Clear Liquid Diet
This diet provides fluids that leave little residue and are easily absorbed with minimal digestive activity. This diet is inadequate in all essential nutrients and is recommended only if clear liquids are temporarily needed. No red or purple liquids should be consumed!
Food Group | Foods Allowed | Foods to Avoid |
---|---|---|
Milk and beverage No red or purple drinks! |
Tea (decaffeinated or regular), carbonated beverages, fruit flavored drinks | Milk, milk drinks |
Meats & meat substitutes | None | All |
Vegetables | None | All |
Fruits & fruit juices | Strained fruit juices: apple, white grape, lemonade Coconut water |
Fruit juices with unstrained fruit |
Grains & starches | None | All |
Soups | Clear Broth, consomme | All others |
Desserts | Clear flavored gelatin, Popsicles (no red or purple flavors) |
All others |
Fats | None | All |
Miscellaneous | Sugar, honey, syrup, clear hard candy, salt | All others |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
4 oz. White grape juice | 4 oz. Apple juice | 4 oz. Lemonade |
6 oz. Clear broth | 6 oz. Clear broth | 6 oz. Clear broth |
Jell-O®* | Jell-O®* | Jell-O®* |
Tea | Tea | Tea |
*Plain only, no fruit or toppings