Arizona Health Net

What foods can I eat on a low carb diet?
Low-carb foods include:

lean meats, such as sirloin, chicken breast, or pork.
fish.
eggs.
leafy green vegetables.
cauliflower and broccoli.
nuts and seeds, including nut butter.
oils, such as coconut oil, olive oil, and rapeseed oil.
some fruit, such as apples, blueberries, and strawberries.

What foods are low in starch?
To get the maximum benefit, add wholesome, non-starchy foods to your meals:

Non-starchy fruits (such as berries and grapefruit)
Non-starchy vegetables (such as spinach, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, and peppers)
Fish.
Tofu.
Dairy products.
Eggs.
Lean meat.

What can you eat on a low sodium diet?
Choose options like:

Fresh or frozen fish or shellfish.
Chicken or turkey breast without skin or marinade.
Lean cuts of beef or pork.
Unsalted nuts and seeds.
Dried beans, peas, and lentils — like black beans and garbanzo beans (chickpeas)

Why is low sodium diet recommended for heart failure? Limiting sodium in your diet can help minimize the amount of extra fluid around your heart and lungs and in your legs. Extra fluid in your body makes your heart work harder and can increase your blood pressure.

What foods can you not eat on a low-sodium diet? Avoid using garlic salt, onion salt, MSG, meat tenderizers, broth mixes, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, barbeque sauce, sauerkraut, olives, pickles, pickle relish, bacon bits, and croutons. Avoid most “fast foods” and processed foods.

What is a low salicylate diet? Salicylates are natural substances found in many plant-based foods, including most fruits and vegetables, tomato sauces, herbs and spices, and wine. A low salicylate diet, as the name suggests, involves avoiding foods high in salicylates – which means avoiding most fruits and vegetables. It is not a very healthy diet.

What do you eat for dinner on a low-residue diet?
Dinner

Tender roast beef, white rice, cooked carrots or spinach, white dinner roll with margarine or butter.
Pasta with butter or olive oil, French bread, fruit cocktail.
Baked chicken, white rice or baked potato without skin, and cooked green beans.
Broiled fish, white rice, and canned green beans.

Can you eat mashed potatoes on a low-residue diet? Foods To Include: Dairy (if tolerated): milk, ice cream, yogurt, puddings. Eggs: soft, baked, boiled or hard. Scrambled, poached or souffle. Potatoes: boiled, baked, creamed, mashed.

What is a low residue diet for colonoscopy? 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. Fiber content of these foods should be less than 0.5 (half) gram per serving.

What are the 10 foods that trigger gout?
10 foods that increase your risk of a gout flare-up

Red meats, including beef, lamb, pork and bacon.
Organ meats, including liver, tripe sweetbreads, brains and kidney.
Anchovies.
Sardines.
Scallops.
Trout.
Tuna.
Mussels.