| Food Group | Foods Allowed | Foods to Avoid |
Beverages | Whole, skim or 2% milk. Fruit juices, decaffeinated coffee, decaffeinated tea, caffeine free carbonated beverages. | Coffee, Tea, and all other caffiene containing beverages. No more than two cups of milk a day |
Breads | White or light rye breads and rolls. French and Italian bread, plain muffins, plain biscuits, pancakes, waffles, saltines, soda crackers. | All whole grain products; all breads that contain seeds, fruits, nuts or skins. |
Cereals | All refined cooked and ready to eat cereals such as cream of wheat, farina, grits, rice krispies, cornflakes, fuffed rice, cream of rice, farina, cornmeal, etc. | All whole grain cereals, bran cereals, oatmeal, all bran, shredded wheat, wheaties, puffed wheat, bran flakes, cracklin bran |
Cheese | Cottage cheese, cream dheese, mild cheese | Cheeses containing seeds |
Desserts | Plain cakes, cookies, custard, gelatin desserts, ice cream, sweet rolls, plain pudding, sherbet | All desserts containing raisins, dates, nuts, coconut, seeds; or desserts exceeding the daily milk allowance |
Eggs | Poached, soft cooked, hard boiled or scrambled eggs | Fried eggs |
Fats | Butter, margarine, mayonnaise, whipped toppings, creams used in place of milk, oil, salad dressing without seeds | Fried, greasy foods, celery seed or poppy seed dressing |
Fruits and Juices | Any fruit juice, canned or cooked apples, applesauce, apricots, peaches, pears, bananas, grapefruit, or orange sections without the membrane; pureed cranberries or pureed dried fruit | Any other fruit containing seeds, berries, cherries, cranberries, currents, dates, figs, grapes, prunes, raisins, rhubarb, pomegranate |
Meat and Fish | TEnder beef, lamb, veal, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, tuna,( Baked, broiled, roasted, boiled, stewed) | Fried meats, chicken or fish |
Potatoes or Substitutes | White potatoes, sweet potatoes, hominy, macoroni, noodles, refried rice, spaghetti | Whole grain rice, fried rice, fried potatoes, potato chips |
Soups | Boullon, broth, cream soup(must be counted toward milk intake), soup made from allowed vegetables | Those soups containing vegetables to avoid (unless the soup is strained) |
Sweets | Honey, maple syrup, jelly, sugar candy, except those listed on the avoid list | Candy containing nuts or pieces of fruit, jam, marmalade, preserves |
Vegetables(Eat at least two servings daily) | Canned or cooked asparagus, beets, carrots, pumpkin, squash, pureed vegetables such as corn, lima beans, wax beans, green beans, peas, spinach, or tomatoes; all vegetable juices | Avoid all raw vegetables; all strongly flavored vegetables, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, corn, egg plant, kohlrobi, lima beans, okra, parsnips, peas, radish, rhubarb, tomatoes, sauerkraut, zucchini squash, cucumbers |
Miscellaneous | Gravy, herbs, except garlic, salt, spices in moderation, vinegar, white sauce, smooth peanut butter | Nuts, garlic, olives, pickles, popcorn, coconut, spices that are seeds, alcohol
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