Diet Of Convalescents

This diet will help you smoothly transition from medical nutrition to everyday food without harming the body.

This diet will help you smoothly transition from medical nutrition to everyday food without harming the body.

The word "diet" is translated from Greek as "way of life". And indeed, our diet is directly related to our lifestyle. You need to eat to live. And in order to live well, you also need to eat well. We need a balanced diet. Food should cover our energy needs, but not contain too many calories. In addition, the food should contain the necessary vitamins and trace elements. A specially selected set of products that make up our diet is called a diet.

A balanced diet is also called a rational diet. It is not the same for all people of the planet. The diet should meet the needs of each specific person, taking into account age, profession, gender and even the climate in which you live. This diet is designed for a healthy person.

When we are sick, for a quick recovery, it is necessary not only to undergo a course of treatment with the necessary drugs, but also to ensure the most effective nutrition of the body. Sometimes proper nutrition during illness simply means a balanced menu, while in other cases special food restrictions are introduced during the treatment of certain diseases.

A therapeutic diet reflects the needs of a person with certain diseases. A properly selected diet not only has a therapeutic effect in itself, but also contributes to the optimal effect of drugs on the human body. But in some situations we need an intermediate version of the diet.

Diet of convalescents

Have you been sick and had to eat a specially prescribed diet? Now the disease has passed and you can breathe a sigh of relief. But you shouldn't stick to regular food right away. In order to painlessly "jump off" a therapeutic diet, an intermediate nutritional option is needed. A smooth transition to regular food with the gradual addition of foods that were not allowed before will help you transition to a regular diet calmly and without health problems. Nutritionists call such a transitional diet diet No. 15.

Who needs diet number 15

This diet is suitable for:

• as a transitional option after using therapeutic diets
• for nutrition during the recovery period
• for use during diseases that do not require special medical diets

Diet No. 15 will provide your body with complete nutrition. The content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in this diet is quite balanced and corresponds to the nutritional norms of a healthy person. The caloric content is suitable for people who are not engaged in heavy physical work and is 2800-2900 kcal per day. This diet implies an increased amount of vitamins.

According to the recommendations of nutritionists, those who follow diet No. 15 should eat 4-5 times a day.

What's on the menu and what to avoid

This diet does not contain strict restrictions and allows any methods of culinary processing of food. It is recommended to exclude hard-to-digest and spicy foods from the menu.

You can eat:

• bread and other flour products
• all options of soups in both meat and vegetable broths
• meat and fish dishes of any culinary processing, boiled sausages
• dairy products
• eggs
• dishes from different cereals
• dishes from legumes
• vegetables and fruits, both raw and after heat treatment

You can not eat:

fatty types of meat and meat of waterfowl

refractory animal fats and margarines

pepper, mustard, adjika

fast food food

Remember that the body needs liquid. Try to drink 1.5-2 liters of free liquid per day. You can drink both ordinary drinking water and tea, coffee, cocoa, compotes, juices. But it is better to refuse alcoholic beverages.

Do not forget about the nuances

This diet can be slightly modified depending on your disease. For example, with hypertension, a hyposodium version of this diet is used. In other words, in this case, you need to reduce the use of salt. If you have treated problems of the gastrointestinal tract, then you should limit the use of fried foods, smoked meats and pickles.

And do not forget that each person is individual, which means that the standard diet may change in your particular case. If you know that your body "doesn't like" a certain product, then you should not use it, even if it is considered very useful.

"There is no single treatment that would suit everyone," says doctor Dmytro Oleksandrovych Brovko. "Each diet is individual and unique in its own way, if the diet is designed correctly, you will definitely achieve results."

Approach the issue of recovery responsibly, help the body to get out of a painful state. Eat right and beat diseases!