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Beverages
Foods to Avoid
| Instant and made decaffeinated or regular tea and coffee |
Any others, for example cold made tea or sun tea |
| Individual cans or bottles of bubbly beverages |
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Tap, canned and distilled water
Ice created using plain tap water
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| Made herb teas |
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| All canned, canned and powdered beverages and sports drinks |
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Starches (including breads, crackers, cereal, and taters)
Foods to Avoid
| All kinds of bread, rolls, British muffins, fruit muffins, bagels, sweet rolls, donuts |
Breads and rolls with raw nuts |
| Waffles |
Cereals that contains raw nuts |
| French toast, pancakes |
Raw oatmeal |
| Poker chips, corn chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, popcorn, crackers, melba toast |
Uncooked pasta, pasta salad, or potato salad with raw vegetables or eggs |
| All kinds of cooked and prepared-to-eat cereals |
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| Cooked grains, grain, and pasta, for example noodles, macaroni, and spaghetti |
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| Cooked white-colored or sweet taters and yams, Fried potatoes, tater tots, hash browns, etc. |
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Milk products
Foods to Avoid
| Pasteurized milk fat-free milk, 2% milk, dairy, buttermilk, or chocolate milk |
Unpasteurized milk or yogurt |
| Sour cream |
Milkshakes created using non-commercial frozen treats or produced in a blender |
| Milkshakes using individual cartons of frozen treats and milk, or homemade milkshakes |
Yogurt or soft frozen treats from the machine |
| Commercial eggnog |
Eggnog created using raw eggs |
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Commercial supplements for example instant breakfast drinks
liquid and powdered drinks
Yogurt and yogurt products created using live and active cultures |
| Commercial frozen milkshakes |
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| Refrigerated and frozen pasteurized whipped topping |
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Cheese
Foods to prevent
| Commercially packaged cheese (for instance, American, Swiss, Parmesan, mozzarella, cheddar) |
Unpasteurized and raw milk cheese |
| Pasteurized cottage type cheese, ricotta cheese |
Cheeses with molds (for instance, blue, Gorgonzola, Roquefort, and Stilton cheeses) |
| Processed cheese (for instance, Velveeta) |
Soft cheeses (for instance, Brie, Camembert, feta, player cheese) |
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Cheeses that contains uncooked vegetables |
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Mexican-style cheeses, for example queso fresco and queso blanco |
Desserts (along with other sweets)
Foods to prevent
| Cakes, pies, and cookies |
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Cakes with raw nuts
Raw, united nations -baked cookie dough
| Baked custard, pudding, and gelatin |
Soft frozen treats or yogurt from the machine |
| Commercial frozen treats, sherbet, fruit ice, and Popsicles |
Non-commercial or homemade frozen treats or sherbet |
| Refrigerated cream-filled pastries and desserts |
Cream filled pastries that aren’t refrigerated |
| Chocolate, including chocolate |
Chocolate with raw nuts |
| Pasteurized honey and syrup |
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| Gum |
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Fats
Foods to prevent
| Butter or margarine |
Avocado dressing |
| Cream cheese, sour cream, bandages, or mayonnaise |
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Fresh salad dressing that contains aged cheese, raw
eggs, or fresh herbs
| Oil- all sorts |
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| Shortening utilized in cooking |
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| Non-dairy creamers |
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Fruits and fruit drinks
(These food types might be restricted during severe neutropenia and through your stay in hospital.)
Foods to prevent
| Canned fruits and juices |
All fruits except individuals indexed by the “Foods to Choose” column |
| Pasteurized frozen juices |
Filthy raw fruit |
| Pasteurized cider and any fruit juice |
Unpasteurized fruit drinks |
| Thick-skinned fruits for example raw bananas, grapefruit, and oranges which are washed in cold water, and peeled with a nurse or member of the family |
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| Frozen fruits |
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| Dried fruits |
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Meat (includes fish, chicken, peas, eggs, meat substitutes, and soups)
Foods to prevent
| Well-cooked meats, beef, lamb, pork and pork products, chicken, game, fish, shellfish, hotdogs, sausage, bacon |
Rare or medium rare cooked meat, fish, or chicken |
| Canned tuna or chicken (without any raw vegetables) |
Stir-foods that are fried |
| Cooked baked beans and all sorts of other cooked legumes, peas, casseroles, stews, and entrées |
Cold cuts from delicatessens |
| Frozen entrees |
Cold meat or chicken |
| Pasteurized or cooked tofu |
Junk food |
| Eggs, well-done |
Raw eggs |
| Pasteurized egg substitutes (for instance, Egg Beaters) and powdered eggs |
Eggs not well-cooked, for example sunny-side-up (runny yolk) |
| Canned and homemade soup (heated well) |
Old soups and gazpacho, all miso products for example paste and soup |
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Sushi |
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Sashimi |
Resourse: http://upmc.com/patients-visitors/education/cancer/Pages/
What is a neutropenic diet and can it help patients with cancer?
