Food/menu plans?

Just curious - is there somewhere online, or does anyone have a pdf, of various centres' staged menu plans?  Just my curiosity, would love to have a look at them.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Karen,

I have pdf files of the menu plans from HRRH and St. Joe's in Hamilton.  If you interested send me your email address and I will forward you copies.

Allyson

Thank you!  Sent you a PM.

Thanx Karen,  I am sending them in a couple of emails as one file is quite large.  I also found one for Utica that I included.  Hope this helps.

Allyson

Is it possible to get a copy also? Thanks, John

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karen, i went through windsor with my surgery in guelph.
because i love you so dearly, i will type out the information that was given to me.

PHASE 1: CLEAR FLUIDS (Day 2 - 14)

Your fluid goal for each day: 6 to 8 cups (1500 to 2000mL)

Aim for about 1/2 cup to 1 cup of clear fluid per meal. You should sip at least 2 tbsp of fluid every 15 minutes. Be prepared to spend 1 - 1 1/2 hours to have your meal. Stop eating if you feel pain or discomfort. Try again later.

Choose low-sugar, clear liquids:
Broths (beef, chicken, vegetable)
Coffee, decaffeinated
Flavoured waters, low-sugar, non-carbonated (crystal light, diet kool-aid)
Gelatin, sugar free (Jello Light)
Popsicles, sugar free
Tea, decaffeinated or herbal
Water

SAMPLE MENU:
Breakfast - 100mL watered down apple juice
100mL jello light
coffee/black tea

AM Snack - 100mL apple or cranberry juice

Lunch - 125mL broth
100mL jello

PM Snack - 100mL apple juice or jello

Dinner - 125mL broth
100mL jello
100mL clear juice

Evening Snack - 125mL apple or cranberry juice

*focus on water intake between eating times


PHASE 2: FULL FLUIDS (day 15 to 28)

Choose low-sugar, low fat full fluids:
Cottage cheese, mashed with a fork
Cream soup, made with skim or 1% milk, strained
Hot cereal, cooked with water, then thinned with added milk (eg: cream of wheat, corn meal, oat bran, oatmeal, red river)
Milk, skim or 1%
Pudding, sugar free
Soy beverage, fortified, unsweetened
Vegetable juice, low sugar (V8, Diet V8 Splash, 100% tomato juice)
Yogurt, low fat, no sugar, no fruit pieces
*add skim milk powder to full fluids for extra protein

SAMPLE MENU:
Breakfast - 100mL hot cereal
100mL skim milk
coffee/black tea

AM Snack - 125mL orange or grapefruit juice

Lunch - 125mL strained cream soup or pureed vegetable soup

PM Snack - 125mL V8 tomato juice

Dinner - 125mL strained cream soup
60mL sugar free pudding or unsweetened applesauce

Evening Snack - 125mL yogurt or unsweetened applesauce


PHASE 3: SOFT/REGULAR DIET (day 29 to goal weight)

SAMPLE MENU:
Breakfast- 1 slice ww toast OR 1/2 cup unsweetened cereal
1/2 soft fruit OR 1/4 cup unsweetened canned fruit
1/2 tsp butter OR 1 tsp peanut butter

AM Snack- 1/4 cup unsweetened canned fruit OR 1/2 soft fruit
1/4 cup yogurt

Lunch - 1 oz lean chicken/turkey/fish OR 60mL tuna/salmon/cottage cheese OR 1 egg OR 1 oz low fat cheese
1 slice ww bread OR 1/3 cup rice/pasta OR 4 melba toasts OR 1/2 cup soup and 3 crackers

PM Snack - 1/2 soft fruit OR 1/2 cup V8
1 oz low fat cheese

Dinner - 1 oz fish/chicken/turkey/tofu OR 1 egg
1/4 cup mashed potatoes/rice/pasta
1/4 cup cooked vegetables

Evening Snack - 1/2 cup yogurt


*REINTRODUCTION OF FOODS:

8-12 weeks after surgery - crunchy, raw vegetables and fruit
8 weeks after surgery - recommended grain products
12 weeks after surgery - rice
6 months after surgery - red meat, nuts, corn, popcorn, caffeine

Thank you so much for going to the trouble to share this info!!!

I have been wondering what to expect from the Guelph program, not just the first couple of weeks after surgery, but especially later on.

I really appreciate this!

Sharon

You are a DOLL, thank you!

i just found the sheet i was missing yesterday.. the "approved" foods for the PHASE THREE: SOFT/REGULAR DIET.

MILK PRODUCTS:
1 oz. low fat cheese (20% M.F. or less)
1/4 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup, milk or skim
1/3 cup yogurt (low fat, low sugar)

MEAT AND ALTERNATIVES:
2 oz. canned fish (tuna, salmon)
1 oz. chicken, turkey
1 egg, boiled/poached/scrambled
1 oz. fish (cod, haddock, perch, salmon, sole)
1/4 cup legumes (chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils)
1 tbsp. peanut butter
1/4 cup soy/tofu

CARBOHYDRATE RICH FOODS (STARCH) - GRAIN PRODUCTS:
1 slice bread, whole grain
1/2 cup couscous, barley
4 pieces melba toast, whole wheat
3 soda crackers + 100mL soup
1/2 pasta
1/4 cup potato, mashed
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup high fibre cereal (hot or cold)
1/2 6 inch tortilla or pita, whole grain

CARBOHYDRATE RICH FOODS (SUGAR) - VEGETABLES:
1/2 cup of:
artichoke
asparagus
beans, green/wax
beets
broccoli
brussel sprouts
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
eggplant
leeks
mixed vegetables
mushrooms
onions
parsnips
peas
peppers
spinach
squash
swiss chard
tomatoes
turnip
(*no raw vegetables/salads for the first 3 months)

CARBOHYDRATE RICH FOODS (SUGAR) - FRUIT
1/2 apple, small
1/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
1/4 banana, small
1/4 cup berries
1/4 grapefruit, medium
1/2 kiwi
1/2 orange, medium
1/2 peach, medium
1/2 pear, small
1 plum, medium
1 prune
1 tbsp raisins
1 tangerine, small

Thanks again, Caitlin - copied, pasted and saved!  xo