Premier Surgical Specialists, P.C. | Rochester Hills, Michigan

Food Category

Foods to Choose

Foods to Avoid

Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Dairy Products	• Meats may be ground, minced or chopped to ease swallowing and digestion • Tender, well cooked and moist cuts of beef, chicken, turkey and pork • Veal and lamb • Flaky, cooked fish • Canned tuna • Cottage and ricotta cheeses • Mild cheese, such as American , brick, mozzarella and baby Swiss • Creamy peanut butter • Plain custard or blended fruit yogurt • Moist casseroles, such as macaroni & cheese, tuna noodle • Grilled or toasted cheese sandwich	• Tough meats with a lot ofgristle • Fried,highly seasoned,smoked and fatty meat, fish or poultry, such as frankfurters, luncheon meats, sausage, bacon, spare ribs, beef brisket, sardines, anchovies , duck and goose • Chili and other entrees made with pepper or chili pepper • Shellfish • Strongly flavored cheeses, such as sharp cheese,extra sharp cheddar, cheese containing peppers or other seasonings • Crunchy peanut butter • Any yogurt with nuts , seeds, coconut, strawberries or raspberries
Potatoes and Starches	• Peeled, mashed or boiled white or sweet potatoes • Oven-baked potatoes without skin • Well cooked white rice,enriched noodles, barley, spaghetti, macaroni and other pastas	• Fried potatoes, potato skins and potato chips • Hard and soft taco shells • Fried,brown or wild rice
Soups	• Mildly flavored meat stocks • Cream soups made from allowed foods	• Highly seasoned soups and tomato based soups, cream soups made with gas producing vegetables,such as broccoli, cauliflower, onion, etc.
Vegetables	• Well cooked soft vegetable without seeds or skins, such as asparagus tips, beets, carrots, green and wax beans, chopped spinach, tender canned baby peas, squash and pumpkin	• Raw vegetables, tomatoes, tomato juice, tomato sauce and V-8 juice • Gas producing vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, corn, cucumber, green peppers, rutabagas, turnips, radishes and sauerkraut • Dried beans, peas, and lentils
Beverages	• Milk, such as, whole, 2%, 1%, non-fat, or skim, soy, rice, almond • Caffeinated and decaf tea and coffee • Powdered drink mixes (in moderation) • Non-citrus juices (apple, grape, cranberry, or blends of these) • Fruit nectars • Nutritional drinks including Boost, Ensure, Carnation Instant Breakfast	• Chocolate Milk, cocoa, or other chocolate-flavored drinks • Carbonate drinks • Alcohol • Citrus juices like orange, grapefruit, lemon and lime
Sweets and Snacks Use in moderation and do not eat large amounts of sweets by themselves .	• Syrup, honey,jelly and seedless jam • • Plain hard candies and plain candies made with allowed ingredients • Molasses • Marshmallows • Other candy made from allowed ingredients • Thin pretzels	• Jam, marmalade and preserves • Chocolate in any form • Any candy containing nuts,coconut, seeds, peppermint, spearmint or dried or fresh fruit • Popcorn, potato chips, tortilla chips • Soft or hard thick pretzels, such as sourdough ' -
Breads	• Pancakes, French toastand waffles • Crackers (saltine, butter, soda, graham, Goldfish® and Cheese Nips®) • Toasted bread	• Untoasted bread, bagels, Kaiser and hard rolls, English muffins • Crackerswithnuts,seeds, freshor dried fruit, coconut, or highly seasoned, such as garlic or onion flavored • Sweet rolls, coffee cake or doughnuts
Cereals	• Well cooked cereals, such as oatmeal (plain or flavored) • Cold cereal (Cornflakes®, Rice Krispies®, Cheerio®s, Special K® plain, Rice Chex® and puffed rice)	• Very coarse cereal, such as bran, shredded wheat • Any cereal with fresh or dried fruit, coconut, seeds or nuts
Desserts Eat in moderation and do not eat desserts or sweets by themselves.	• Plain cakes, cookies and cream filled pies • Vanilla and butterscotch pudding or custard • Icecream, ice milk, frozen yogurt and sherbet • Gelatin made from allowed foods • Fruit ices and popsicles	• Desserts containing chocolate, coconut, nuts, seeds, fresh or dried fruit, peppermint or spearmint
Eggs	· Poached, hard boiled or scrambled	• Fried eggs and highly seasoned eggs (deviled eggs)
Fats Eat in moderation.	·Butter and margarine ·Mayonnaise and vegetable oils ·Mildly seasoned cream sauces and gravies ·Plain cream cheese ·Sour cream	• Highly seasoned salad dressings, cream sauces and gravies • Bacon, bacon fat, ham fat, lardand salt pork • Fried foods • Nuts
Fruits	• Fruit juice • Any canned or cooked fruitexcept those listed in the AVOID column	• ALL fresh fruits, such as citrus, bananas and pineapple • Canned pineapple • Dried fruits,such as raisins,berries • Fruits with seeds, such as berries, kiwi and figs
Miscellaneous	• Salt and spices in moderation Mustard and vinegar in moderation	• Fried or highly seasonedfoods • Coconut and seeds • Pickles and olives • Chili sauces, ketchup, barbecue sauce, horseradish, black pepper, chili powder and onion and garlic seasonings • Any other strongly flavored seasoning, condiment,spice or herb not tolerated Any food not tolerated

Sample Menu

Breakfast

• ½ cup canned fruit (non-citrus)

• ½to¾ cup cereal

• 1 small pancake

• 1 tsp. margarine

• 1 tsp. jelly

• ½ cup2% milk

• 1 tsp. sugar

Mid-Morning Snack

• 2 graham crackers

• 1 T creamy peanut butter

• 1 tsp. jelly

• 1 cup tea

Lunch

• ½ cup tuna salad (no raw vegetables)

• 3 to 4 saltine crackers

• ½ cup canned peaches

• ½ cup fruit juice (non-citrus)

• 1 tsp. mayonnaise

Mid-Afternoon Snack

• 4 saltine crackers

• 1 T cream cheese

• 1 cup 2% milk

Dinner

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• 3 oz. roasted chicken (finely ground) with sauce

• ½ cup cooked white rice

• ¼ cup cooked carrots

• ½ cup canned pears

• 1 tsp. margarine

• ½ cup tea

• 1 tsp. sugar

Evening Snack

• ¼ cup cottage cheese ..

•, ½ cup applesauce

• - ½ cup 2% milk

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