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Eating Hints for Cancer Patients

Soft Diet: Suggested Meal Plan

Breakfast
1/2 cup fruit juice
2 eggs, scrambled
1 slice toast
1 tsp. butter or margarine
Jelly
Sugar and cream
Beverage

Snack
1/2 cup to 1 cup cereal
1 cup milk
Sugar

Lunch
1/2 cup fruit juice
2 oz. meat, fish, or poultry
1/2 cup vegetable
2 slices bread
1 tsp. butter or margarine
1 cup milk

Snack
Banana
2 tbsp. creamy peanut butter

Dinner
4 oz. meat, fish, or poultry
1 cup potato
1/2 cup vegetable
1 slice bread or roll
1 tsp. butter or margarine
1 serving fruit or allowed dessert
Beverage

Snack
1/2 cup fruit or allowed dessert
1 cup milk, milkshake, or pasteuized eggnog

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