DESCRIPTION OF FOOD

Milk
Limit to 2 cups

Whole, skim or evaporated, buttermilk, non-fat dry
milk solids may be used as a beverage or in cooking.

Meat or Substitute
2 Servings

Tender or ground lean beef, pork, poultry, liver,
boneless fish; egg; cottage, cream, mild American
cheese.

Potato or Substitute

White potato (omit skin) prepared any way except
fried; sweet potato and yams (omit skin and strain);
macaroni, noodles, white rice, spaghetti.

Vegetables
Limit to 2 servings

Vegetable juice and strained vegetables only (you may
prefer strained vegetables in soups).

Fruits
Limit to 2 servings

Strained fruit juices (any amount); strained fruit; whole
ripe bananas, apples, apricots, nectarines, peaches,
pears (cooked or canned, without skin or core)

AVOID: Prunes

DESCRIPTION OF FOOD

Breads and Cereals

White bread, rolls, crackers; Rusk, Melba toast, refined
cereals, (e.g. Cream of Wheat, Cream of Rice); grits;
strained oatmeal; Cornflakes, Puffed Rice, Rice Krispies,
Rice Chex

Fats

Butter, margarine, cream, vegetable oil, shortening, lard.

Miscellaneous
Soups

Made with strained vegetables and/or tender meat, poultry
or fish; cream soups within milk allowed.

Sweets

Jelly, sugar, hard candy.

Desserts

Plain cake, cookies; gelatin desserts without added fruit
or nuts; custard, cornstarch puddings and/or plain ice
cream within milk allowance.

Beverages

Coffee, coffee substitute, tea, carbonated beverages.