Colon cancer food groups

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1 What is good for colon cancer

What is good for colon cancer

GROUPS OF FOODS FOR COLON CANCER

Allowed and disallowed foods for colon cancer

In the table below, food and non-food items are specified according to the food group to which they belong, so that the nutrition of the colon cancer patient can be the best and most adequate.

TABLE OF FOODS ALLOWED, OCCASIONAL OR TO BE AVOIDED

Foods allowed and advised against

In the table below, food and non-food items are specified according to the food group to which they belong, so that the nutrition of the colon cancer patient can be the best and most adequate.

Table of foods allowed, occasional or to be avoided:

Type of food	Allowed	Occasional	To avoid
Cereals, tubers and legumes	Toasted white bread, biscotes, pasta, rice, potato and tapioca	Cereals for breakfast	Wholegrain cereals for breakfast and pulses (all)
Egg and vegetable protein foods. For non vegetarians: meats and fish	Eggs, textured soy protein, soy drink, soy desserts. For non vegetarians: sweet ham, salted ham without fat, white meat and lean meat, white fish.	Seitan. For non vegetarians: Fatty pork and lamb meat.	Preparations of whey protein and casein, kefir and tofu. For non vegetarians: Sausages, red meats and fats, oily fish and seafood
Fats	Olive oil and sunflower.	Butter and margarines..	Dried fruits and prepared mayonnaise sauces and prepared foods
Dairy products	Lactose-free milk, natural or lactose-free yogurt, cured, melted or non-fat lactose-free cheese.	Fresh cheese and mozzarella.	Milk, cream, fatty cheeses, fruit yogurt and yogurts enriched with cream or with fatty cheeses.
Fruits and vegetables	Cooked carrot.	All except fibrous ones (better cooked than raw).	Fibrous vegetables (type artichokes).
Fruits	Baked apple and pear, fruit in syrup and quince.	Grated apple and very ripe banana.	All other raw fruits.
Sweets and desserts	Homemade biscuits, maria biscuits and meringues.	Sugar, honey and candy.	¡Pastry, bakery, whole-grain crackers, fried cookies, stuffed biscuits, chocolate and cocoa.
Species and condiments	Salt and aromatic herbs.	Vinegar.	Spicy and irritating spices for digestive mucous membranes.
Drinks	Water, soft infusions, strained and fat free broths.	A glass of red wine during the meal.	Acid juices, soft drinks and drinks with gas, coffee, drinks with alcohol.