Lw Fiber Diet What is it? Care: A lw fiber diet means eating fds that d nt have a lt f fiber. Fiber is the part f fruits, vegetables, and grains nt brken dwn by yur bdy. Fiber and waste prducts frm the GI tract are called residue. Residue is what becmes the stl, r bwel mvement (BM). Yu may need a diet lw in fiber if yu have diarrhea r cramping. Yu may need this diet if yu have bwel prblems r have prblems digesting certain fds. Yu may need t eat fds lw in fiber after surgery until yur bwel returns t nrmal. A lw fiber diet will make yur BM smaller. Yu may need extra water r a stl sftener t have BMs n a regular basis. The fds yu shuld and shuld nt eat are listed belw. Limit dairy fds like milk and cheese t 1-2 small servings a day if yu have truble digesting them. D nt eat any dairy fds if yu d nt digest them well within a few days. Yu may be able t eat the fds yu usually eat when feeling better. Serving Sizes: A serving size means the size f fd after it is cked. 1 cup (8 unces) f fd is the size f a large handful. 1/2 cup (4 unces) f fd is abut half f a large handful. 2 tablespns (Tbsp) is abut the size f a large walnut. 1 tablespn (Tbsp) is abut the size f the tip f yur thumb (frm the last crease). 1 teaspn (tsp) is abut the size f the tip f yur little finger (frm the last crease). Three unces f cked meat, fish, r pultry is abut the size f a deck f cards.
1 unce f cked meat, fish, r pultry is abut 1/4 cup (c). One unce f hard cheese is abut a 1 inch cube. A serving f vegetables is 1/2 cup (1/2 handful) cked, r 1 cup (full handful) f raw vegetables. Breads and Starches: Chse items made frm white r refined flur. Avid thse made with bran, wheat germ, nuts, seeds, whle wheat flur, r added fiber. Eat 6 t 11 servings a day frm this list. 1/2 cup cked cereal r 1 cup flake cereal 1/2 cup mashed ptates withut the peels 1 6-inch pancake r waffle 1/2 cup cked regular pasta, macarni, r ndles 6 small saltine crackers 1 slice white bread 1/2 cup cked white rice, grits, cuscus, r farina D nt eat the fllwing fds: Bran, wheat germ, and bulgar wheat Breads r cereals made with nuts, seeds, r whle grain flur Brwn r wild rice, r rice cakes Crn, crn meal, and crn bread Oatmeal, rlled ats, kashi, r granla cereals Desserts: Eat up t 2 servings a day frm this list. 1/2 cup frzen ygurt, sherbet, r srbet 1/2 cup 2 pieces hard candy (withut nuts) 1 slice plain cake r 2 small ckies 1 ppsicle r 1 cup fruit ice
D nt eat the fllwing fds: Any dessert with nuts, dried fruit, r seeds in it Fruits: Eat 2 t 3 servings a day frm this list. 1/2 cup applesauce r fruit ccktail 1/2 large banana r 1 small ripe banana 1/2 cup canned r cked fruits withut peels 1 cup meln cubes 1 small range, r 1/2 grapefruit, well peeled 1/2 cup strained fruit juice D nt eat the fllwing fds: Any kind f berry (like cherries, blueberries, raspberries, r strawberries) Dried fruits, dates, figs, r prunes Prunes r prune juice Raw fruits that have skins r seeds (like apples) Raw pineapple Rhubarb Meat / Meat Substitutes: Eat 2 t 3 servings a day frm this list. 1 large r 2 medium eggs 2 Tbsp smth peanut butter 2-3 unces f tender, well cked meat, fish, r pultry 4 z. tfu
D nt eat the fllwing fds: Crunchy peanut butter Dried cked beans, peas, r lentils Fds with a bread cating r that are deep fried Legumes and nuts Meats with a breaded r crusty cating Sy tempeh Tugh r stringy meats (like crned beef r beef jerky) Milk and Dairy: Eat 2-3 servings a day if tlerated. If yu have truble digesting these fds, limit t 1-2 small servings a day, r mit entirely. 1/2 cup cttage r rictta cheese 1/2 cup custard r pudding 1-2 unces f lwfat cheese 1 cup milk (any kind) 1 cup milk drinks (like a milk shake r ht cca) 1 cup ygurt withut nuts, seeds, r peels D nt eat the fllwing fds: Cheeses with seeds r chile peppers Ice cream r ygurt with nuts r seeds Vegetables: Eat 2 t 3 servings a day frm this list. 1 cup chpped lettuce (if tlerated) 1/2 cup cked r canned vegetables withut seeds r peels 1 cup vegetable juice (like tmat)
D nt eat the fllwing fds: Raw (uncked) vegetables (except lettuce) Vegetables in the cabbage family like brccli, cauliflwer, cabbage, and brussels spruts Vegetables that have seeds r peels (like tmates, cucumbers, peas, lima beans, r squash) Other Fds: D nt eat the fllwing fds. Ccnut/Peanuts Nuts/Ppcrn/Seeds Peels n fruits r vegetables