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.

Foods To Include:

Scrambled, poached or souffle. Potatoes: boiled, baked, creamed, mashed. Sweet potatoes. Pasta: plain macaroni, noodles, spaghetti, etc.

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.

A. Vegetables you can eat in a low-residue diet include eggplant, beets, carrots, asparagus, yellow squash, spinach, pumpkin, and potatoes. You must ensure the vegetables are peeled, without seeds, and cooked appropriately.

A low residue diet may also include small amounts of certain raw vegetables, including: shredded lettuce. skinless, seedless cucumber.

The following vegetables can be eaten on a low-residue diet:

Well cooked fresh vegetables or canned vegetables without seeds, such as asparagus tips, beets, green beans, carrots, mushrooms, spinach, squash (no seeds), and pumpkin. Cooked potatoes without skin. Tomato sauce (no seeds)

5-7 ounces/day Tender, broiled, stewed or creamed roast beef, veal, lamb, pork, ham, poultry, fish, chopped clams, oysters, liver, kidneys Cheeses: cream cheese, cottage, American, cheddar, Swiss or jack cheese Smooth peanut butter Fried meats, fish, or poultry; meats highly seasoned or containing whole spices; sausage ...

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.

Pulses including baked beans, butter beans, kidney beans, chickpeas and lentils. Soup with pieces e.g. minestrone. Vegetable juices with pulp. Eat flesh only (no seeds, peel, pith or stalks).

Can I eat bananas on a low-residue diet? ›

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.)

Beverages: Drink plenty of water. Carbonated beverages like seltzer are allowed, though they may increase symptoms of gas. Caffeine from coffee, tea, and soda are aggravating for some people with digestive disorders, though they are permitted on a low-residue diet.

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.

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.