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KAISER PERMANENTE - MEDICAL CENTER

LOW PURINE DIET
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

1. This diet is relatively low in purine bodies, total calories and fat.
2. Approximate purine content of this diet is 100 milligrams. A relatively purine-free diet may be obtained by eliminating all meat and fish from this diet.
3. The suggested menu pattern contains approximately 70 grams protein, 45 grams fat, 250 grams carbohydrate, 1700 calories. It may be deficient in iron and B Complex Vitamins. Supplements should be given.

FOOOS ALLOWED

Milk:	1 glasses allowed daily; if more is desired, skim milk or buttermilk is preferred.
Beverages:	Coffee, tea, carbonated beverages, fruit juices.
Bread:	White, white crackers, cornbread.
Cereal	and Cereal Products: Cream of wheat, Farina, cornmeal, cornflakes, puffed rice, rice krispies, macaroni, noodles, spaghetti, rice and tapioca, and potatoes.
Fats:	1 teaspoon butter or margarine per meal.
Eggs:	1 daily.
Cheese:	Use cottage cheese freely. Use other cheeses in modera. tion.
Meat, Fish, Poultry:	Use 1 serving per week. Use roast, broiled or boiled meat only. (On Sunday) (up to 75 mg. purine bodies) Bacon,.beef, calf, tongue, carp, chicken soup, cod fish, duck, flounder, goose, halibut, lamb, liver sausage, meat soup, partridge, perch, pheasant, pigeon, pike, pork, quail, rabbit, squab, turkey, veal, venison. Use two servings per week. (Tuesday and Thursday) (up to 75 mg. purine bodies) Bluefish, chicken, crab, eel, finnan haddie, herring, lobster, mutton, oyster, salmon, shad, tuna, white fish.
Vegetables:	Use 2 servings per week. (Monday and Saturday) Asparagus, cauliflower, kidney beans, lima beans, mushrooms, navy beans, peas, spinach; use any other as desired.
Soup:	Milk soups made with milk and vegetable allowance.
Fruit:	All fruits as desired.
Desserts:	Gelatin, pudding made with skim milk, angel food cake, fruit and water ice.
Sweets:	Sugar, honey, syrups, jelly, jam, molasses, marshmallows, sweets as desired.
Miscellaneous:	Salt, spice, condiments, herbs, vinegar, relishes, all in moderation.

FOODS NOT ALLOWED

Alcohol.

Whole wheat, graham and rye bread and crackers.

Oatmeal, whole grain cereals. Fried potato, potato chips.

Mayonnaise, fats, oils, cream, butter (except as allowed). Fried eggs.

(150-1000 mg. purine bodies) Sweetbreads, liver, kidney, brain, sardines, anchovies, meat extracts, and gravies. ,

Bouillon, broth, consomme.

Ice cream, cakes, pastries, rich desserts, chocolate. Chocolate candy

Gravy, yeast, nuts, highly seasoned foods.

SUGGESTED MENU PATTERN

BREAKFAST Fruit Refined cereal White toast - jelly 1 teaspoon butter Milk - sugar Coffee

LUNCH 2 ounces of meat Potato or substitute Vegetable, as allowed White Bread 1 teaspoon butter Fruit or dessert, as allowed Coffee or tea

DINNER 3 oz. cottage cheese Potato or substitute Vegetable, as allowed White Bread 1 teaspoon butter Fruit or dessert, as allowed Salad, as allowed Coffee or tea Milk