Ayurvedic Diet Chart for Bedridden Patients
A proper diet plays a crucial role in the recovery and health maintenance of bedridden patients. Nutritious, easily digestible, and energy-boosting foods help improve strength, immunity, and digestion while preventing complications. Below is a detailed Ayurvedic-inspired diet plan for bedridden patients, including recommended meals, snacks, and foods to avoid.
| Breakfast Options for Bedridden Patients |
| Cow milk with cow ghee |
Roasted pumpkin, flax, and sunflower seeds |
| Bael juice (wood apple/citron drink) |
Chyawanprash |
| Soaked fenugreek and basil seeds |
Fresh pumpkin juice |
| Jowar (sorghum) porridge |
Bottle gourd juice |
| Lunch Diet Chart for Bedridden Patients |
| Moong bean with ajwain curry |
Pointed gourd and coriander pulao |
| Millet upma with cow ghee |
Carrot-beetroot soup |
| Multigrain chapatti (ragi, jowar, barley) |
| Moong bean soup |
Fenugreek-millet upma |
| Cooked amaranth with bottle gourd |
Barley flour roti |
| Healthy Snacks for Bedridden Patients |
| Asparagus-coriander soup |
Amaranthus seeds with jaggery balls |
| Popcorn made from amaranthus or rice |
Roasted sesame seeds with old jaggery |
| Cow ghee-wheat flour halwa |
Red rice kheer with cow milk |
| Dinner Options for Bedridden Patients |
| Jowar-ginger hotchpotch |
Fenugreek seeds curry |
| Mixed vegetable curry |
Sponge gourd or bitter gourd curry |
| Red/brown rice gruel |
Vegetable daliya (broken wheat porridge) |
| Jowar roti |
Barley roti |
Foods to Avoid for Bedridden Patients:
Recently harvested grains.
Black gram and its split preparations.
Refined oils.
Sour, spicy, and oily foods.
Dry, cold, and stale food items.
Buttermilk, hung curd, curd, yogurt (especially at night).
Non-vegetarian foods and seafood.
Dairy sweets and preserved foods.
Milk other than cow or goat milk.
Potatoes and rhizomes.
Wheat and refined flour.
Heavy, complex, oily, and spicy food.
Baked foods with soda bi-carb.
Artificial sugar and sweeteners.
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Foods to Consume in Moderation:
Constipation or diarrhea-causing foods.
Bengal gram and black gram.
Regular polished rice.
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Best Foods to Include in a Bedridden Patient's Diet:
Cow ghee and sesame oil.
Ginger and ajwain seeds.
Cow milk and goat milk.
Chyawanprash.
Warm water.
Honey.
Amla and turmeric.
Red rice, barley, and oats.
Pumpkin, bottle gourd, bitter gourd.
Grapes and raisins.
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