Recipes to Include in a Low-Residue Diet Menu | Livestrong.com (2024)

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What should I eat for dinner on a low residue diet? ›

A low-fiber diet limits the types of vegetables, fruits and grains that you can eat. Some of the foods that are allowed on a low-fiber diet include milk, cheese, yogurt, meat, fish and eggs. People who are lactose intolerant should avoid milk and dairy products if they cause stomach pain or diarrhea.

Soft – well cooked 'pulpy' vegetables including mashed, pureed and creamed varieties such as mashed potato or mashed sweet potato, pureed squash or pureed swede. Sieved tomato sauces including passata and tomato puree. Smooth or sieved soup. Strained vegetable juices.

All. None except those with seeds, nuts or fruits not allowed. For low residue, limit milk to 2 cups per day. White and sweet potatoes (no skins); refined rice, macaroni, spaghetti, noodles.

Can you eat pizza on a low-residue diet? A. Pizza is considered low-fibre food if you have the regular white pizza flour crust.

They leave the least residue, which results in less stool. This lets the intestine rest. What to choose: White bread, biscuits, muffins, and rolls; plain crackers; white pasta; white rice; cream of wheat; grits; white pancakes; cornflakes; cooked potatoes without skin.

Residue is the material that remains in the digestive tract after digestion and includes fiber. This residue stimulates the bowel and may aggravate symptoms. 1. Avoid raw fruits and vegetable salads.

Meats, Poultry, Fish, Eggs & Cheese

Broiled, baked or boiled beef, chicken or turkey without All fried, canned, Rich gravies or sauces. Boiled or broiled ham, salted or spiced crisp bacon, broiled lamp chops, soft boiled or poached meats and fish, Eggs, cottage or cream cheese.

Foods Allowed on a Low Residue Diet

fruit without peels or seeds and certain canned or well-cooked fruit (e.g., peeled apples, seedless peeled grapes, banana, cantaloupe, etc.) some soft, cooked vegetables (e.g., beets, beans, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, mushrooms, etc.)

Avoid raw or cooked 'stringy' vegetables including, cabbage, curly kale, celery, cucumber, fennel, leeks, okra, peppers, peas, pumpkin, spinach, sprouts and sweetcorn. Avoid large portions of raw salad at same meal. Pulses including baked beans, butter beans, kidney beans, chickpeas and lentils.

Can I have french fries on a low residue diet? ›

Foods To Exclude:

Fried potatoes, potato skins, potato chips, french fries. Whole wheat breads or crackers, graham crackers, pretzels, pancakes, waffles, muffins, corn bread, qulick-breads. Whole wheat cereals, bran cereals, shredded wheat, grapenuts, etc.

Popcorn, tortilla chips, Bombay mix, Twiglets®, cereal bars chocolates or sweets containing dried fruit/nuts/coconut. Spreads Jam, marmalade, honey, marmite, lemon curd Hummus and nut butters (including peanut butter). Aim to have a regular meal pattern and include foods from all food groups.

Breakfast. Low fibre cereal (from the 'Foods to include' section) with milk and sugar (if desired). White bread or toast with margarine or butter and honey, marmite or seedless jam.

Fats, Sauces, and Condiments are fine to eat on a low-residue diet: Margarine, butter, and oils. Mayonnaise and ketchup.

Fruit/Juices

All strained fruit juices • Canned peaches, pears, apricots • Applesauce • Ripe banana • Baked apple without skin • All other fruits and juices • No prunes or prune juice.