Plan Your Own Diet !
Select a low calorie diet just enough to maintain the basal metabolic rate and daily sedentary activities should be provided.
Prefer complex carbohydrates that provide more of fiber such as whole wheat, Oats, Wheat-bran, Sorghum (Jowar) should be included daily. Avoid simple carbs such as refined wheat and its products and simple sugars.
Good quality protein such as lean chicken, fish, egg whites may be included twice a week. Vegetarian sources of good quality proteins include skimmed milk and its products, Soy products. Two servings of beans/dals and sprouted pulses may be included daily. Avoid red meat such as mutton, pork, beef, organ meats, prawns, crabs, lobsters.
Fat should be cut to the minimum. You need to select a proper type of fat. Prefer fats from plant sources such as vegetable oils. Avoid animal sources such as butter, ghee, flesh foods and organ meats. Hydrogenated fats such as margarine etc. also need to be avoided.
Include 5-6 servings of fresh colorful fruits and vegetables daily.
Daily intake of salt should not exceed 3 grams/day. In case of a cardiac patient you may replace your regular table salt with the commercially available low sodium salt (LONA). Or even you may sprinkle lemon juice or some herbs to make up the taste of salt.
You may replace your sugar with the artificial sweeteners.
Healthy Tips
Eat a king size breakfast, have a queen's lunch and dinner like a beggar
Have your soup and salad at least 30 min before your meals. Prefer thin and clear soups only and non-salted salads. 
Have small and frequent meals (every 2-3 hours).
Prefer boiling, steaming, baking, grilling and barbecue/tandoor methods for cooking over deep frying. Use non-stick cooking utensils.
Avoid carbohydrate foods late night. There should be a gap of at least 2 hours between your dinner and bedtime.
Always use a combination of oils rather than just one.
Lastly, I just want to say a simple thing. God never created things like sugar, salt or oil. It’s only human who made all these things by his scientific knowledge. God gave us the natural sugar in the form of fructose in fruits, natural sodium in various green leafy vegetables and grains. He also gave us natural fat in nuts and oilseeds. If we have a good balanced diet including all natural foods, our body does not actually require this table salt, sugar and oils. So be wise, select your foods smartly. That is the only secret behind a healthy and wealthy you.
