para>Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
1/2 cup orange juice with no pulp
Tuna fish sandwich on white bread
3 ounces broiled fish or chicken
1 cup cereal, like cheerios or corn flakes
1 cup tomato soup with saltine crackers
1/2 cup steamed veggies, like squash, green beans, or carrots
1/2 cup low-fat milk
1/2 cup white rice or mashed potatoes, or medium baked potato (no skin)
1/2 cup white rice or mashed potatoes, or medium baked potato (no skin)
1 piece white toast
1 piece white or rye bread
1 piece white or rye bread
1 teaspoon margarine or butter
1 teaspoon margarine or butter
1 teaspoon margarine or butter
poached egg or egg substitute
banana
1/2 cup applesauce
Coffee or tea, with sugar and nondairy creamer
1/2 cup juice (apple, tomato)
Coffee or tea, with sugar and nondairy creamer
Helpful tips
- Use breads and grains made from refined flour, pasta, and white rice. Do not use whole grain products.
- Stay away from seeds, nuts, and raw or dried fruits. Also avoid raisins, berries, and foods that have these things in them.
- Stay away from fresh fruits and veggies. Some exceptions are lettuce, ripe bananas, cucumber, onions, zucchini, and melons.
- Stay away from juices with pulp.
- Remove skin from fruits and veggies before cooking.
- Stay away from prunes and prune juice.
- Stay away from dried beans and lentils.
- Limit milk and milk products to 2 cups daily if they make loose stools worse. Do not drink milk if you are lactose intolerant.
- If any food makes loose stools worse, stop eating that food and try it again later once you no longer have loose stools.
Where can I learn more?
American Cancer Society ‚
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment/nutritionforpeoplewithcancer/low-fiber-foods ‚
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