Rice Coffee Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup uncooked rice

Procedure:

• Roast rice until dark brown. (Grind and/or keep it as is in an air-tight container.)

• Boil 4 cups of water.

• Add 1 tablespoon roasted rice.

• Add a little honey or brown sugar as desired.

• 3/4 cup per serving.

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Clear Liquid Diet (Food Selection Guide)

Foods Allowed

Desserts/Sweets

• Gelatin
• Jello

Beverages

• Salabat
• Lemon-flavored soda
• Any clear juices or strained fruit juices (synthetic fruit juices)
• Strained rice and soy coffee
• Gatorade

Soups

• Clear fat-free broth

Foods Not Allowed

Solid Foods

• All

Beverages

• Milk and milk products
• Fruit shakes

Soups

• Soup cooked with fat and cream

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Bland Diet Food Selection Guide

Foods Allowed

Protein-rich Foods:
For vegetarians

• All legumes, well-cooked

• Vegetarian meats, like tofu, gluten, vegemeat, vegesausage

For non-vegetarians

• All fish, preferably those with scales and fins

• Lean meat, preferably beef, poultry, veal

Carbohydrates:

• All cereals and grains, preferably unrefined, if tolerated

• Tubers or root crops

• Noodles, pasta

Fruits

• All

Vegetables

• All, especially dark green leafy and yellow vegetables

Fat-rich Foods

• Vegetable oil (seed and nut oils)

Beverages

• Juices (not too sour)

• Whole milk, skim milk, soymilk

Non-irritating Spices

• Basil

• Bay leaf

• Coriander

• Dill weed and seed

• Fennel seed

• Marjoram

• Mint

• Oregano

• Paprika

• Parsley

• Rosemary

• Sage

• Saffron

• Tarragon

• Thyme

• Turmeric

Foods Not Allowed

Protein-rich Foods

• None

Carbohydrates

• None

Fruits

• None

Fat-rich Foods

• Animal fat

Beverages

• Coffee, tea

• Cola drinks

• Alcoholic beverages

• Cocoa

Sweets/Desserts

• Chocolates

Use Sparingly

• All spices

• Anise

• Cinnamon

• Cumin

• Nutmeg

Irritating Spices

• Black pepper

• Chili pepper

• Cayenne

• Cloves

• Ginger

• Horse radish

• Hungarian paprika

• Mustard

Note: Know the irritating spices and substitute them with non-irritating ones.

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Balanced Diet Food Selection Guide

Foods Allowed:

Protein-rich Foods

For Vegetarians:

• All legumes, preferably with skin and membrane

• Vegetarian meats, like tokwa (tofu), gluten, vegemeat, vegesausage

• Nuts

For non-vegetarians

• All fish, preferably those with scales and fins

• Lean meat, preferably beef, poultry, veal

• Carbohydrates

• All cereals and grains, preferably unrefined

• Tubers or root crops

• Noodles, pasta

Fruits

• All, preferably fresh with skin and membrane

Vegetables

• All, preferably fresh with seed and membrane

• Dark green leafy and yellow vegetables

Fat-rich Foods

• Vegetable oil (seed and nut oils)

Beverages

• Fresh fruit juices

• Whole milk, skim milk, soymilk

Foods Not Allowed:

Protein-rich Foods

• Pork

• Shellfish

• Internal organs

Carbohydrates

• None

Fruits

• None

Vegetables

• None

Fat-rich Foods

• Animal fat

Beverages

• Coffee, tea

• Cola drinks

• Alcoholic beverages

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