Full Liquid Diet
Updated 11/15/2023
Category: Diet
What is a “Full Liquid Diet”?
The full liquid diet is often used as a step between a clear liquid diet and a regular diet, for example, after surgery or fasting. It may also be used after certain procedures, such as jaw wiring.
This diet may also be appropriate for patients who have swallowing and chewing problems.
Nutrition Facts
The full liquid diet is low in iron, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and thiamine. It should not be used for a long period of time unless vitamins, iron, or liquid nutritional supplements are added.
This diet has 1,800 mg of calcium, so extra calcium is not needed.
Interested in a Sample Menu for the Full Liquid Diet?
This sample menu provides the following:
- Calories: 2,100
- Protein: 60 gm
- Carbohydrates: 290 gm
- Fat: 80 mg
- Sodium: 2,975 mg
- Potassium: 2,900 mg
Breakfast
- Fruit juice 1 cup
- Hot cereal 1/2 cup
- Eggnog 8 oz
- Whole milk 8 oz
- Hot tea with sugar & lemon
Lunch & Dinner
- Strained creamed soup 3/4 cup
- Juice 1 cup
- Ice cream 1/2 cup
- Pudding or custard 1/2 cup
- Whole milk 8 oz
- Hot tea with sugar & lemon
- Salt/pepper
Which Food Groups are Recommended to Include and Avoid in a Full Liquid Diet?
| GROUP | RECOMMEND | AVOID |
|---|---|---|
| MILK & MILK PRODUCTS | Milk Milkshakes Eggnog Ice cream Custard Pudding | All cheeses |
| VEGETABLES | All vegetable juices | All raw or cooked vegetables |
| FRUITS | All juice or nectar | All fresh, frozen, or canned fruit |
| BREADS & GRAINS | Cooked refined cereals (Farina, grits, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat) | All other cereals, all breads |
| MEAT & MEAT SUBSTITUTES | None | All |
| FATS & OILS | Butter Margarine Cream | All others |
| SWEETS & DESSERTS | Sherbet Sugar Hard candy Plain gelatin Fruit ice Honey Syrups | All others |
| BEVERAGES | All | None |
| SOUPS | Broth Bouillon Strained creamed soups | All others |
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