26 Part I: Eating Right with Every Bite
Sample menu for a clear-liquid diet
The following sample menu shows what you may consume in a day during
Stage 1:
✓ Breakfast
- Apple juice diluted 50/50 with water
- Chicken broth
- Sugar-free gelatin
- Decaf coffee
✓ Snack
- Clear liquid sugar-free supplement
✓ Lunch
- Beef broth
- Sugar-free gelatin
- Decaf tea
- Sugar-free ice pop
✓ Snack
- Clear liquid sugar-free supplement
✓ Dinner
- Chicken broth
- Sugar-free flavored water
- Sugar-free ice pop
- Sugar-free gelatin
✓ Snack
- Clear liquid sugar-free supplement
You won’t have much of an appetite after surgery, but don’t worry if a nurse
brings you a tray with a lot of liquids on it. It’s just to give you some variety;
you’re not meant to drink all of them. As long as you stay hydrated, just drink
what you comfortably can.
In this stage, your focus is on staying hydrated. It may seem strange not to be
receiving food, but you’ll only be in this stage a day or two. Your surgeon will
let you know when to progress to the next stage.
