Gastrointestinal Soft Diet GENERAL SURGERY Gastrointestinal Soft Diet Instructions Since the food tolerances of patients with gastrointestinal disorders and symptoms can vary considerably, attention should be given to individual food tolerances. FOOD GROUP FOOD ALLOWED FOODS EXCLUDED Beverages and milk Milk and milk drinks, cereal Alcohol beverages, carbonated beverages, coffee, tea Breads and crackers White, seedless rye, fine whole- Coarse whole-grain breads, wheat bread, plain crackers, breads with seeds, nuts or raisins, graham crackers highly seasoned crackers Cereals and grains Cooked and dry cereal unless Bran cereals, cereals with raisins, listed as excluded. Plain spaghetti, brown or wild rice macaroni noodles, rice. Desserts Plain cake, cookies, pudding, Pastries, pies, desserts containing custard, ice cream, sherbet, nuts, coconut, dried fruits, fruit gelatin, fruit whips with seeds or tough skin Fats Butter, cream, cream sauce, Fried foods, gravy, nuts, olives, bacon, margarine, mayonnaise, spicy salad dressing mild salad dressing Meat, fish, poultry, cheese, eggs, Meat, fish or poultry, not fried. Fried meats, fish or poultry, highly legumes Plain cheeses, eggs except fried, seasoned cold cuts or sausage, smooth peanut butter fried eggs Fruits or juices All fruit juices, avocado, banana, Raw fruit not listed as allowed, grapefruit and orange sections dried fruits, fruits with edible without membranes, baked seeds or tough skins peeled apple; applesauce. Canned: apricots, cherries, peaches, pears, pineapple. Peeled ripe peaches or pears Soup Cream soups made from foods Vegetable soups unless made allowed; meat, rice, noodle soups from foods from allowed list Sugar and sweets Sugar, syrup, honey, clear jelly; Jam, marmalade and candies that plain, sugar candy in moderation contain tough skins, seeds or nuts Vegetables and potatoes Tomato juice, cooked asparagus, All other raw and cooked beets, carrots, green or wax vegetables, deep-fried vegetables beans, green peas, mushrooms, potatoes, spinach, summer squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, winter squash Miscellaneous Salt, allspice, cinnamon, paprika, Red, black, white pepper; herbs, flavoring extracts, ketchup horseradish, mustard, pickles, popcorn, potato chips HC- .