Rheumatoid Arthritis

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Preliminary Meal Plan

DAY Meal Components Servings Calory

Count
One Break Fast Oat 2 cups 292
Banana 1 whole 100
Milk 500ml 180
Eggs 2 136
Orange 1 62
Total:770
Lunch
Dinner Sweet Potatoe/Arrow root/potato 2 cups 224
mash
Cabbage/kales/spinach fried 3 cups 69

Liver/beef 3 servings 594

Total:887
1657 Calories
Two Breakfast Loaded Avocado toast 4 sliced 560
Tea 1 cup 47
Pine apple 1 slice 83
Total: 690
Lunch
Dinner Ugali 2 cups 356
Fried Cabbage/kales/spinach 3 cups 69
Fried ndengu 2 cups 160
Avocado 1 medium 240
Watermelon 1 slice 86
Total:911
1601 Calories
Three Breakfast Yoghurt and fruit parfait(plain 1 cup 251
yoghurt + mango+ banana+
watermelon + pineapple)
Milk 1 cup 90
Egg 2 143
Oat/Cereals 1 cup 150
Total: 634
Lunch
 Dinner Rice 2 cups 320
Fried cabbage/kales/spinach 3 cups 69
Beef with peas(minji) and
potatoes/ kamande with potatoes. 3 servings 460
Total: 849
1483 Calories
Four Breakfast Oats/ cereals 2 cups 300
Milk 500ml 180
Banana 2 medium 200
Eggs 2 143
Total:823
Lunch
Dinner Pan fried green banana 4 pieces 620
Cabbage/kales/spinach 3 cups 69
Fried matumbo with tomato 2 cups 310
Total: 999
1822 Calories
Five Breakfast Toast Mayai 4 slices 252
Milk(chocolate) 1 cup 120
banana 2 medium 200
Total: 572
Lunch
Dinner Pasta/spaghetti/makoroni 3 servings 663
minced meat 2 servings 464
Fried cabbage/kales/spinach 3 cups 69
Total: 1196
1768 Calories
Six Breakfast Pancakes 3 pieces 345
Tea 1 cup 47
Oranges/mango/ melon/pineapple 2 medium/ 1 100
sliced
Total:482
Lunch
Dinner Pumpkin(malenge fried) 3 cups 1500
Cabbage/kales/spinach 3 cups 69
Peas(minji)/ 2 cups 400
ndengu/kamande/njahi
Total: 1969
2451 Calories
Seven Breakfast Sweet potato/arrowroot 3 cups 335
Tea 1 cup 47
Eggs 2 143
Tamarillo(matunda ya damu) 2 medium 62
Total:587
Lunch
Dinner Chapatti 2 pieces 250
 Minji + beef + potato stew 3 cups 500
Cabbage/Kales/spinach 3 cups 69
Total: 819
1406 Calories

Notes.
➢ For your lunches, you can have either of the meals in the dinner section.
➢ Follow the doctor’s instructions on WHEN to take medication (Whether before or after
food)
➢ Include a variety of vegetables (dark colored vegetables) and fruits(colored fruits)
➢ Have a glass of milk per day(The one glass of milk policy)
➢ Have a fruit a day(Fruit salad will suffice)
➢ Take break fast between 7am to 9am and dinner between 7pm to 9pm
➢ Daily water intake – 2litres (not a ml less)
➢ For exercise find something you can manage and enjoy so that you do it regularly.
➢ Walk walk walk. Get that sunlight.
➢ For any clarifications, feel free to reach out

Kelvin Muthomi

Dietitian, Astral Nutrition Clinic

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