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MEAL PATTERN FOR POST GASTRIC BYPASS DIET

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snack
1 ounce meat 1 ounce broiled or baked meat 2 ounces broiled or baked meat 1 bread
1 bread or starch 1 bread or starch 1 bread or starch  
1 fruit 2 vegetables 2 vegetables  
1 fat 1 fruit 1 fruit  
  1 fat 1 fat  
Meats   Serving
Pork Lean pork such as fresh ham,canned,cured or broiled Ham;Canadian bacon;tenderloin 1 ounce
Veal All cuts are lean except for veal cutlets( ground or cubed). Examples of lean Veal are chops and roasts 1 ounce
Poultry Chicken,turkey,Cornish Hen( without skin) 1 ounce
Fish Fresh and frozen fish 1 ounce
Seafood Crab,lobsters,scallops,shrimp,clams(fresh or canned in water) 1 ounce
Seafood Oysters 6 medium
Canned Fish Tuna (canned in water) 1/4 cup
Canned Fish Herring (uncreamed or smoked) 1 ounce
Wild Game Venison,rabbit,squirrel,pheasant,duck,goose 1 ounce
Cheese Cottage Cheese 1/4 cup
Hard Cheese Grated Parmesan 2 tablespoons
Diet Cheese Less than 55 calories per ounce 1 slice
Processed Meat 95% fat free luncheon meat 1 ounce
Eggs Egg whites 3 whites
Egg substitutes Less than 5 calories per 1/4 cup 1/4 cup

Vegetables  
Artichoke Mushrooms,cooked
Asparagus Okra
Beans(green,wax,Italian) Onions
Beets Peppers(green)
Broccoli Rutabaga
Brussel sprouts Sauerkraut
Cabbage sprouts Spinach,cooked
Carrots Summer squash(crook neck)
Cauliflower Tomato (one large)
Eggplant Tomato or vegetable juice
Greens(collard,mustard,turnip) Turnips
Kohlrabi Water Chestnuts
Leeks Zucchini, cooked
** Serving size: Start with 1/4 cup and increase to 1/2 cup by eight weeks post-surgery
Cereals and Grains Serving
Bran cereals,concentrated (Bran Buds, All Bran) 1/3 cup
Raisin Bran, Bran Flakes 1/2 cup
Bulgur (cooked) 1/2 cup
Cooked cereals 1/2 cup
Cornmeal (dry) 2 &1/2 tablespoons
Grapenuts 3 tablespoons
Grits 1/2 cup
Ready-to-eat unsweetened cereals 3/4 cup
Pasta(cooked) 1/2 cup
Puffed cereal 1 & 1/2 cup
Rice,white or brown (cooked) 1/3 cup
Shredded wheat 1/2 cup
Wheat germ 3 tablespoons

Dried Beans/Peas/Lentils Serving
Beans and Peas 1/3 cup
Lentils (cooked) 1/3 cup
Baked beans 1/4 cup
Starchy Vegetables Serving
Corn 1/2 cup
Corn on the cob, 6 inches long 1 cup
Lima beans 1/2 cup
Peas,green (canned pr frozen) 1/2 cup
Potato baked 1 small(3 ounces)
Potato, mashed 1/2 cup
Squash,winter (acorn,butternut) 3/4 cup
Yam,sweet potato,plan 1/3 cup
Bread Serving
Bagel 1/2 (1 ounce)
Bread sticks,crisp, 4 inches long x 1/2 inch 2 (2/3 ounce)
Croutons,low fat 1 cup
English muffins 1/2
Frankfurter or hamburger bun 1/2 (1 ounce)
Pita, 6 inches across 1/2
Plain roll,small 1 (1 ounce)
Raisin bread,unfrosted 1 slice (1 ounce)
Tortilla, 6 inches across 1
White bread (including French & Italian) 1 slice
Whole wheat bread 1 slice ( 1 ounce)
Animal Crackers 8
Graham crackers, 2 & 1/2 inch square 3
Matzoth 3/4 ounces
Melba toast 5 slices
Oyster crackers 24
Pretzels 3/4 ounce
Rye crisp, 2 inches x 3 & 1/2 inches 4
Saltine crackers 6
Whole wheat crackers (no fat added crisp bread such as Finn, Kavli, an Wasa ) 2-4 slices (3 or 4 ounces)
Fresh,Frozen or Unsweetened Canned Fruit Serving
Apple( raw, 2 inches across) 1
Apples 4 rings
Applesauce (unsweetened) 1/2 cup
Apricots (medium,raw) 4
Apricots (canned) 1/2 cup or 4 halves
Apricots 7 halves
Banana (9 inches long) 1/2
Blackberries (raw) 3/4 cup
Blueberries (raw) 3/4 cup
Cantaloupe (5 inches across) 1/3 melon
Cherries (large, raw) 12 cherries
Cherries( canned) 1/2 cup
Dates 2 & 1/2 medium
Figs (raw, 2 inches across) 2
Figs 1 & 1/2
Fruit cocktail (canned in water) 1/2 cup
Grapes (small) 15 grapes
Honeydew melon(medium) 1/8 melon
Kiwi (large) 1
Mango (small) 1/2
Nectarine (1 & 1/2 inches across) 1
Papaya 1 cup
Peach( 2 & 3/4 inches across) 1 peach or 3/4 cup
Peaches (canned) 1/2 cup or 2 halves
Pears 1/2 large or 1 small
Pears( canned) 1/2 cup or 2 halves
Prunes 3 mediums
Raisins 2 tablespoons
Watermelon (cubes) 1 & 1/4

Fruit Juice Serving
Apple juice/cider,orange juice,grapefruit juice 1/2 cup
Cranberry juice cocktail 1/3 cup
Grape juice 1/3 cup
Prune juice 1/3 cup

Unsaturated Fats Serving
Avocado 1/8 medium
Margarine 1 teaspoon
Margarine(diet) 1 tablespoon
Mayonnaise 1 teaspoon
Mayonnaise (reduced calorie) 1 tablespoon
Almonds, dry roasted 6 whole
Cashews, dry roasted 1 tablespoon
Pecan 2 whole
Peanuts 20 small or 10 large
Walnuts 2 whole
Other nuts 1 tablespoon
Seeds,pine nuts,sunflower seeds( without shells) pumpkin seeds 2 teaspoons
Oil (corn,cottonseed,safflower,soybean,sunflower, olive,peanut) 1 teaspoon
Olives 10 small or 5 large
Salad dressing,creamy 2 teaspoons
Salad dressing ,creamy reduced calorie 1 tablespoon
Salad dressing ,oil-based 1 tablespoon
Salad dressing ,oil-based reduced calorie 1 tablespoon (free food)

Saturated Fats Serving
Butter 1 teaspoon
Bacon 1 slice
Coffee whitener liquid 2 tablespoons
Coffee whitener,powder 4 teaspoons
Cream (light,coffee,table) 2 tablespoons
Sour cream 2 tablespoons
Cream Cheese 1 tablespoon

Free Food- Drinks Free Food-Vegetables(raw 1 cup
Bouillon or broth without fat Cabbage
Bouillon,low sodium Celery
Carbonated sugar-free drinks Chinese
Club soda Cucumber
Cocoa powder,unsweetened (1 tablespoon) Green Onion
Coffee/tea Hot peppers
Drink mixes, sugar free Mushrooms
Tonic water, sugar-free Radishes
  Zucchini

Free Food-Salad Greens Free Food-Sweet Substitutes
Endive Candy,hard,sugar-free
Escarole Gelatin,sugar-free
Lettuce Gum,sugar-free
Romaine Jam/Jelly,sugar-free(2 teaspoons)
Spinach Pancakes,syrup,sugar-free(1-2 teaspoons)
Free Food-Fruit Sugar substitutes (saccharine, aspartame)
Cranberries, unsweetened (1/2 cup) Whipped topping (2 tablespoons)
Rhubarb, unsweetened (1/2 cup)  

Free Food-Condiments  
Catsup  
Horseradish  
Mustard  
Non-stick pan spray  
Pickles,dill,unsweetened  
Salad dressing, low-calorie (2 tablespoons)  
Taco salad (1 tablespoons)  
Vinegar  
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