Last Updated: Aug 19, 2020
Measles is an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash, typically occurring in childhood. A high fever is normally the first sign of measles. It starts ten to twelve days after being exposed to the virus. The fever would last for four to seven days and might also include a runny nose, red eyes, sore throat, koplik spot (white swelling in the mouth) or rash. It starts at the hairline and spreads to neck, torso, limbs, feet, and hands.
The adverse effects can be prevented by following a Measles Diet plan. During the acute stage, following a fruit diet will provide necessary nutrients. In the convalescence stage when the temperature reaches the normal level, consume healthy food items. Measles Diet plan also includes drinking around 8 glasses of water, along with other liquids like diluted lemon juice, barley juice, orange juice, coconut water. Adults can have herbal tea in their Measles diet as well.
Measles diet plan includes:
Sunday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup broken wheat upma with vegetables+1 glass milk/1 cup tea |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 banana |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup Sambar+1/2 cup cabbage and green peas sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 glass coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup cauliflower sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Monday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup roasted oats upma with vegetables+1 glass milk/1 cup tea |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100gm pomegranate |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup chana dal+1/2 cup mooli methi sabji+1 glass butter milk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 glass coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+ 1/2 cup bhindi sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Tuesday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 2 dosa+1/2 cup sambhar+1tsp methi chutney |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size pear |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup rice/ 2 chapathi+peas brinjal sabji+1/2 cup tomato dal+1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 glass coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+lauki methi sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Wednesday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1/2 cup Oats in 1 glass milk |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size apple |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup french beans curry+1/2 cup rasam+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 glass coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup palak sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Thursday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 3 Idly+ 1/2 cup sambhar+1 tsp coconut chutney+1 glass milk/ 1 cup tea |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100gm musk melon |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+ 1/2 cup carrot dal +1/2 cup rajmah curry+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 glass coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+ 1/2 cup ridge gourd(thori) sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Friday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | Vegetable sandwich with 2 whole wheat bread slices+cucumber,tomato, onion,spinach/lettuce |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size guava |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup cluster beans curry+1/2 cup capsicum sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 glass coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup raw banana sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Saturday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 2 paratha(aloo/gobhi/methi) with 2 tsp green chutney |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 wedge(100gm) watermelon |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+2 chapathi+1/2 cup mango dal +1/2 cup ivy gourd(parmal) sabji+1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 glass coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 chapathi/ 1 cup rice+1/2 cup tinda sabji+ 1 glass buttermilk |
Try to avoid these food items while following measles diet plan:
Do's & Don'ts if you are following Measles diet plan:
For the first 3 days:
When temperature becomes normal
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