Low Fat Diet
beverages
allowed
Skim or 1% milk, carbonated beverages (1 c/day), punch, Kool-Aid, Gatorade, cocoa (with skim or 1% milk), coffee and tea (as tolerated)
Decaf beverages recommended
avoid
Whole or 2% milk, buttermilk, cream, half & half, most non-dairy creamers
breads & grains
allowed
White or wheat bread & rolls, cooked or dry refined cereals, rice, spaghetti, pasta, noodles, plain crackers, unbuttered pop-corn, bagels, English muffins
Whole grains recommended
avoid
Biscuits, pancakes, fritters, waffles, egg or cheese breads, sweet rolls, French fries, au gratin or scalloped potatoes, pasta or rice in high fat, gravies and sauces, buttered popcorn
fruit/juices
allowed
Fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruit juices
avoid
Any prepared with coconut or foods not recommended
vegetables
allowed
Fresh, frozen, or canned veggies, *Gas forming veggies as tolerated (corn, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, cucumber, etc)
avoid
Any prepared with butter, cream, high fat sauces or gravies, salad dressings
meat
allowed
Baked, boiled, broiled, roasted lean meats: skinless chicken, & turkey, Cornish hen, wild duck, fish, shellfish, pork tenderloin, lean ham, veal, venison, round and sirloin steaks, roast, filet mignon, ground round or sirloin, 95% fat free lunch meats
avoid
All fried meats or any cooked in a fatty roux/cream sauce, sausage, boudin, regular cold cuts, hot dogs, the skin on poultry, ground beef & chuck, prime rib, porterhouse, T-bone, rib eye, or chuck steaks, roast, liver, spare ribs, veal cutlet, bacon, breakfast sausage
allowed
Egg whites or substitutes, limit yolk/day.
avoid
Fried eggs
allowed
Dried, fresh, frozen or canned beans and peas as tolerated
avoid
Beans with grease, lard, bacon or meat fat
dairy
allowed
1% or nonfat cottage cheese, low fat or nonfat cheese (2-5 g fat/ounce)
avoid
2-4% fat cottage cheese, cream cheese, most cheese foods and spreads
soups
allowed
Clear broth based soups, chicken or turkey noodle, chicken with rice, gumbo with dry roux and lean meats, (i.e. tasso instead of sausage, shrimp, skinless chicken, etc.)
avoid
cream soups, gumbo, bisque
fats/oils
allowed
Low fat or fat free: margarine, mayo, salad dressings, sour cream (1tbl = 1 serving of these low fat items), use pump spray margarine
avoid
Fried foods, gravies, regular salad dressing, mayo, cream, lard, sour cream, cooking oils
sweets/desserts
allowed
Sugar, syrup, honey, jelly, seedless jam, molasses, non-nutritive sweeteners, hard candies, low fat yogurt, plain cakes (angel food, sponge), plain cookies (animal or vanilla wafers), popsicles, sherbet, Jell-O
avoid
Most cakes, cookies, candy, ice cream, chocolate bars, doughnuts
miscellaneous
allowed
Butter-flavored granule, nonstick cooking sprays, herbs and spices
sample menu
Breakfast: ½ c apple juice, ½ c grits/1 tsp margarine, 1 poached egg, 1 slice what toast, 1 c skim milk
Lunch: 3 oz. roast beef, 6 in whole wheat sub, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, 1 apple, 1 c lite yogurt, 1 c iced tea
Dinner: 3 oz. baked chicken, 2/3 c rice pilaf, 1 c green beans, ½ c canned peaches, 1 c skim milk
Nutrition counseling is available with a registered dietitian in the office.
Please call (337) 232-6697 for information or to schedule an appointment.