Table 1.
A Standard North Indian & South Indian Cuisine Plan for LPD (0.6gm/kg/day) for a 60 kg patient
| North Indian menu | South Indian menu | |
|---|---|---|
| B’fast: | Tea 1 Cup (Cow Milk 50 ml) | Coffee 1 Cup (Cow Milk 50 ml) |
| Cereal 30 gm (e.g. Vegetable Stuffed Wheat Paratha1) | Cereal 30 gm (e.g. Idli9) | |
| Vegetable 50 gm | Lentil 15 gm | |
| Yoghurt (Cow Milk based) 50 gm | Vegetable 100 gm (e.g. Vegetable Rasam10) | |
| Mid Morning: | Fruit 1 (100 gm) | Fruit 1 (100 gm) |
| Lunch: | Cereal + Starch Flour 150 gm (e.g. Wheat Chapati 2 + Boil Rice3) | Cereal 90 gm (e.g. Boil Rice) |
| Vegetable 200 gm (e.g. Gobi Aloo Vegetable4) | Lentil 30 gm (e.g. Vegetable Sambhar11) | |
| Lentil 15 gm (e.g. Chole Masala5) | Vegetable 200 gm (e.g. Bean Aloo Vegetable12) | |
| Yoghurt (Cow Milk based) 50 gm | Yoghurt (Cow Milk based) 50 gm | |
| Teatime: | Tea 1 Cup (Cow Milk 50 ml) | Coffee 1 Cup (Cow Milk 50 ml) |
| Starch Vegetable 100 gm (e.g. Aloo Tikki6) | Cereal 30 gm (e.g. Dosa13) | |
| Mid-Evening: | Fruit 1 (100 gm) | Fruit 1 (100 gm) |
| Dinner: | Cereal + Starch Flour 150 gm (e.g. Wheat Chapati + Boil Rice) | Cereal 90 gm (e.g. Boil Rice) |
| Vegetable 200 gm (e.g. Methi Aloo Vegetable7) | Lentil 30 gm (e.g. Dal Rasam14) | |
| Lentil 15 gm (e.g. Chana Masala8) | Vegetable 150 gm (e.g. Brinjal Potato Vegetable15) | |
| Yoghurt (Cow Milk based) 50 gm | Yoghurt (Cow Milk based) 50 gm | |
| Note: | To use Oil and Ghee 6 tsp/day | |
| See - Legend Table |
English names: 1 = Indian Bread Stuffed with vegetables, 2 = Indian Bread, 3 = Steam Rice, 4 = Cauliflower Potato Vegetable, 5 = Chickpeas Vegetable, 6 = Potato Cutlet 7 = Fenugreek Potato Vegetable, 8 = Bengal Gram Vegetable, 9 = Indian Savory Steamed Dumpling, 10 = Vegetable Soup, 11 = Lentil + Vegetable Soup, 12 = French Potato Vegetable, 13 = Indian Savory Pancake, 14 = Lentil + Vegetable Soup, 15 = Brinjal Potato Vegetable