Fat Restricted Diet (30 40 Grams) : Purpose
Fat Restricted Diet (30 40 Grams) : Purpose
Fat Restricted Diet (30 40 Grams) : Purpose
Shore Gastroenterology Associates, P.C.
233 East Shore Road, Suite 101
Great Neck, New York 11023
Phone: 516‐487‐2444
Fax: 516‐487‐2446
www.northshoregastro.com
FAT RESTRICTED DIET
(30‐40 grams)
PURPOSE
To provide an adequate diet with reduced fat content. The fat in the diet will provide 15‐20% of
the calories. This diet may be indicated in disease of the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas in which
disturbance of digestion and absorption of fat may occur. The diet is used to reduce symptoms
of these conditions.
DIET PRINCIPLES
1. Visible fat (butter, cream, margarine, salad dressing) I restricted to 1 teaspoon per meal or 3
teaspoons per day.
2. Only lean meats, skim milk, and no more than 7 eggs per week are used.
3. High fat foods are avoided.
4. Foods are prepared without added fat.
5. Dietary supplements of medium chain triglycerides may be indicated in some cases.
6. Highly spiced foods and certain strong‐flavored vegetables, though non‐fat, are used
cautiously because they may cause discomfort in some patients. Such vegetables include
broccoli, brussles sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumbers, kale, melons, sweet potatoes
and turnips.
7. Protein should meet the Recommended Daily Allowance. This may be difficult because
protein does not occur in many foods.
8. When stentorrhea is present the absorption of fat soluble vitamins and other nutrients may
be impaired.
FOOD ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED
Beverages Skim milk, low‐fat buttermilk, low‐fat Cream, milk (chocolate,
chocolate drink, non‐fat dairy milk, condensed, evaporated, 1%, 2%,
carbonated beverages, fruit drinks, whole, malted, shakes)
coffee, tea, decaffeinated beverages
Breads All enriched or whole grain bread or Quick breads, muffins, biscuits,
yeast rolls, bread sticks, graham pancakes, doughnuts, fritters,
crackers, melba toast, pretzels, corn bread, fried corn bread,
matzoh, rye wafers, saltines sweet rolls, hot breads unless
made with very little fat
Cereals All cooked or dry without fat Bran (if causes distress), wheat
germ
Desserts All fruit, fruit whip, fruit pudding, Dessert made with whole milk,
gelatin, desserts made with egg cream, butter, lard, oil, coconut,
whites, angel food cake, fruit ice, nuts, chocolate
sherbet, plain pudding made with
skim milk and/or egg whites, frozen
yogurt, graham crackers, ginger
snaps, vanilla wafers, low‐fat baked
goods
Eggs One egg daily, egg whites as desired, Eggs prepared with whole milk or
cholesterol free egg substitutes fat
Fats One teaspoon each meal or three More than one teaspoon per
teaspoons per day: butter, meal. Bacon, bacon fat, fat back,
mayonnaise, margarine, oil (may be ham fat, lard, salt pork,
used in cooking if omitted at meals). shortening, salad dressing and
Fat‐free salad dressing and gravy gravy (unless fat‐free)
Fruits All fresh, frozen or canned fruit or Avocado, any fruit that
fruit juice except avocado, 1 citrus persistently causes distress
fruit every day
Meats, Fish, Poultry Remove visible fat from meat before All fried meats, poultry, or fish, fat
and Cheese cooking. Baked, broiled, boiled, meats, fat of meat, sausage,
roasted, stewed, simmered, lean frankfurters, luncheon meat, fish
fish, meat, poultry, seafood and canned in oil, eel, duck, goose,
organ meat. Water packed salmon poultry skin, any spiced or pickled
and tuna. Low‐fat cottage cheese, meat, cheese (except as listed),
skim milk cheese, part skim whole milk yogurt, peanut butter
mozzarella, part skim ricotta,
parmesan, farmers cheese, low‐fat
yogurt made with skim milk, tofu
Potatoes and Macaroni, noodles, rice, spaghetti, Cooked with fat or oil, fried
Substitutes sweet or white potato, prepared potatoes, potato chips, cream
without added fat unless used in the sauces unless made with skim
amount allowed milk
Soups Bouillon, cream soups made with Soups or broth with fat, cream
vegetables and skim milk, fat‐free soups (unless made with skim
meat and poultry soups milk)
Sweets Honey, jam, jelly, marshmallows, Chocolate, coconut, nuts,
molasses, sugar syrup candies, hard caramels
candies, gumdrops, jelly beans, plain
mints, sour balls, fondants (all
without fat)
Vegetables All fresh, frozen or canned Avocado, vegetables cooked in
vegetables and vegetable juice additional fat or oil, any which
(except those not allowed). Daily fat causes digestive distress
allowance may be used in
preparation
Miscellaneous Herbs, lemon juice, pepper, salt, Nuts, olives
spices, vinegar, extracts, condiments
such as ketchup, chili sauce, pickles
and relish, cocoa powder`
SUGGESTED MEAL PLAN
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Fruit or juice, ½ cup Fat‐free soup/juice/salad, Fat‐free fruit/juice/salad
Cereal, ½ to ¾ cup ½ cup to ¾ cup ½ to 1 cup
Egg, 1 Lunch entrée, prepared Dinner entrée, prepared
Bread/rolls, 2 without fat, 2 oz. without fat, 2 oz.
Margarine, 1 tsp. Starch, ½ cup Starch, ½ cup
Jelly, 1 tbsp. Dessert/fruit/gelatin, 1 Vegetable, ½ cup
Skim milk, 1 cup Bread/rolls/crackers, 2 Dessert/fruit/gelatin, 1
Coffee or tea, 1 cup Margarine, 1 tsp. Bread/rolls/crackers, 2
Sugar, 1 tbsp. Jelly, 1 tbsp. Margarine, 1 tsp.
Salt, 1 packet Skim milk, 1 cup Jelly, 1 tbsp.
Coffee or tea, 1 cup Skim milk, 1 cup
Sugar, 1 tbsp. Coffee or tea, 1 cup
Salt, 1 packet Sugar, 1 tbsp.
Salt, 1 packet
This suggested meal plan provides the following
Calories 2000 Fat 40g
Protein 65g Carbohydrates 325g
Note: The 40g fat restricted diet may be adjusted or a 20g fat restricted diet by omitting the egg
and 3 teaspoons of margarine or butter per day.