Post Operative Diet

3-7 days

Full Liquid Diet

A full liquid diet contains everything in a clear liquid diet with additional liquids that are specified here on this page.

On this full liquid diet you will have three protein shakes and two snacks a day. Snacks are limited to 8oz serving sizes.

Snack Choices

- skim/ 1% milk

- light yogurt, no fruit chunks

- clear liquid

- protein drink

- strained/ puréed soup

- vegetable juice

- V8 splash

Daily Regimen

SAMPLE MENU:

Breakfast:

Protein shake

Decaf coffee

Mid morning snack:

4oz light key lime yogurt

4oz low sodium V8 juice

Lunch:

Protein shake

Crystal light

Mid afternoon snack:

8oz protein shake

Dinner:

6oz puréed cream of broccoli

soup

2oz sugar free pudding

Adequate hydration and protein are needed for healing

Protein shakes should meet needs of 50-80g protein per day

Recommended 64-120 ounces of approved liquids per day