Low fibre diet

Limit to 1 portion each day. All vegetables must be well cooked.

You must limit these to 25g per day

You can eat things like:

• avocado on white toast
• eggs (omelette, scrambled, poached or boiled with white toast)
• cereal, for example, corn flakes, Rice Krispies®
• Ready Brek® or plain porridge
• natural yoghurt and fruit (from the allowed list – 1 portion per day)
• smooth yoghurt, fromage frais, Petit Filou®, Skyr® yoghurt, Coconut collaborative® natural yoghurt
• glass of fruit juice (no bits)
• milkshake (made with one portion of ‘allowed’ fruit only)

You can have:

• lancashire hotpot
• cottage pie / shepherd’s pie
• corned beef hash
• stews and casseroles
• grilled, roasted, sauteéd meat, fish or tofu
• minced meats, for example, chilli con carne (no beans) or bolognese
• macaroni cheese
• poached / grilled fish (no bones)
• fish pie, fish mornay
• tinned fish (tuna, salmon – no bones) with mayonnaise or sauce
• meat or fish curry (no onions or peppers or vegetables from the ‘avoid’ lists)

Serve any of the above with:

• mashed potatoes
• mashed sweet potatoes
• peeled boiled potatoes
• polenta
• white couscous
• quinoa
• white rice
• white pasta.

Always limit vegetables to one portion per day and choose from the ‘allowed’ lists

These include:

• eggs – scrambled, poached, fried or boiled
• omelette with cheese
• quiche (no onions or products from the avoid lists)
• soufflés, for example, cheese, salmon

You could also have white toast, crumpets, muffins or pitta bread with:

• tinned salmon or tuna with mayonnaise
• smooth houmous
• avocado
• cheese
• boneless sardines or kippers
• eggs

Sandwiches made with white bread, baps, bagels with:

• cold meats, for example, chicken, turkey
• corned beef
• paté and pastes ie. salmon, beef, chicken
• smoked salmon and cream cheese
• tinned tuna or salmon
• egg mayonnaise
• smooth hummus
• Marmite® or Bovril®
• smooth nut butters
• cheese or cream cheese.

Soup options include:

• chicken, oxtail, carrot and coriander, butternut squash
• wontons in clear soup or broth

Avoid soups with lots of vegetables or soups that contain beans or lentils

You could add a small portion of noodles or pasta to a smooth soup or broth.

Jacket potatoes (no skin) could include:

• cheese and butter
• tuna mayonnaise
• egg mayonnaise
• tikka or curry sauce
• coronation chicken

White crackers or breadstick options include:

• dips for example, sour cream, taramasalata, guacamole
• tuna, salmon or egg mayonnaise
• smooth hummus

You could also try avocado with flaked crab meat or prawns in a cocktail sauce.

Options include:

• milk puddings for example plain or chocolate custard, rice pudding, semolina, tapioca
• Sponge pudding or cake with cream, smooth ice cream or custard, for example Madeleines, Battenberg, Madeira, Angel Slices, caramel cake bars, mini chocolate rolls, lemon slices
• Blancmange, mousse, fruit fool, trifle (no pips), milk jelly, Angel Delight®, instant whip
• tinned or stewed fruit with added cream, yoghurt, crème fraiche, custard or ice cream (one portion of fruit per day)
• fruit crumble (no oats or dried fruit) with added cream, yoghurt, ice cream or custard (one portion of fruit per day)
• smooth yoghurt, fromage frais, egg custard, crème caramel
• smooth ice cream, sorbet, frozen yoghurt, Mini Milk®, Mini Magnum®

Options include:

• 1 piece of fruit (only one portion from the allowed fruit per day)
• plain biscuits for example rich tea, Nice®, malted milk, custard creams
• yoghurt or fromage frais
• spoonful of smooth nut butter, for example almond butter, peanut butter
• a portion of cheese
• a glass of milk.

It’s important to drink plenty of fluid each day to prevent dehydration. Try to drink at least 8 glasses of fluid a day.

This can include water, squash, juice, milk, tea and coffee. Always try to choose unsweetened drinks.