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Food Group |
Recommended Foods |
Foods to Avoid |
| Milk and dairy *limit to 2 cups daily |
- Milk or lactose-free milk
- Almond, rice or soymilk
- Yogurt (plain or vanilla), soy yogurt (plain or vanilla flavor)
- Cottage cheese, cream cheese, ricotta cheese and aged cheese
- Ice cream or frozen yogurt
- Butter or margarine
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- Yogurt or ice cream with nuts, seeds or fruit
- More than 2 cups daily from milk and dairy group
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| Meat and other proteins |
- Ground or tender, well-cooked lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs and soy prepared without added fat
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- Legumes (dried beans), nuts, nut butters, seeds and tough fibrous meats
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| Grains |
- Enriched white bread and rolls
- White rice, noodles, pasta, and cooked potatoes (no skin)
- Plain crackers
- Farina, cream of wheat, and grits
- Cold cereal: Rice Krispies, Puffed Rice and Corn Flakes
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- Whole grain, whole wheat, rye, cornbread or pumpernickel bread
- Bread made with nuts, seeds or fruits
- Whole wheat pasta
- Whole grains such as brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, oats, corn and kasha
- Whole grain cereals, bran cereals, granola-type cereals, and cereals with nuts, seeds, coconut or dried fruit
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| Fruits |
- Fruit juice without pulp
- Canned or cooked fruits without skins or seeds
- Ripe banana
- Soft cantaloupes, honeydew melons or seedless watermelon
- Peeled apple
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- All other raw fruits including berries, citrus fruits, grapes, pears and pineapple
- Prunes and prune juice
- Dried fruit
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| Vegetables |
- Strained vegetable juice
- Most well cooked or canned vegetables without seeds and skin, such as potato without skin, tomato sauce, pureed spinach, green beans, carrots and asparagus tips
- Iceberg lettuce
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- ALL raw or partially cooked vegetables and beets, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, sauerkraut and corn
- Greens (mustard, turnip, spinach, collards)
- Lima beans, peas, mushrooms, okra, onions, parsnips, peppers, potato skins, tomatoes and winter squash
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| Beverages |
- Water, apple or cranberry juice, coffee, tea, carbonated drinks
- Bouillon or strained broth
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- Limit milk and dairy products to 2 cups per day
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| Fats, snacks, sweets and condiments |
- Vegetable oil, butter, margarine, ketchup, vinegar, mayonnaise
- Plain cookies and cakes
- Fruit ice, jello, custard, jelly (seedless), honey, sugar or syrup
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- Any made with whole grain flour, bran, seeds, nuts, coconut or dried fruit
- Nuts, seeds, and popcorn
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