A diet chart maker for a clear, printable daily plan
A good diet chart answers three questions at a glance: when to eat, what to eat and how much. This diet chart maker lets you set your meal times — early morning, breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, evening snack, dinner — add foods with real household portions such as “2 medium rotis” or “1 cup dal”, and see the calories, protein, carbohydrate and fat for each meal and the whole day. Add a water goal, write a few notes and print the chart for the fridge or download it as a PDF.
Start from a blank chart or a sample day (Indian vegetarian, Indian non-vegetarian or Western) and change it to suit your routine. Food values come from about 300 USDA FoodData Central entries, including Indian staples. Your chart is saved in your browser and never uploaded.
How to use the Diet Chart Maker
- Give the chart a title, and optionally a name and a daily calorie target — the calorie calculator can estimate one.
- Pick a starting point under Start from and press Load, or edit the meal slots shown below.
- Search a food, choose the portion and amount, pick the meal under Add to and press Add to chart. Use Add your own item for home recipes.
- Change meal times and names directly in Your meals; remove items with ×.
- Set your water goal and glass size, add notes, then press Print diet chart or download the PDF or PNG.
Diet Chart Maker features
Meal times and slots
Up to 12 meal slots, sorted by time on the printed chart, each with its own calorie subtotal.
Real portions
Household measures from USDA data — medium roti, cup of cooked rice, boiled egg, tablespoon of oil — or grams and ounces.
Calories and macros
Day totals for energy, protein, carbohydrate and fat, with each macro’s share of energy.
Water tracker
Litres turned into glasses, printed as tick circles.
Sample days
Indian vegetarian, Indian non-vegetarian and Western examples to edit, plus a blank chart.
Print-ready
A4, Letter, A5 or Legal, portrait or landscape; vector PDF, PNG or direct print.
How to make a diet chart that works
- Fix the times first. Regular meal times make a chart easier to follow than a list of foods.
- Build each main meal from a plate: a grain or roti, a protein (dal, paneer, eggs, fish, chicken), vegetables or salad, and some dairy or fruit across the day.
- Check the total against your target. For gradual weight loss, many people plan a moderate calorie deficit; a professional can set the right number for you.
- Count the extras: a tablespoon of cooking oil or ghee is about 120 kcal (USDA), and sugar in tea and snacks adds up quickly — add them as items.
- Keep it realistic. Foods you actually like and can buy every week beat a perfect chart you abandon.
About the sample days and the numbers
The sample days are general examples of balanced eating, not prescriptions. The Indian vegetarian sample comes to roughly 2,000 kcal with about 80 g of protein; change portions to move the total. Every food’s value is the USDA average for that description — a typical recipe, not your recipe — so home cooking with more oil will be higher.
Searches for a diet chart for diabetic patients or a diet chart for high creatinine are common, but those diets depend on medicines, blood tests and kidney function. This tool does not offer them: ask your doctor or a registered dietitian, then use the blank chart to write out the plan they give you.
Related tools
- Look up any single food in the food calorie calculator.
- Plan a week of meals with a grocery list using the meal planner printable.
- Following an eating window? The intermittent fasting calculator sets the times.
Diet Chart Maker FAQ
How do I make a diet chart?
Decide your meal times, add foods with portions to each meal, check the day’s calories against your target, add a water goal and print it. This diet chart maker does the calorie arithmetic for you.
Can I make a diet chart for weight loss?
Yes — set a calorie target below your maintenance needs and build meals that reach it with enough protein and vegetables. Rapid loss or very low-calorie plans need medical supervision.
Is there a diet chart for diabetic or kidney patients?
Not here, on purpose. Those plans depend on medicines and test results, so they must come from a doctor or a registered dietitian. You can copy their plan into the blank chart to print it.
Where do the calorie values come from?
From USDA FoodData Central, the US Department of Agriculture’s food composition database (public domain). Indian dishes use USDA’s survey recipes, so treat them as averages.
Can I print the diet chart?
Yes. Press Print diet chart, or download a vector PDF or a PNG. Choose A4 or Letter in portrait for a fridge chart.
Is my diet chart saved?
It is saved in this browser on this device only, and nothing is uploaded. Download the PDF to keep a copy.