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Dishes with pancreatitis: what can and cannot be?
Last reviewed: 07.06.2024
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The pancreas is the most important link in the chain of digestive processes. Inflammation of this organ provokes a lot of health problems, and is also accompanied by a significant deterioration of well-being. How to alleviate the patient's condition, adjust the digestive tract, and what can be eaten with the disease? Properly selected dishes for pancreatitis - is the key to a speedy recovery: sometimes it is possible to achieve remission even without the use of drugs, just following a diet that relieves the organ.
Foods and dishes: what can and cannot be eaten?
The standard diet prescribed to patients with pancreatitis is therapeutic table №5, based on thermal and mechanical protection of the digestive tract. Nutrition should be balanced, with a low content of fats and carbohydrates on the background of a high percentage of proteins. The basic rules for patients are as follows:
- During the first two or three days of an exacerbation, starvation is considered the best "food";
- In the future, the products should be chopped, mashed, boiled or steamed as much as possible, but never fried;
- dishes for pancreatitis should be eaten warm (on average about 30-40°C);
- do not overeat: it is better to eat more often, but smaller amounts;
- do not consume alcohol, acidic and spicy dishes, coarse fiber and hard-to-digest foods.
Of dairy products are not under the ban only non-fat cottage cheese and fresh natural yogurt without additives. Sometimes allowed up to 1 tbsp. Low-fat sour cream in other dishes.
When considering fruits and vegetables, here is a list of the most favored ones:
- potatoes, carrots;
- pumpkin, zucchini;
- broccoli, peking cabbage;
- bananas, sweet apples.
Meat and fish are chosen based on their fat content and in preference to low-fat varieties. This can be turkey, chicken fillet, hake, cod, pollock, haddock, etc.
Instead of bread in pancreatitis it is recommended to eat homemade breadcrumbs or cookies. Among other flour products can be used pasta based on whole-grain flour, cereals in the form of porridge and soups. Sweets, all kinds of cookies, cakes, pastries, candies are forbidden.
In general, during the acute period of the disease - which is about 2-3 days - it is better to abstain from food completely. On the third or fourth day, it is allowed to gradually expand the menu with mucous soups, pureed porridge, steamed casseroles and meatballs, mashed potatoes. Little by little, the diet can be enriched with other foods and dishes allowed in the inflammatory process.
Chicken liver for pancreatitis
Chicken liver is among the most valuable dietary products, but against the background of a large proportion of protein and a small amount of fat, it contains a high percentage of cholesterol. It is this nuance that casts doubt on the possibility of using the product in pancreatitis.
Gastroenterologists explain: chicken liver can be added to dishes if the patient has a diagnosis of pancreatitis on the background of enzyme deficiency. In this case, the menu is introduced boiled or stewed liver - but in small portions (up to 100 g) and rarely (not more than once a week). If pancreatitis is bothered by any symptoms, it is better not to eat dishes with liver.
Chicken liver should not be fried, stewed in large amounts of oil, add spicy spices and seasonings. Nutritionists advise adding a little by little the subproduct to pates, mashed potatoes, steamed cutlets, meatballs. In combination with stewed vegetables, a light and useful meal is obtained, without aggravating the pancreas.
Salads for pancreatitis
Salads - they are usually associated with healthy diets, because they contain the maximum proportion of vitamins and other valuable substances necessary for the body. But patients with pancreatic disease should be cautious about raw fruits and vegetables. Nevertheless, this does not mean that salads should be avoided.
What ingredients can be included in salads when the inflammatory process is subsiding:
- a small amount of lean meat;
- boiled rice;
- boiled vegetables;
- low-fat cottage cheese;
- a little vegetable oil, low-fat sour cream or natural yogurt.
Should not be put in salads if you have pancreatic inflammation:
- sausages, fatty parts of meat or fish;
- heavy sour cream, cream, mayonnaise;
- fatty and salty types of cheese;
- seeds and nuts;
- canned and pickled foods;
- raw vegetables.
For example, vinaigrette, a favorite of many, can be eaten by patients, if you do not add pickles or sauerkraut to it. And "Olivier" becomes dietary if the sausage is replaced with boiled chicken breast, exclude cucumbers and peas, and dress the salad with Greek yogurt.
Also good combinations for salads:
- boiled grated carrots and beets, dressed with natural yogurt;
- rice with egg and herbs, with a spoonful of vegetable oil;
- Steamed pumpkin with apple and natural yogurt.
Pancreatitis dumplings
Like almost all flour products, dumplings during the exacerbation of pancreatic inflammation are forbidden - regardless of what is used as a filling.
Begin to add dumplings to the diet of patients with pancreatitis only when a stable remission of the disease. In this case, more preferable are dishes with low-fat cottage cheese, or their simpler version - "lazy" dumplings. With good health can expand the list of allowed dishes, using as a filling boiled potatoes (without fried onions, mushrooms, meat, cabbage, etc.). Dumplings with potatoes can not be seasoned with fat, fried onions: their use with low-fat natural yogurt or greens is acceptable.
It is not recommended to prepare and consume dumplings with berries.
What other restrictions are there for the patient?
- Dishes should be prepared only at home. It is better to exclude "store-bought" dumplings from the diet.
- The food consumed should not be hot and the dough should be soft and well cooked.
- Do not add ketchup, mayonnaise or fatty sour cream to the dumplings. The optimal sauce is low-fat yogurt.
If everything is done correctly, then dumplings with pancreatitis will only benefit.
Borscht for pancreatitis
Familiar to most of us borscht - on a meat bone, with cabbage and beet and carrot frying - in pancreatitis is forbidden to use. Such a dish, although tasty, but can easily cause an exacerbation of the disease. However, do not be sad about this, because it is possible to cook borscht on another dietary recipe. Believe me, it will be no worse than usual.
Instead of white cabbage, you should use more tender cabbage - Peking cabbage. In addition to it, you need to take potatoes, carrots and tomatoes (sauce and paste will not work), sweet pepper, onion, a small piece of grated beet (better - juice, purely for color) and a little vegetable oil. In addition, salt and some herbs will be needed. At first, chopped potatoes and cabbage are lowered into the water, so that they boiled well. Next, on a frying pan with vegetable oil and a small amount of water, onions, carrots, beets, peppers and tomatoes are sautéed. Add vegetables to the already cooked potatoes and cabbage, bring to a boil, salt, sprinkle with herbs and remove from the fire. If desired, it is allowed to add a little bay leaf.
Borscht, cooked in this way, is allowed to eat not only with inflammation of the pancreas, but also with other diseases of the digestive tract. When serving, you can put 1-2 teaspoons of low-fat sour cream or Greek yogurt in the plate.
Okroshka for pancreatitis
Okroshka is an old famous dish, which was consumed mainly in the warm season. But with diseases of the digestive organs - for example, with a 12-peptic ulcer or pancreatitis - the possibility of using okroshka becomes questionable. And this is not surprising, because the composition of the dish includes such undesirable ingredients for gastroenterological diseases, such as radish, kvass, broth, mushrooms and so on. But do not despair, because you can prepare okroshka from those ingredients that are allowed by nutritionists. Let's analyze the traditional composition of the dish, determine the desirable and undesirable ingredients.
- Pickles, salted and pickled products - are forbidden to eat with pancreatic inflammation, so they can not be added to okroshka and other dishes.
- Meat - dietary lean cuts of turkey or chicken are allowed in small quantities.
- Fish - fish fillets cut in pieces are allowed.
- Mushrooms - for patients with impaired digestion are prohibited in any form.
- Eggs - boiled chopped, are allowed to prepare okroshka in pancreatic inflammation.
- Cucumbers - in pancreatitis fresh cucumbers are allowed to be eaten, but pickled cucumbers are forbidden. It is better for the pancreas if fresh cucumbers are peeled.
- Green leaves of dill, parsley, mint or young nettle are welcome in dishes with pancreatitis. But green onions, cilantro, garlic arrows, rampson, spinach should not be added to okroshka.
- Potatoes - allowed to be added in small amounts.
- Sausage products - prohibited for adding to dishes if you have digestive diseases.
- Radishes, radishes are forbidden for dietary purposes.
- Carrots - allowed for the preparation of okroshka.
- Kvass, mineral water - should not be used as a dressing if you have a diseased pancreas.
- Ayran, sour whey, sour whey, sour cream, cream and fatty sour cream are also not suitable for dressing okroshka. But Greek yogurt, natural yogurt without fillers, or 1-2 spoons of low-fat sour cream is an excellent option for dressing.
- Brine, beer, meat, fish or mushroom broths are prohibited for patients with pancreatitis. It is optimal to dress the okroshka with water or vegetable broth.
Mustard, horseradish, bitter pepper, mayonnaise, ketchup and tomato paste, lemon juice, vinegar, soaked apples, sauerkraut are also prohibited for adding to dishes with pancreatitis.
Stuffed peppers for pancreatitis.
Bell peppers are a treasure trove of vitamins, and in stuffed form this vegetable is especially hearty and nutritious. But with pancreatic inflammation there are restrictions on this dish. True, such restrictions are relative: use stuffed peppers in the disease can be used only during the period of persistent relief, and stuffing it should be strictly observing certain rules.
First, let's understand what is meant by "period of persistent relief"? It means that the patient has gotten rid of the acute pain and other painful symptoms associated with pancreatitis, and the doctor has allowed him to make some variety in his diet.
What kind of sweet peppers are allowed for patients with chronic pancreatitis? Peppers are used not raw and not fried, but boiled, steamed or stewed. The skin of the vegetable should not be removed. Also do not add to the dish spicy spices, animal fats, large amounts of salt.
What can be added as a stuffing to peppers? The optimal "stuffing" is boiled rice with vegetables (carrots, onions, pumpkin, celery, etc.). It is allowed to add a small amount of dietary meat - for example, chicken breast, turkey will work perfectly. Cooked peppers are stewed with water and a small amount of vegetable oil, or (preferably) steamed.
Immediately it should be noted that it is impossible to use such a dish often and in large quantities with pancreatitis. It is quite enough to eat one or two stuffed peppers a week.
Bran for pancreatitis
All varieties of bran are considered not just healthy, but even able to treat some diseases. Does inflammation of the pancreas belong to these diseases?
Bran is a complex product. For example, it is extremely useful for the intestine, but at the same time, it creates an additional load on the pancreas. Therefore, the use of bran dishes with pancreatitis is allowed, but with some clarifications.
In the acute period of the disease from the use of such products should be abandoned: add a little bran in the food is allowed no sooner than 1-2 weeks after the exacerbation. However, even here there will be restrictions: the maximum allowable daily rate of bran in pancreatitis - no more than 30 g. If this rate is exceeded, then the failure of the pancreas will manifest itself with such symptoms as excessive gas, stool disorder, improper digestion of food.
It is also important to drink enough water. When taking bran, you should drink more fluids than usual.
If attacks of pancreatitis occur frequently, it is undesirable to eat bran in its pure form. It is optimal to add them to porridge, side dishes, yogurt. And you can prepare a kind of bran drink:
- Ground bran in the amount of 1 tbsp. Pour 200 ml of water, bring to a boil and keep on low heat for 10 minutes;
- remove from the heat and infuse under a lid overnight;
- In the morning, the drink is filtered, add a spoonful of honey and drink a little at a time throughout the day.
If a patient with pancreatitis wants to diversify the menu bran bread, then you should choose a product, the proportion of bran in which does not exceed 20%.
Sushi, rolls for pancreatitis.
Japanese cuisine attracts many people: the dishes of this cuisine are unusual for us, but very tasty and healthy. On the one hand, sushi and rolls belong to dietary products. Their basic component is rice combined with seafood, so such food is low-calorie, low-fat, predominantly protein, with a large share of useful substances.
But, unfortunately, both sushi and rolls are under a categorical ban for patients suffering from pancreatic disorder. Such food is considered dietary only in relation to nutrition to eliminate excess weight. But with pancreatitis, such dishes are forbidden, and here's why:
- such dishes contain seafood that has not been heat-treated, so the course of pancreatitis can be complicated;
- food is served with spicy and rich sauces, gravies and condiments, the use of which can cause an exacerbation of pancreatitis, as well as abdominal pain and vomiting.
If the patient is an ardent fan of Japanese cuisine, a special variant of cooking is suitable for him: marinated and smoked seafood is replaced with boiled shrimp, chicken meat or cheese, or even boiled vegetables. Nori sheets are not used, nor are ginger, vasabi, or other spicy-spicy seasonings. The addition of a small amount of real soy sauce during remission of pancreatitis is allowed.
Omelettes for pancreatitis
Omelette - a dish with milk and chicken eggs - belongs to the category of dietary protein products. But often doctors insist on the exclusion of eggs - in particular, egg yolks - in pancreatitis. So is it possible to consume an omelet, or is it still undesirable?
Omelettes may be included in the diet of patients under the following conditions:
- dishes that contain eggs should not be consumed at the stage of exacerbation of the disease, but only when you feel better;
- It is advisable to steam the omelet instead of frying it;
- Immediately after the end of the acute period it is recommended to eat only protein, and the yolk is introduced into the diet a little later - about 7-10 days later;
- Raw eggs - an undesirable product in pancreatitis, so the readiness of the omelet should be carefully monitored: it must be cooked completely;
- At first it is better to cook omelettes with water, and milk is added when remission is stable;
- Egg dishes with pancreatitis can include no more than two eggs - this is the daily norm that gastroenterologists talk about.
If the norm of chicken eggs for patients with pancreatitis - no more than two pieces, quail eggs are allowed to eat up to 6 pieces per day. In the omelet is allowed to add greens, carrots, a little boiled potatoes, vegetable oil. The finished dish, if desired, sprinkle with grated cheese (non-sharp and unsalted), greens, or smeared with low-fat sour cream or yogurt.
Mashed potatoes for pancreatitis
Potatoes are considered one of the most preferred foods for pancreatitis. It contains vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and a large amount of starch, which plays the role of a kind of protection for the mucosa of the digestive tract. There are not many proteins in potatoes, but their quality is quite high - primarily because of the correct balance of amino acids.
In an exacerbation of pancreatitis, doctors usually recommend fasting for up to 2-3 days, so in this period it is better not to eat potatoes. Then the root vegetable can begin to enter the menu, but without adding milk - it is allowed to dilute the crushed potatoes with the broth in which it was cooked, and also add a small piece of butter (or a drop of vegetable oil). This recipe is suitable for both adults and children: mashed potatoes are hearty and tasty, and its effect on the work of the pancreas - minimal and gentle.
Over time, as the condition improves, mashed potatoes are already prepared on the basis of potatoes with the addition of carrots, a small amount of warm skim milk.
Soup for pancreatitis
Shchi is one of the many types of vegetable (particularly cabbage) soups. It is prepared mainly on meat broth, which is not in favor of its use in pancreatitis. Another contraindication is the presence of white cabbage in the dish, which also cannot be used for pancreatic problems.
But there is a way out: patients with pancreatitis can be offered another recipe for a familiar dish to avoid a repeated exacerbation of the disease.
First of all, shields will be vegetarian, without meat broth. If desired, you can add a little chopped lean meat (boiled chicken fillet will do) to the already cooked dish. Secondly, white cabbage should be replaced with its Beijing counterpart, or broccoli. Thirdly, vegetables should not be fried, but only simmered with a small amount of vegetable oil and water.
This version of the soup is possible to include in the menu during the recovery period of pancreatitis, when the pain is no longer bothersome, and the inflammatory process has subsided.
Pancreatitis is a complex and serious pathology, when one wrong meal can have a negative impact on well-being and nullify all previous attempts at therapy and rehabilitation. Selecting dishes with pancreatitis, it is necessary to carefully study their composition, assessing the possible negative impact on the pancreas. In this case, the main conditions are a minimum of fats, no frying of products, no overeating and use of hot food.
Stuffed cabbage for pancreatitis
Stuffed cabbage is a delicious dish, which is minced meat with rice and vegetables, wrapped in cabbage leaves and stewed in a sour cream and vegetable sauce. On the one hand, the dish is stewed - and therefore dietary. But what about the other side: fatty dressing, white cabbage, spices. So are stuffed cabbage allowed in pancreatitis?
Yes, they are allowed if they are prepared in a certain way.
- do not add seasonings, spices to the dish;
- do not make sour cream sauce, add cream, mayonnaise, tomato paste and ketchup, vinegar, citric acid, fat, fried flour;
- you can't roast the vegetables for the stuffing;
- Only lean meat should be chosen and in small quantities, and lard should not be added at all;
- It is ideal to steam stuffed cabbage, but you can also stew them without sour cream and spices, with a little vegetable oil;
- Peking cabbage leaves can be used instead of white cabbage leaves;
- You may eat no more than 4 stuffed cabbage pancakes per week, cooked according to the dietary recipe;
- If pain or digestive upset occurs, the dish should be excluded from the menu.
In addition, you should not forget about the temperature of the food consumed, which should be neither hot nor cold.
Holodeck for pancreatitis
Kholodets can not be attributed to dietary dishes, so it should not be offered to a patient with pancreatitis. There are many reasons for this, for example:
- Kholodets is characterized by high fat content (more than 15%), so it creates an unnecessary load on the digestive organs. In order to break down fat, lipase is required, which is produced by the pancreas: increased production of enzymes can provoke a new round of inflammation. In chronic pancreatitis, the enzyme activity of the gland is generally impaired, and lipase is not produced in sufficient quantities.
- Cold water consists of concentrated meat and bone broth, which includes a lot of extractive substances as well as purine bases. In order to digest such a broth, the pancreas has to work especially hard, which will certainly lead to a new aggravation of the disease.
- Kholodets are consumed exclusively in cold form, which already contradicts all recommendations for nutrition in pancreatitis.
- Kholodets can not be imagined without peas of pepper, bay leaf and other undesirable spices in pancreatitis, as well as without traditional additives in the form of grated horseradish or mustard. Such additions for the pancreas are particularly dangerous.
It becomes clear that this dish should not be offered to patients with pancreatitis - even at the stage of symptom relief and in stable remission.
Zucchini caviar for pancreatitis
Affordable and so delicious zucchini caviar has long been loved by most people: it can be prepared independently or simply bought in the store. But, despite the fact that zucchini is allowed with pancreatitis, with zucchini caviar everything is not so simple. Why?
In the cooking process, tomato paste, onions, garlic, spices, and some housewives even add vinegar to the zucchini mass. As a result, a dish is obtained that is absolutely forbidden in pancreatitis, because:
- stimulates the enzyme activity of the pancreas;
- increases intestinal motility and may cause increased gas formation;
- contains undesirable and even prohibited components in pancreatitis.
If the patient can not imagine a dinner without zucchini caviar on the table, then for him there is a simple dietary method of preparing the dish. Everything is prepared in the usual way, just in the process of cooking vegetables are not fried, but only stewed, tomato paste, onions, garlic, spices and vinegar are not added. To zucchini you can add a little grated tomatoes without skin, as well as herbs and a small amount of salt. Such a dish with pancreatitis is eaten with breadcrumbs or garnish (for example, mashed potatoes).
Pilaf for pancreatitis
In order to answer the question about the possibility of eating pilaf with pancreatitis, let's remember the most common ingredients of this dish:
- meat - lamb, beef or pork;
- Fig;
- carrots, onions;
- garlic;
- Spices - zira, coriander, turmeric, barberry, ground pepper, bay leaf, etc;
- fat, oil;
- salt.
In addition, tomatoes or tomato paste, chili peppers, herbs, saffron, etc. Are sometimes added to pilaf. Such a composition is not at all dietary, right? Despite the benefits of rice in pancreatitis, the other ingredients are sincerely questionable.
But there is a way out: it is quite possible to prepare pilaf, allowed with pancreatitis. Most likely, many will notice that such a dish can not be called a pilaf - perhaps they will be right. However, for patients suffering from pancreatitis, and the dietary version will be an excellent variety of diet. It is cooked as usual, but with observance of these conditions:
- It is better to take white polished or steamed rice;
- meat - only chicken fillet or turkey, without fat, bones and skin;
- The vegetables are not fried, but simply added to the rice;
- do not add onions, garlic, spices and seasonings, tomato paste, and of the fats allowed only a small amount of vegetable oil.
The finished dish is allowed to sprinkle with herbs - for example, parsley. The resulting "pilaf" can be added to the menu no more than a couple of times a week: it is worth remembering that rice in large quantities has a hardening property.
Eggplant stew for pancreatitis
Eggplant for patients with pancreatitis is allowed only at the stage of stable remission. The fact is that these vegetables contain components that stimulate trypsinogen, which can increase the inflammatory process. We are talking about such components as alkaloids - organic nitrogenous substances.
At the recovery stage, when the pain and other unpleasant symptoms remain behind, it is allowed to diversify the diet with eggplant caviar, or stewed eggplant. Recall that these vegetables in pancreatitis are not fried, but only baked, stewed or boiled.
Young eggplants without signs of rot and damage are suitable for use. They are washed, cut into cubes, soak in salted water, peel off the skin, bring to readiness in the previously chosen way. Then the vegetables can be chopped with a blender together with boiled carrots, salt and eat as a main dish or with a side dish.
Nutritionists do not advise you to buy stewed eggplant and caviar industrial production, because the composition of such a product is fundamentally different from that of home cooking: often in store caviar is present vinegar, various spices, thickeners, citric acid, garlic and other undesirable for the disease components.
Vinaigrette for pancreatitis
Vinaigrette in the classic version of preparation in pancreatitis is not recommended, because it contains acids (in the form of sauerkraut or pickles), onions, a large amount of beets. But if you prepare this dish according to a special dietary recipe, then it will be quite possible to eat it for patients with pancreatitis.
For vinaigrette salad you should take a small boiled beet, a couple of potatoes, one fresh cucumber, boiled carrots, herbs and a little vegetable oil. Beets, although small, should be boiled for an hour and a half. Carrots and potatoes should also be boiled to readiness. All vegetables are cut into small cubes, dressed with a couple of spoons of vegetable oil, add herbs and a little salt. That's all: diet vinaigrette is ready.
The resulting dish is an excellent source of vitamins, it is easily digested, gently digested and does not burden the affected organs. But abuse and eat a lot of salad at once is not allowed. Gastroenterologists advise to eat vinaigrette with pancreatitis in an amount of no more than 50-100 g at a time, no more than a couple of times a week, and only at the stage of subsiding inflammation.
Can manti be eaten with pancreatitis?
Manty, as well as dumplings, is a combination of boiled dough and meat filling. This "tandem" is undesirable in pancreatitis, due to slow digestion in the digestive tract. In order to fully digest such products, it is necessary to strengthen the enzyme activity of the entire GI tract and, in particular, the pancreas. Nutritionists classify manty as a heavy product even for a healthy person.
Especially not to offer a patient with pancreatitis manty, which are sold in stores in the form of semi-finished products: they contain hard-to-digest vegetable proteins, refractory fats, artificial flavor enhancers, flavorings and spices.
Manty, dumplings, khinkali are among the dishes that are undesirable in pancreatitis - even if we are talking about homemade products.
Can pizza be eaten with pancreatitis?
Pizza in any variant of preparation has never been considered a diet food. Let's remember what ingredients are most often found in pizza:
- pork, beef, sausage, bacon;
- seafood;
- tomatoes, pickles, olives, bell peppers, onions, garlic;
- hard cheeses, mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan, dor blu;
- barbecue sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup;
- mushrooms;
- oregano, basil, chili pepper, etc.
In addition, pizza is a freshly baked, yeast dough with a completely non-dietary composition. Let's think about which of these components are allowed with pancreatitis? Perhaps not more than one or two components.
Nutritionists do not advise the use of pizza at any stage of pancreatitis: this product is difficult to digest and can significantly harm the already diseased pancreas.
Zucchini fritters for pancreatitis
Despite the fact that zucchini in pancreatitis is allowed, zucchini fritters are not recommended, as well as any fried dishes. But even here you can find a compromise - for example, cook fritters on steam. You will need products such as one medium zucchini, one spoonful of flour, egg white and a little salt. Grate the zucchini, squeeze out the liquid, add flour, whipped egg white and salt, knead well. In a steamer lay fairly thick fritters, cover with a lid, cook for 10-15 minutes. Serve with greens and natural yogurt.
Dietary recipes with the use of zucchini there are a huge number. Only in the fried version, they should not be cooked. Each patient with pancreatitis should remember the products allowed for him and ways of their preparation, so as not to harm health and not to aggravate the violation.
Beet soup for pancreatitis
One of the first dishes that is often included in the menu of various dietary tables is beet. This vegetable dish is not difficult to prepare, hearty, healthy and tasty, but does it not burden the pancreas?
Anyone suffering from pancreatitis, chooses dishes that are not only healthy, but also easy to digest. No one wants to worsen their own health by eating forbidden dishes. Fortunately, boiled beets are not included in the forbidden list of products. Moreover, this root vegetable in many ways even promotes digestion, improves intestinal motility, has a slight diuretic effect.
At the stage of exacerbation of pancreatitis, beet dishes can not be used, as well as most other products. In general, after an exacerbation, vegetables are introduced into the diet gradually, little by little, because the digestive tract must "get used" to the assimilation of fiber after the stress suffered. About 7-10 days after the exacerbation is allowed to include in the menu small amounts of boiled beets. Before you do this, you need to pay attention to these points:
- Medium-sized beets should be boiled for two hours, and if time is short, it is better to pre-cut the vegetable into several pieces;
- In the pot in which beets are boiled, you should not add lemon juice or other acid, so as not to provoke a new attack of pancreatitis;
- You can boil the beets in a pot with a lid on, or cook them in a steamer or bake them.
If you are supposed to cook beet, then it must necessarily be vegetarian - this is an important condition for pancreatitis, which must be observed. In the dish you can add fresh tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, onions, herbs. Adding meat, mushrooms, fatty sour cream or cream is prohibited (it is allowed to add no more than 1 tbsp. Natural yogurt or sour cream with a fat content of no more than 10%). Properly prepared beet will favorably diversify the diet of the patient, add vitamins to the body and at the same time will not harm the pancreas at all.
Baked zucchini for pancreatitis
Zucchini - allowed vegetables for patients with pancreatitis: they are advised to consume boiled, stewed or baked, alone or with other vegetables.
Zucchini should be baked until cooked, avoiding the appearance of a brown crust, which creates additional difficulties for digestion. It is allowed to prepare casseroles with rice, pasta, buckwheat, oatmeal, with other vegetables - for example, with carrots or broccoli.
Sprinkle the top of the dish with a handful of grated low-fat cheese, or shredded herbs.
At the stage of stable remission, zucchini are baked, pouring egg beaten with skim milk. Such a dish is successfully obtained not only in the oven, but also in a steamer. The average portion should not exceed 100 g, and it can be used 2-3 times a week.
Pancreatitis pancreatitis casserole
Filled dishes based on gelatin, with the addition of meat or fish pulp - what could be more delicious and nourishing? However, in diseases of the digestive system, such dishes are often not only not recommended, but also forbidden. Does this prohibition apply to pancreatitis? Unfortunately, yes.
Bay dishes are characterized by a high fat content, as well as the presence of concentrated broth, which is not allowed for use in inflammation of the pancreas. In order to digest this product, it requires increased production of lipase - that is, the diseased organ will have to work under additional load. As a consequence, the enzymatic activity of the gland may be disturbed, and the local blood circulation will change, which can cause a new exacerbation of the disease.
Doctors-gastroenterologists and nutritionists are categorically against the use of such dishes in pancreatitis - even if the patient has a long-term stable remission. Therefore, you should not take any risks: you must agree that health is still more expensive.
Macaroni and cheese for pancreatitis
Pasta - vermicelli, noodles, spaghetti, etc., are not considered a prohibited product in pancreatitis. - Quality pasta is easily digested by the digestive system, without aggravating the pancreas. But note: we are talking about a quality product made on the basis of durum wheat. Cheap varieties of pasta for a diet with pancreatitis are not recommended, because of their prolonged digestion and creating a load on the diseased organ.
Pasta can be eaten as soon as the main signs of pancreatitis subside - that is, after the acute period of the disease. They are boiled until softened: this should be taken into account, because the variant "al dente" during the diet is not recommended. As a dressing, you can use a small amount of vegetable oil, or non-fat yogurt.
As for such a dish for pancreatitis, such as macaroni and cheese, it can be included in the diet in persistent remission, when the acute and subacute periods of the disease are far behind. Macaroni is boiled, seasoned with a small amount of oil, and top it with grated hard cheese - preferably unsalted and low-fat. Such a dish is allowed to be consumed no more than once a week.