Information From Your Health Care Provider |
This diet is intended for the patient who cannot chew or swallow solid foods or as a transition from the clear liquid to a soft or general diet.
This diet is a modification in the consistency or texture of the normal diet. It contains foods that are liquid or will become liquid at body temperature and are free from mechanical irritants.
Milk-based foods make up a large proportion of this diet. If milk-based foods are poorly tolerated in patients, the use of low-lactose foods or a lactase product may prove beneficial. Fat tolerance will improve with use of low-fat or fat-free milk and dairy products.
This diet may be inadequate in niacin, folacin, and iron. If the diet is used for longer than 2 to 3 weeks, a liquid vitamin and mineral supplement is recommended. Patients with lactose intolerance should use lactose-hydrolyzed milk or use lactose-free products.
FULL LIQUID DIET— FOOD LIST
| Food Groups | Foods Allowed | Foods To Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Milk/Dairy | All milk and milk drinks such as milk shakes and eggnogs made from commercial mix, plain or flavored yogurt (no seeds or fruit pieces). All beverages including high-protein, high-calorie oral supplements. | Cheese, cottage cheese |
| Meat/Meat Substitute | Eggnogs, custards. | All others |
| Breads/Grains | Thin, cooked cereal such as Cream of Wheat, grits, oatmeal. | All others |
| Fruits/Vegetables | Vitamin C sources (daily): strained citrus and tomato juices. Vitamin A sources (alternate days): strained carrot juice. | All others |
| Desserts/Sweets | Custards, puddings, plain gelatin, plain ice cream, ice milk, sherbet, sugar, hard candy, honey, Popsicle, syrup, frozen yogurt. | All others |
| Miscellaneous | Butter, margarine, cream, non-dairy creamer | All others |
SAMPLE MENU
| Suggested Meal Plan | Suggested Foods and Beverages |
|---|---|
| BREAKFAST Fruit Juice Cereal Meat/Meat Substitute Milk/Dairy Beverage |
Orange Juice, Strained Cream of Wheat Cereal Custard 2% Milk Coffee |
| DINNER— NOON OR EVENING MEAL Soup Juice Salad Dessert Beverage |
Cream Soup Tomato Juice Lime Gelatin Ice Cream Ginger Ale |
| SNACK Milk/Dairy. |
1 Milkshake |
| SUPPER— EVENING OR NOON MEAL Soup Juice Dessert Beverage |
Strained Cream Soup Peach Nectar Popsicle Chocolate Milk |
| SNACK Juice Milk/Dairy |
Cranberry Juice Vanilla Pudding, 2% Milk |
| Calories | 1881 Kcal | Riboflavin | 2.7 mg |
| Protein | 60 gm | Thiamin | 0.9 mg |
| Carbohydrate | 293 gm | Folate | 161 mcg |
| Fat | 56 gm | Calcium | 1822 mg |
| Cholesterol | 311 mg | Phosphorus | 1572 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 gm | Zinc | 7 mg |
| Vitamin A | 931 RE | Iron | 5 mg |
| Vitamin C | 133 mg | Sodium | 3205 mg |
| Niacin | 5 mg | Potassium | 3120 mg |