Full Liquid Diet
Description
The Full Liquid Diet is a diet which is an intermediate between the clear liquid diet and mechanical soft diet in characteristics. It provides more calories than the clear liquid diet, but is still liquid in the stomach and intestinal tract which is essential for patients who cannot chew or swallow solid foods.
Full Liquid Diet is deficient in several nutrients including niacin, folacin and iron. If the patient remains on this diet more than two days, a vitamin and mineral supplement is required.
Sample Menu
Menu for One Day
Breakfast
| 1/2 c orange juice | 8 oz whole milk - fresh |
| 1/2 c cooked cream of wheat | Hot, noncaloric beverage |
Mid-Morning Snack
1 pureed banana
Lunch
| 6 oz soup, chicken broth | 8 oz eggnog |
| 1/2 c fruit-flavored gelatin dessert | Hot, noncaloric beverage |
Mid-Afternoon Snack
2 cups custard
Dinner
| 6 oz vegetable broth | 1/2 c ice cream |
| 1/2 c apple juice | Hot, noncaloric beverage |
Evening Snack
1 pureed apple
Total Calories: 1,305
Nutrient Content:
| Calories: | 1305 | Fat: | 18% |
| Protein: | 7% | Cholesterol: | 320mg |
| Carbohydrate: | 75% | Fiber: | 2mg |
Food Exchange List
Bread and Cereal Exchange List: not applicable
Recommended
Refined or cooked cereals which have been thinned with hot milk
Avoid
All others
Fat Exchange List: not applicable
Recommended
| Butter | Margarine | Cream |
Avoid
All others
Fruit Exchange List: 2 or more per day
Recommended
| Fruit juices | Pureed fruit without seeds |
Avoid
All others
Meat and Meat Substitute Exchange List: not applicable
Recommended
| Eggs | Pureed meat added to broths or soups |
Avoid
All others
Milk Exchange List: 3 or more per day
Recommended
All milk and milk drinks such as: eggnog, custard and milk shakes
Avoid
None
Vegetable Exchange List: not applicable
Recommended
| Vegetable juices | Pureed vegetables |
| Mild-flavored vegetables such as carrots, in soup |
Avoid
All vegetables
Miscellaneous Exchange List
Recommended
| Broth | Tea - black |
| Strained cream soups | Carbonated beverages, suchas cola drinks |
| Coffee |
Avoid
All others not noted above
References
American Cancer Society. Facts on Prostate Cancer.
Chicago Dietetic Association and the South Suburban Dietetic Association of Cook and Will counties. 1981. Manual of Clinical Dietetics. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia.
Iowa Dietetics Association. 1984. Simplified Diet Manual: with Meal Patterns, 5th ed. Iowa State University Press; Ames, Iowa. 108 pp.
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