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Day of eating by Neha Rathi

Neha Rathi · posted 23 May 2025 · Day of eating

Calories
1,249
Protein
44 g
Carbs
146 g
Fat
54 g
Fibre
23 g

A 'what I eat in a day' at a corporate office in Dubai, with a time label for each item. She starts with apple cider vinegar in water in the car at 8:45 and has a jar of overnight oats with chia at her desk at 9:35. Her snacks are dried amla pieces at 12:30 and a small tub of soaked almonds and cashews at 1:00. Lunch at 3:00 is paneer paratha with achaar (Indian pickle), eaten from foil. She drinks from a glass water bottle through the day and the 4:30 label says 3 L in total.

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Meal by meal

Drink: apple cider vinegar water

Good 3 kcal

First up, apple cider vinegar in a tall glass of water, plus plain water from a glass bottle all day.

Hydration nailed, and the vinegar is harmless, if mostly vibes.

“Sipped through a glass straw, because wellness has to look good.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Apple cider vinegar in water1 tall glass (~300 ml water + ~1 tbsp ACV) · 315 g
Why this estimate

Labelled '8:45AM acv + water'. The amount of vinegar isn't shown, so 1 tbsp is assumed. Sipped through a glass straw.

0:04 3 00 00
Water3 L over the day (stated) · 3,000 g
Why this estimate

Drunk from a glass bottle at 9:25, 11:00, 2:00 and 4:30. The on-screen text says '3L ✅✅✅'.

0:06 0 00 00

Breakfast: chia overnight oats

Good 375 kcal

Breakfast is a jar of overnight oats with chia seeds, milk, a little yogurt and what looks like berries.

Whole grains plus chia fibre make a genuinely solid start.

“Prepped last night, so past you deserves a thank-you note.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Overnight oats with chia seeds1 jar, about 3/4 of a 500 ml jar (~1.5 cups) · 360 g
Why this estimate

Labelled '9:35AM overnight oats'. Assumed recipe: ~50 g rolled oats, ~150 ml low-fat milk, ~10 g chia, a spoon of yogurt and some fruit or sweetener (the mix looks pinkish, so possibly berries).

0:08 375 1553 1110

Snack: amla and soaked nuts

Mixed 171 kcal

Snack time brings dried amla pieces, then a little handful of soaked almonds and cashews.

The nuts bring healthy fats, but the candied amla sneaks in added sugar.

“Lunch is still hours away, so these nuts are holding the fort.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Dried amla (Indian gooseberry) piecesa few pieces, ~2 tbsp · 20 g
Why this estimate

Labelled '12:30PM amla'. Valued as sweetened dried or candied amla, the common packaged kind. This is the dark-pieces tub seen at the start.

0:13 66 016 01
Soaked almonds and cashewssmall handful, ~10 nuts · 18 g
Why this estimate

Labelled '1:00PM soaked nuts'. The grams are dry-nut weight; soaking adds only water.

0:15 105 44 92

Lunch: paneer paratha and achaar

Mixed 700 kcal

Lunch is two paneer parathas out of the foil parcel, with a spoonful of oily Indian pickle on the side.

The paneer brings protein, and the pickle brings a salty, oily encore.

“Packed this morning, eaten at three. A real test of patience.”

FoodAtkcal PCFFibre
Paneer paratha2 medium parathas (~20 cm each) · 230 g
Why this estimate

Labelled '3:00PM lunch (paneer paratha + achaar)'. Eaten from the foil parcel packed in the morning. Each paratha is assumed to have ~45 g wholewheat flour, ~40 g paneer filling and ~1 tsp ghee or oil for cooking.

0:20 640 2570 2810
Achaar (Indian pickle, oil-based)~2 tbsp · 30 g
Why this estimate

Eaten with the paratha from a small glass container. Valued as a typical mango or mixed pickle in mustard oil.

0:20 60 02 61

Whole video1,249 kcal Protein 44 gCarbs 146 g Fat 54 gFibre 23 g

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