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Bland diet questions

Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:35 pm
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:35 pm
I need to be on a bland diet for three days. Sounds like I need to eat foods I've been avoiding, like a baked potato or other white carbs.

How do you make food taste good if it's going to be bland? I know this sounds stupid.
Posted by oldcharlie8
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:38 pm to
can you have butter?

Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:42 pm to
I don't even know what a bland diet is. I'd start with salt/pepper though

Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
13934 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:49 pm to
I should have asked more questions! I think I can't have fatty dairy. So no butter or cheese. :(
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:50 pm to
Ranch.


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Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
11281 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:56 pm to
Get good products instead of cheap stuff. Fresh stuff, even if its not explosive flavors will have good taste.
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:58 pm to
quote:

think I can't have fatty dairy. So no butter or cheese. :(

Hmmm, my first thought is toasted bread with a drizzle of olive oil.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38686 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 12:58 pm to
Rice with soy
Bakes potato with salsa
Toast or rolls with a cinnamon and honey mix....this has been my goto for a month now for breakfast. I don't miss butter at all.
Posted by TorNation
Sulphur, LA
Member since Aug 2008
2866 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

Sounds like I need to eat foods I've been avoiding, like a baked potato or other white carbs.

Help me with this one, why would you need to eat potatoes and white carbs if you are on a bland diet?
Posted by VeniVidiVici
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Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 1:22 pm to
LINK

quote:

A bland diet is made up of foods that are soft, not very spicy, and low in fiber. If you are on a bland diet, you should not eat spicy, fried, or raw foods. You should not drink alcohol or drinks with caffeine in them.

Foods You Can Eat
Milk and other dairy products, low-fat only

Cooked, canned, or frozen vegetables

Fruit and vegetable juices

Cooked or canned fruit with the skin and seeds removed, such as applesauce or canned peaches

Breads, crackers, and pasta made with refined white flour

Refined hot cereals, such as oatmeal and cream of wheat

Lean, tender meats, such as poultry, whitefish, and shellfish that are steamed, baked, or grilled with no added fat

Creamy peanut butter

Pudding and custard

Eggs

Tofu

Soup, especially broth Weak tea
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47377 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:00 pm to
Darla, I had to eat sort of a bland softer diet due to a tooth ailment last month. I ate a lot of eggs until I was pretty sick of them. Lasted over a week, but they served their purpose. I ate egg drop soup quite a few times. A good wonton soup was good if the meat isn't too spiced up. You could skip the veggies and remove the pasta from the wontons and stick with the broth and meat.

I also ate a lot of low fat yogurt during the day to fend off antibiotic side effects. I found some for diabetics I think that were not high in sugar or carbs like the others. I can't remember what brand it was, but one of them makes it. I'd never seen it before. I drank diet 7 Up and a lot of water.

Hope whatever it is you have going on, goes on it's merry way quickly.

Back to baseball for me. I've had out of town guests here on and off for over a week. Between that, work and baseball, it's been chaotic here. I've been eating well, though.
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
13934 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:31 pm to
quote:

Help me with this one, why would you need to eat potatoes and white carbs if you are on a bland diet?


Because potatoes, rice, pasta and bread are usually part of a bland diet?

Thanks for the suggestions, y'all. I just need to do this for a few days to start, then we'll see.
Posted by emboslice
Member since Dec 2012
4519 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:06 pm to
Why the need for the Bland Diet? If I can ask... I've just never heard of it. And I would imagine it's not something someone would want to be on

Can you have herbs? Add rosemary or thyme to potato when cooking. Or garlic.
Can you sub the white potato for a sweet potato? I would go for foods that are naturally flavorful, but I'm sensing that's what you're trying to avoid?
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
13934 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:42 pm to
Trying to see if some pain will go away.

The list is pretty much what you see posted above by VeniVidiVici. Every link I've followed has that same list. Not sure about herbs. Don't want to upset the colon.

Or the semi-colon. ;-)
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155596 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 7:33 pm to
mix some mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions in a frying pan. serve over rice. add some chicken if you like.
Posted by emboslice
Member since Dec 2012
4519 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 7:56 pm to
quote:

Darla Hood



Best of luck to ya! Let us know if you find any awesome recipes that need to be shared... haha
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33060 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 8:00 pm to
quote:

You should not drink alcohol or drinks with caffeine in them.

Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
13934 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 8:10 pm to
I can do without the alcohol, but I need warning to go without caffeine.

A few other sites say that I can have SOME butter and some soft, mild cheeses.

I'm getting dizzy watching that gif!!!
Posted by DanglingFury
Living the dream
Member since Dec 2007
20449 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 8:53 pm to
My grandfather couldn't eat anything good by the end, he ate a lot of chicken pot pie til then.
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:04 pm to
Rice is both bland and low residue (easy on the digestion). If your blood sugar can't take white rice, then try brown. Teriyaki sauce spooned over poached boneless skinless chicken, served w rice.....or tofu.

Pho, hold the hot peppers and bean sprouts, is relatively non spicy and easily digested (rice noodles).
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