A low protein diet limits the amount of high protein foods consumed in your daily meals. This dietary modification may be prescribed for an individual with kidney problems, liver problems or gout. If your health care professional puts you on a low protein diet, you will likely be consulting with a dietitian to create meal plans that ensure you receive adequate nutrition, explains information provided by Drugs.com. As a general rule meat and dairy are high in protein in comparison to other foods.
Fresh Fruit
Eat fresh fruit and consume 1 g of protein or less. The United States Department of Agriculture's Nutritive Value of Foods furnishes the nutritional information available for fresh fruit commonly eaten in the United States. Fresh fruit with 1 g or less of protein include: one 7-inch banana, 1 cup of blackberries, 1 cup of blueberries, one Asian pear, 10 sweet pitted and stemmed sweet cherries, half a pink, red or white grapefruit, one medium, skinless kiwi fruit, 1 cup of diced mangoes, 1 cup of cantaloupe cubes, one nectarine, and 1 cup of papaya.
Cooked Vegetables
Consume your recommended servings of vegetables and add a very low protein food to your daily menu. The Nutritive Value of Foods supplies a list of cooked vegetables low in protein and common in a typical American diet. Fresh and cooked vegetables with a trace amount of protein include: one stalk of celery, one clove of garlic, and 10 sprigs of parsley. Fresh and cooked vegetables with 1 g of protein include: one 2-inch diameter, cooked beet, 1 cup of diced celery, 1 tbsp. of raw chives, 1 cup of shredded cabbage, 1 cup of grated carrots, 1 cup of sliced cucumber, 1 cup of cooked eggplant, 1 cup iceberg lettuce, and one onion.
Crackers
Eat crackers with your next meal and add a very low protein food. A list of crackers with 1 g of protein per serving is provided by the Nutritive Value of Foods and includes: 10 1-inch square cheese crackers, one whole grain, rye wafer, four saltines, one wheat and cheese, sandwich cracker, and four whole wheat crackers.
Commercial Salad Dressings
Commercial salad dressings contain a very small amount of protein. The Nutritive Value of Foods provides nutritional information on commercial salad dressings including the number of protein grams per tablespoon. Salad dressings containing 1 g of protein are regular and low calorie blue cheese dressing. Regular and low calorie versions of commercial salad dressings that contain trace amounts of protein include: Russian, thousand island, Caesar and French dressing.
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