Food Groups |
Foods Allowed |
Foods to Avoid |
|---|
Milk/Dairy |
Whole, low-fat, 2%, or fat-free milk; dry or instant milk; evaporated milk; buttermilk; yogurt. |
Chocolate milk or cocoa. |
Meats/Meat Substitutes |
Lean and tender meats with visible fat removed; beef, veal, lamb, fresh pork (cooked medium to well done). Poultry; fresh, frozen or canned fish or shellfish; organ meats—liver and sweetbreads; eggs, cottage cheese, cheese. |
Fried or smoked meats. Processed ham, sausage, spiced or highly seasoned meats such as frank-furters and luncheon meats, fried eggs. |
Breads/Grains |
Enriched breads, cooked or ready-to-eat cereals, tortillas, rolls, English muffins, melba toast, rusks, zwieback, saltines, crackers, pasta, rice. |
Fried tortillas, fry bread. |
Fruits/Vegetables |
All fruit, juices and vegetables as tolerated; baked (without skin), boiled, mashed, diced or creamed potatoes, yams. |
Raw fruits and vegetables, citrus fruits, mild or hot peppers, gas-forming vegetables as tolerated, fried potatoes, hash brown potatoes. |
Desserts/Sweets |
Custard, vanilla or fruit-flavored puddings, tapioca pudding, sherbet, ice cream, frozen yogurt, or ice milk (except chocolate and peppermint), fruit ices, flavored and plain gelatin, plain or iced cakes, sponge cake, angel food or pound cake, cookies without chocolate or peppermint, sugar, jam, jelly, honey, syrup. |
Any foods containing chocolate, cocoa, or other seasonings not allowed. |
Beverages |
Decaffeinated tea; juices as tolerated, carbonated beverages as tolerated, sports beverages as tolerated. |
Coffee, tea, decaffeinated coffee, chocolate drinks, carbonated beverages containing caffeine, alcoholic beverages. |
Miscellaneous |
Salt, lemon and lime juice, vanilla and other extracts and flavorings, sage, cinnamon, thyme, mace, allspice, paprika, vinegar, prepared mustard. |
Pepper, chili powder, cocoa or chocolate; non-prescription drugs, such as aspirin, without a health care provider’s advice. |
