 g	19.4 g	14.7 g
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗ	Glass of chaas Chaas (Buttermilk) ×1	75	4.0 g	3.8 g	5.0 g	0.0 g
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟ	Matar paneer with roti Matar Paneer ×1 . ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Green Salad ×1	448	19.2 g	56.3 g	16.3 g	12.6 g
ಸಂಜೆಯ ಲಘು ಆಹಾರ	Sattu sharbat Sattu Sharbatಅಂದಾಜು ×1	328	17.5 g	50.0 g	6.3 g	8.8 g
ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಊಟ	Roti, dal and mixed sabzi ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . ತೊಗರಿ ಬೇಳೆ (ಅರಹರ್) ತಾಳಿಂಪು ×1 . Mixed Vegetable Sabzi ×1	466	15.7 g	66.5 g	14.6 g	13.8 g
ದಿನದ ಒಟ್ಟು	433 + 75 + 448 + 328 + 466 =	1,750	76.5 g	220.8 g	61.6 g	49.9 g

ದಿನ 5 · Friday

1,750 kcal . 78.8 g ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ . 37.8 g ನಾರು

Day 5 (Friday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
ಯಾವಾಗ	ಏನು	kcal	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಾಹಾರ	Masala oats with milk and almonds Masala Oats ×1 . Toned Milk ×0.6 . Almonds ×1	342	13.3 g	39.0 g	14.6 g	6.2 g
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗ	Almonds and walnuts Almonds ×1 . Walnuts ×0.5	113	3.4 g	2.0 g	10.1 g	1.8 g
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟ	Palak paneer with roti and curd Palak Paneer ×1 . ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	423	18.6 g	48.3 g	16.4 g	9.4 g
ಸಂಜೆಯ ಲಘು ಆಹಾರ	Sattu sharbat with peanuts Sattu Sharbatಅಂದಾಜು ×1 . Peanuts ×0.6	412	21.3 g	52.4 g	12.3 g	10.0 g
ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಊಟ	Paneer bhurji with roti Paneer Bhurji ×1 . ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Green Salad ×1	460	22.2 g	49.2 g	19.3 g	10.4 g
ದಿನದ ಒಟ್ಟು	342 + 113 + 423 + 412 + 460 =	1,750	78.8 g	190.9 g	72.7 g	37.8 g

ದಿನ 6 · Saturday

1,751 kcal . 75.0 g ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ . 36.8 g ನಾರು

Day 6 (Saturday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
ಯಾವಾಗ	ಏನು	kcal	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಾಹಾರ	Moong dal chilla with curd Moong Dal Chilla ×2 . Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	447	23.7 g	43.9 g	18.6 g	7.7 g
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗ	Peanuts and a banana Peanuts ×0.8 . ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣು ×1	218	6.3 g	27.2 g	8.3 g	3.5 g
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟ	Three roti with kadai paneer and curd Kadai Paneer ×1 . ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×3 . Curd (Dahi) ×1	633	27.4 g	72.6 g	26.1 g	12.6 g
ಸಂಜೆಯ ಲಘು ಆಹಾರ	Glass of chaas Chaas (Buttermilk) ×1	75	4.0 g	3.8 g	5.0 g	0.0 g
ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಊಟ	Roti, moong dal and lauki ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . Moong Dal ×1 . Lauki Sabzi ×1	378	13.6 g	57.2 g	10.1 g	13.0 g
ದಿನದ ಒಟ್ಟು	447 + 218 + 633 + 75 + 378 =	1,751	75.0 g	204.7 g	68.1 g	36.8 g

ದಿನ 7 · Sunday

1,844 kcal . 75.0 g ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ . 42.1 g ನಾರು

Day 7 (Sunday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
ಯಾವಾಗ	ಏನು	kcal	ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್	ಕಾರ್ಬ್ಸ್	ಕೊಬ್ಬು	ನಾರು
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಾಹಾರ	Four idli with sambar and chutney Idli ×4 . Sambar ×1.2 . Coconut Chutney ×1	380	12.3 g	62.0 g	8.4 g	10.7 g
ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗ	Glass of toned milk Toned Milk ×1	100	6.4 g	9.4 g	4.0 g	0.0 g
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟ	Roti, dal, sabzi, curd and salad ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (ಚಪಾತಿ) ×2 . ತೊಗರಿ ಬೇಳೆ (ಅರಹರ್) ತಾಳಿಂಪು ×1 . Mixed Vegetable Sabzi ×1 . Curd (Dahi) ×1 . Green Salad ×1	577	21.1 g	74.6 g	21.0 g	16.2 g
ಸಂಜೆಯ ಲಘು ಆಹಾರ	Paneer tikka with chai Paneer Tikka ×1 . Masala Chai ×1	356	20.5 g	17.1 g	23.1 g	1.2 g
ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಊಟ	Bajra roti with dal and sabzi Bajra Roti ×2 . Moong Dal ×1 . Lauki Sabzi ×1	431	14.7 g	60.8 g	13.7 g	14.0 g
ದಿನದ ಒಟ್ಟು	380 + 100 + 577 + 356 + 431 =	1,844	75.0 g	223.9 g	70.2 g	42.1 g

How to actually use it

Treat the serving counts as the plan and the dish names as suggestions. Two rotis is the plan; whether they sit beside bhindi or lauki changes almost nothing. If you swap a dish, swap it for something in the same family — a katori of dal for a katori of dal, not a katori of dal for a katori of kheer.

The single biggest source of error between this page and your kitchen is fat. Every figure assumes an ordinary home hand with the oil: about a teaspoon per person in a sabzi, a teaspoon in the tadka. Double the oil and a day like Day 3 gains roughly 200 kcal without a single extra dish appearing on the table.

This is general information, not a prescription. Diabetes medication — insulin in particular — ties your food to your dose, and changing one without the other is genuinely dangerous. Take any plan to your doctor or a registered dietitian before you follow it, and do not change medication on the basis of a web page.

Swap the chart, keep the portions

The same five eating occasions, portioned for a different goal or a different kitchen.

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The questions that come after the chart

How many calories a day is this Jain diabetes-friendly plan?

It averages 1,764 kcal a day across the seven days, ranging from 1,750 to 1,844 kcal. The plan was built to a target of 1,750 kcal, which is a common figure rather than your figure — work out your own on the calorie target page.

How much protein does it give?

76.7 g a day on average, with 40.7 g of fibre. Protein comes from dal, chana, curd and paneer — no supplement is assumed anywhere in this plan.

Can I swap meals between days?

Yes, and you should. The days are interchangeable by design: each one is built from the same pool of meals and lands in the same band. Swapping Tuesday's lunch onto Friday changes nothing that matters. What changes the plan is changing the serving counts.

What does a week of this cost?

Roughly ₹650 of groceries for one adult for the week at indicative metro retail rates, or about ₹90 a day. The biggest lines are paneer, curd, vegetables. That is an indicative figure, not a price index — see the grocery list for the full working.

Is this plan safe to follow?

It is illustrative, not prescriptive. It is built on average composition data for typical home cooking and cannot know your health, your medication, your allergies or your activity. This is general information, not a prescription. Diabetes medication — insulin in particular — ties your food to your dose, and changing one without the other is genuinely dangerous. Take any plan to your doctor or a registered dietitian before you follow it, and do not change medication on the basis of a web page. Take it to a doctor or a registered dietitian before you rely on it.

Calories and macros are computed from the ThaliFacts dataset, which is based on the ಭಾರತೀಯ ಆಹಾರ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆ ಕೋಷ್ಟಕಗಳು 2017 (ICMR–NIN), plus the regional dishes estimated for this site and marked ಅಂದಾಜು wherever they appear. Energy reconciles against 4P + 4C + 9F on every build. Every source, with the date it was last checked, is listed on the sources page. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. These are illustrative plans built on average values; they are not prescriptions and cannot account for allergies, conditions or medication.