Few people think of gaining weight in this anorexia-promoted world. But when you believe you need to eat what you like without bothering much about your weight and still live a healthy life, you are the reading the right text.
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This article deals with a 3000-calorie Indian diet plan for weight gain. This plan will provide you just the right calories and proteins you need for weight gain with options for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. We have tried to incorporate appropriate cooking and exercising regimen so that you can achieve the maximum out of your food and workout routine.
Indian diet plan for weight gain (3000 calories)
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Early Morning
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
Milk (Add 2 tsp skimmed milk powder ) | 1 glass | 250 | 8 |
+Egg whites or Banana | 2 or 2 | 110 or 80 | 8 or 1 |
+ Soaked Almonds | 10 gm (6-7 pcs) | 50 | 988 |
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Breakfast
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
Vegetable stuffed paratha, Curd | 2 | 350 | 6 |
1 cup | 100 | 6 | |
Or,Masala dosa, Sambar, Chutney |
2 2 cup 1 spoon |
20010050 | 420.5 |
Or,mung dal chilla (pan cake ) with paneer stuffing |
2 | 250 | 8 |
Or Omlette,Toasted bread | 2 eggs 6 bread slices | 160300 | 84 |
Mid morning
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
Groundnut chikki / Dry Fruit chikki | 3-4 pcs | 150 | 8 |
Roasted Soyabean / Almonds | handful | 150 | 7 |
Lassi | 1 glass | 150 | 6 |
Lunch
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
Sprout salad | 1 cup | 100 | 6 |
Or chicken soup | 1 bowl | 100 | 6 |
Chapati | 2,(medium with ghee) | 200 | 3 |
Veg (potato/ cauliflower/ cabbage/ ladyfinger / bottlegourd/ ridgegourd/ brinjal etc) |
2 cups | 150 | 1 |
Dal / legumes (soyabean / moth/ mung etc) | 1 cup | 150 | 5 |
Rice / biryani / pulav (veg / non veg) | 1 cup | 150 | 2 |
Evening
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
Tea / Coffee | 1 cup | 100 | 1 |
Cookies | 4 | 100 | 2 |
Mid evening
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
Groundnut chikki / DryFruit chikki | 3-4 pcs | 150 | 8 |
Roasted Soyabean / Almonds | handfull | 150 | 7 |
Dinner same as lunch | 750 | 18 |
Late night
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
Milk,(Add 2 tsp skimmed milk powder ) |
1 glass | 250 | 8 |
Banana | 2 | 80 | 1 |
+ Soaked Almonds | 10 gm (6-7 pcs) | 50 | 3 |
FOOD ITEM | AMOUNT | CALORIES | PROTEIN (GMS ) |
---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | – | 3210 | 95 |
Weight gain requires a person to take in more calories with good quality proteins and other nutritious food. However, it is difficult to provide good quality proteins to vegetarians because of the limited sources available. But the above chart incorporates as many good sources as possible. This diet plan for weight gain may or may not be suitable to you as an individual. Although there is no harm in following this Indian diet plan for weight gain, results will be based on suitability, and your personal body requirements.
Building muscles or gaining healthy weight is equally difficult as losing weight. But, it is important to be motivated and disciplined and follow a healthy meal plan along with workouts to gain weight and muscles. Once again, it is important to note that the diet plan and the caloric requirement, and the portion size differ from person to person depending on their age, gender and body weight. Happy gaining!
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