Free tool

Build a desi meal. See the numbers.

Pick real Pakistani ingredients — roti, daal, biryani, karahi, everything — and see calories, protein, carbs, fat, and an estimated glycemic load per serving.

No quinoa bowls • Built for a Pakistani kitchen • Estimates, not lab measurements

The calculator

What's actually in your plate?

Start from a preset dish or build your own from the ingredient categories below. Adjust grams and servings to match what's actually on your plate.

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Tap a preset above, or add ingredients from the categories to build your own meal.

Per serving
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Calories
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Protein
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Carbs
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Fat
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Fiber
Estimated glycemic load
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Glycemic load estimates how much this meal's carbohydrates could raise blood glucose — a property of the food, based on published glycemic-index research. It is not a prediction of your own glucose reading, which depends on your body, medication, and portion size.

Estimates from standard nutrition reference values, not lab-tested per dish. Whole meal total: 0 kcal across 1 serving.

Reading your numbers

What low, medium, and high glycemic load actually mean

Glycemic load combines how much carbohydrate a food has with how quickly that type of carbohydrate tends to raise blood glucose. It's a property of the meal, not a reading from your body — your own glucose response still depends on your medication, portion size, and individual physiology.

Low
Under 10

Unlikely to cause a sharp glucose rise on its own — the everyday target for most meals.

Medium
10–19

A moderate carbohydrate load — fine occasionally, worth pairing with protein, fat, or fiber.

High
20 and above

A larger, faster carbohydrate load — the kind of meal worth portioning down or balancing out.

1

Pairing rice or roti with daal, protein, or vegetables slows digestion and lowers the meal's overall glycemic load compared to eating the carb portion alone.

2

A smaller portion of rice or naan with a bigger portion of protein and sabzi usually cuts glycemic load more than switching to an unfamiliar "diet" food.

3

Basmati rice runs a lower glycemic index than plain white rice — the variety matters, not just "rice vs. no rice."

4

Frying and added sugar (parathas, gulab jamun, jalebi) raise fat and glycemic load together — an occasional portion is different from a daily one.

5

Fiber-rich additions — salad, sabzi, chana, daal — blunt the glucose spike from the rest of the plate.

The Loop/90 difference

A calculator tells you the numbers. A care pod helps you act on them.

Loop/90 pairs you with a real nutritionist who builds a plan around meals like these — plus a doctor, a movement coach, and an AI coach that analyzes your actual meal photos, not just a manual calculator.

Know the numbers. Now build the system around them.

Loop/90 turns this kind of meal awareness into a structured 90-day lifestyle program with nutrition, movement, accountability, and clinical oversight.

Individual results vary. Remission is not guaranteed.

Loop/90 supports your care team — it does not replace medical advice. Medication changes only ever come from your doctor.

This calculator is educational and does not diagnose, treat, or replace glucose monitoring. Nutrition values are estimates from standard reference tables, not laboratory measurements of any specific dish. If you use insulin or medicines that can cause low blood glucose, discuss major changes in carbohydrate intake with your healthcare professional. Do not stop, reduce, or change medication based on this tool or an AI recommendation.

Sources
  • American Diabetes Association — Standards of Care in Diabetes
  • International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values (Atkinson, Foster-Powell & Brand-Miller)
  • World Health Organization — Diabetes fact sheet