Acidity Ruining Your Fast? Try This Gut-Friendly Aashadhi Ekadashi Meal Plan

Fasting during Aashadhi Ekadashi is more than a spiritual ritual—it’s an opportunity to realign your body, mind, and gut. But if you’ve ever experienced bloating, acidity, weakness, or sugar crashes during fasts, you’re not alone. These symptoms often result from poorly planned meals or long gaps without adequate hydration or nutrition.

To combat this, leading clinical nutritionist Avanti Deshpande has designed a scientifically balanced Aashadhi Ekadashi Vrat Diet Plan that fuels your energy, supports digestion, and keeps acidity at bay. Rooted in both Indian tradition and modern gut-health science, this plan ensures you experience the benefits of fasting—without the discomfort.

Let’s walk you through her recommended plan, meal by meal.

WAKE UP: Gentle Detox to Calm Your Gut

What to have:

• 1 glass warm water + lemon juice + a pinch of black salt + honey

Why it helps: This simple combination helps flush out toxins, kickstart metabolism, and balance stomach acids. Lemon and black salt ease digestion and reduce bloating, while honey offers a mild energy boost.

Nutritionist’s note: Skipping this step or having tea first can aggravate acid reflux—always start with water-based hydration.

AFTER 10 MINUTES: Stabilize Energy, Avoid Sugar Spikes

What to have:

• Tea or Coffee (if required)

• 1 peanut ladoo or a handful of mixed nuts & dry fruits

Why it helps: Fats and proteins in nuts keep blood sugar steady. Starting your day with caffeine alone often causes acidity, especially during fasting. The dry fruits act as a buffer and provide minerals like magnesium and potassium.

BREAKFAST: Satiety Without Bloating

Choose from:

• Sabudana milk + dry fruit powder + fruit

• Poha made with rajgira or sama rice

• Banana + almonds + curds

• Sweet potato + jaggery

• Fresh fruit + 2 tbsp curds

Why it helps: These combinations offer complex carbs, natural sugars, and probiotics, keeping you fuller for longer and easing digestion. Avoid deep-fried vrat snacks—they trigger heaviness and gas buildup.

LUNCH: Cooling and Fiber-Rich for Digestive Ease

Meal options:

• Cucumber salad with lemon juice or curds

• Upma made from sabudana or varai rice

• Buttermilk (2 glasses)

• Peanut curry

• Pumpkin sabji

Why it helps: Cucumber and buttermilk cool the gut lining, preventing acid buildup. Pumpkin is rich in soluble fiber and beta-carotene. This meal balances protein, fiber, and good fats while avoiding heaviness.

4 PM SNACK: Mid-Fast Boost Without the Crash

Options:

• Tea or Milk (1 cup)

• Puffed rajgira ladoo

• Sweet potato sautéed in ghee

• Fruit + dry fruits

Why it helps: Mid-day snacking keeps cortisol levels balanced and supports gut flora. Sweet potatoes are rich in resistant starch—feeding your good bacteria and preventing bloating.

DINNER: Light on the Gut, Easy on Sleep

Recommended:

• Varai rice or sabudana thalipeeth with 1 tsp ghee

• Sweet potato or pumpkin curry

• Curd

Why it works: Dinner is light, cooked, and hydrating. This reduces the chance of night-time acidity, which is common after over-eating fried vrat foods. Ghee supports bile production and helps with smoother digestion.

Why Avanti Deshpande’s Plan Works

• Prevents acidity & bloating with gut-soothing ingredients like cucumber, curds, and pumpkin

• Maintains steady energy with low-GI carbs and healthy fats

• Supports gut health with fermented foods, prebiotics, and minimal processed ingredients

• Culturally rooted, clinically sound – designed for the Indian body and digestive patterns during monsoon season

Takeaway: Fast Smart, Feel Light

Fasting doesn’t have to mean fatigue, acidity, or skipped nutrients. With Avanti Deshpande’s Aashadhi Ekadashi Diet Plan, you can observe your vrat with purpose, clarity, and wellness.

Want a personalized gut-healing or fasting plan? Explore Avanti’s Gut Healing Program or Weight Loss Plans