Table 3-8.-Six Meal Bland Diet Sample Menu
| BREAKFAST | |
| Juice | 1/2 cup |
| Egg, cooked without fat | 1 |
| White toast | 1 slice |
| Butter or margarine | 1 pat |
| Jelly | As desired |
| Milk | 1/2 cup |
| MORNING SNACK | |
| Strained fruit | 1/2 cup |
| Plain cookie | 1 |
| Eggnog | 1/2 cup |
| LUNCH | |
| Lean meat | 2 oz |
| Bland potato or substitute | 1/4 cup |
| Bland vegetables | 1/4 cup |
| Butter or margarine | 1 pat |
| Milk | 1/2 cup |
| AFTERNOON SNACK | |
| White toast | 1 slice |
| Butter or margarine | 1 pat |
| Jelly | 1 |
| Pudding | 1/2 cup |
| Milk | 1/2 cup |
| SUPPER | |
| Lean meat | 2 oz |
| Bland potato or substitute | 1/4 cup |
| Bland vegetable | 1/4 cup |
| Butter or margarine | 1 pat |
| Milk | 1/2 cup |
| BEDTIME SNACK | |
| Plain Cake | 1 portion |
| Milkshake | 6 oz |
| BREAKFAST | |
| Juice | 1/2 cup |
| Refined cooked cereal | 1/2 cup |
| Eggs or lean meat | 2 or 2 oz |
| White toast | 2 slices |
| Butter or margarine | 2 pats |
| Jelly | As desired |
| Milk | 8 oz |
| Decaffeinated coffee | (If tolerated) |
| LUNCH OR SUPPER | |
| Cream soup | 3/4 cup |
| Saltines | 4 |
| Lean meat | 3 oz |
| Bland potato or substitute | 1/2 cup |
| Bland vegetable | 1/2 cup |
| Salad | 1 portion |
| Salad dressing | As desired |
| White bread or roll | 1 |
| Butter or margarine | As desired |
| Bland dessert or fruit | 1 portion |
| Milk | 8 oz |
| Decaffeinated coffee | (If tolerated) |
to help prevent reactions may include cheese, peanut butter, milk, and hardboiled eggs.
A sample low carbohydrate, high protein menu is listed in table 3-10.
REFERENCES:
1. NAVMED P-5125, Medical Services Diet Manual
2. Guthrie H: Introductory Nutrition, ed 5, St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Co., 1983.
3. Kerschner V: Nutrition and Diet Therapy, ed 3, Philadelphia, F. A. Davis Co., 1983.