| FOOD | INCLUDE IN DIET | DO NOT EAT |
| Meat, poultry, & shell fish (6oz.per day) |
Very lean meat (beef, pork, lamb, veal) with all fat trimmed. Poultry without skin; shellfish. |
Fatty and well-marbled meat. Sausage, bacon, frankfurters, and fatty cold cuts. Organ meats. Poultry skin. Goose and duck. |
| Fish | Unlimited amounts. |
Fried and commercially breaded fish. Caviar and roe. |
Lentils & legumes |
Dried peas and beans, such as kidney beans, navy beans, lentils, soybeans, and tofu, which are high in protein and may be used as a meat replacement. |
Baked beans and lentil soup prepared with salt pork. |
Dairy products |
Skim and nonfat milk, 1% milk, low fat buttermilk, low fat evaporated milk. Low fat cottage cheese, farmer and pot cheese. Cheeses labeled as having 3 gm of fat per ounce or less. |
Whole milk (3.5% fat), 2% milk. All other cheeses, including American and cream. Cream and sour cream. |
| Eggs | Egg whites. More than two egg yolks per Cholesterol-free egg substitutes |
More than two egg yolks per week. |
Fats & Oils (1tbsp. per day) |
Unsaturated vegetable oils. such as olive, canola, peanut, safflower, corn, soybean, and sesame. Soft tub margarine made from above oils. |
Butter. bacon fat. meat drippings (gravy). salt pork. Hard stick margarine and solid shortening used in baking. Tropical oils, such as coconut, palm, and palm kernel oil. Food labeled as containing "vegetable oil' may have these saturated oils. |
Starches & Breads |
Most breads. such as white, whole wheat, rye, Italian, pita, and bagels. Sandwich buns. English muffins. Saltines and other non oily crackers, pretzels, air-popped popcorn. Most cereals. (Note: oat bran cereal, the pectin fruit, and legumes contain a type of fiber that lowers blood cholesterol.) Pasta & rice. |
High fat baked goods, such as croissants, butter rolls, Danish pastry, and doughnuts. Store-bought or restaurant pancakes, biscuits. and muffins. Most crunchy snack crackers containing fat, such as cheese crackers and crackers made with palm and coconut oil. Commercially popped popcorn. Granola and other cereals containing coconut and palm oil. Pasta prepared with cream, butter, or cheese sauces. |
Fruits & Vegetables |
All fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruits and vegetables. |
Vegetables prepared with butter, cream, or meat fat. French fries and potato chips |
Desserts & Sweets |
Low fat sherbet, fruit sorbet, Italian ice, popsicles, angel food cake, ginger snaps. All sweets (sugar, desserts, soft drinks) and alcoholic beverages contribute to excess calories and subsequent weight gain. Restrict intake of these foods and beverages. |
Ice cream, most frozen tofu desserts.(Note: ice milk and frozen yogurt may be only slightly reduced in fat.) High fat cakes, cookies, pie crust. Sweets made with chocolate and coconut. |