Gastrointestinal Diet 1

All foods must be selected and prepared according to the Immunosuppressed Patient Diet.

Suggestions to Try First:

Beverages
( 1 cup )
Cereals
( ½ cup )
Starches
(Allowed with 1 tsp margarine)
Tea, weak decaffeinated or brewed herb, except peppermint
Gatorade
Rice milk
Lactaid 100 milk
½ strength: Apple juice Kool-Aid, Tang Cranberry drinks
Hot (all made with water)
Cream of rice
Cream of wheat
Farina
Grits
Malt-o-meal
Cold
Puffed rice
Rice Krispies
Cheerios
Other:______________________
White bread, plain bagel, or english muffin, (1 slice)
Pasta: macaroni, egg noodles, plain spaghetti (½ cup)
Potato (no skin), baked or mashed (½ medium or ½ cup)
Rice, white (½ cup)
Saltines (2)
Pretzels (1 oz)
White dinner roll (1 each)
Fruits
(½ cup)
Other
Applesauce, plain
Banana (½)
Peaches, canned in juice or light syrup
Pears, canned in juice or light syrup
Lifesavers
Lemon drops
Broth, beef or chicken (1 cup)
Popsicle
Miscellaneous: Sugar 1 packet or teaspoon; salt, as desired

If tolerated, try:

Protein Sources
(Allowed with 1 tsp. margarine or mayonnaise)
Other
Well cooked chicken or turkey breast (no skin), baked, broiled or boiled (½ breast or 3 oz)
Ham, lean (3 oz)
Egg, well cooked only (1)
Fish, baked or poached (3 oz)
Tuna, water-packed (¼ cup)
Resource Fruit Beverage (1/2 cup)
Pediasure (1/2 cup)
Enusre, Boost High Protein (1/2 cup)
Other:________________________________
Chicken rice or chicken noodle soup (1 cup)
Sandwiches made with low-fat mayonnaise on white bread: egg salad, tuna salad, chicken, turkey, or lean ham (½ sandwich)
Vanilla wafers/graham crackers (2)
Animal crackers (4)
Angel food cake
Carrots, well cooked (1/2 cup)
Green beans, well cooked (1/2 cup)
Sweet potatoes (mashed, peeled) (1/2 cup)


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