Diets

Clear Liquid Diet

Purpose: this diet provides foods which will leave minimal residue in the intestinal tract.

FOOD GROUP FOODS ALLOWED FOODS TO AVOID
Fruit Juice Apple, white grape or pineapple juice No pulp, strained fruit juice only All others
Beverages Coffee (no milk), tea (regular or decaffinated), carbonated beverages (Sprite®,Coca-Cola®) Gatorade®, Powerade®, Kool-Aid®, (NO cherry flavored), strained lemonade All others
Protein Boost Breeze®- tropical fruit flavor only All others
Soups Clear broth or bouillon All others
Desserts/Sweets Popsicles®, fruit flavored ices, clear flavored gelatin, clear, hard candy, (avoid all artificial red color) All others
Seasoning Salt, lemon juice or honey for tea, sugar for coffee All others
Supplements Polycase, Vivonex T.E.N., Citrotein All others

Clear Liquid Sample Menu

MORNING NOON EVENING
Apple juice Pineapple juice White grape juice
Lime gelatin Beef bouillon Turkey/vegetable broth
Ginger ale Orange gelatin Lemon gelatin
Coffee (black) Orange Kool-Aid® Blue Gatorade®
Chicken broth Iced tea with lemon Hot tea with honey
Boost Breeze® Tropical Fruit Boost Breeze® Tropical Fruit ?
     
MID-MORNING MID-AFTERNOON EVENING
Fruit punch or Powerade® 7-Up® or Sprite® Strained lemonade
Orange gelatin Lime gelatin Lime or Orange Popsicle®

*Avoid anything artifically colored red or purple, including jello, drinks (punch flavored Gatorade®) and red Popsicles®

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