Nutritonal Foods for woundcare

High Protein Foods for a Wound Care Diet

General Guidelines
• Try to eat more frequently: three meals and snacks
• Try adding instant breakfast or other commercial supplements between meals
• Try to eat the best diet foods that are nutrient dense.
• Eat a variety of quality diet foods

Milk and Dairy Products
• Try fortified milk: Add 1 cup non-fat dried milk powder to 1 quart 1% milk
• Add non-fat dried milk powder to cereal, soups, beverages, etc.
• Add low-fat cheese to sandwiches, casseroles, potatoes, noodles, scrambled egss, etc.
• Add cottage cheese to pancake mix

Meats and Meat Substitutes
• Choose lean meats
• Add leftover meat to soups, omelettes, etc.
• Do not attempt to eat all Meat and protein similar to the Atkins diet plan

Fruits
• Try peanut butter on fruits
• Add dried fruit to low-fat yogurt or salads

Vegetables
• Add low-fat cheese to vegetables
• Try peanut butter on raw vegetables

Fats
• Use unsaturated oils: olive oil, canola oil
• Use soft margarine without trans fats

Food Groups and Suggestions
• Milk and Dairy products - 2 to 4 cups daily
• Meats and Eggs - 8 oz. or more daily
• Breads/grain products and starchy vegetables - 8 or more servings daily
• Non starchy vegetables - 2 or more servings daily
• Fruits - 3 or more servings daily
• Fats - 3 to 4 servings daily