Diverticulosis diet: the nutritionist’s weekly menu
Diverticulosis or diverticulitis is a disease of well – being particularly widespread in industrialized countries. At the origin, in addition to an undoubted genetic predisposition, there is almost always an unbalanced diet too rich in fats and sugars and too low in water and fibres . Let’s see together with our nutritionist Kseniya what is good to bring to the table by proposing an ad hoc weekly menu as an example of a diet for diverticulosis.
Attention : the following indications are for informational purposes only and are not intended to replace the opinion of specific professional figures whose intervention is necessary for the prescription and composition of personalized food therapies, or those studied on the particular physiological and/or pathological conditions of the single individual and on its specific energy needs
Monday
Breakfast : partially skimmed cow’s milk + rusks + prunes with peel
Snack : apricots with peel
Lunch: wholemeal pasta with natural tuna + lettuce and radicchio salad
Snack: almonds + apple with peel
Dinner: grilled turkey + grilled aubergines + bread
Tuesday
Breakfast: low-fat yogurt + bran + almonds
Snack: centrifuged apple , radicchio and celery
Lunch: pureed legumes with croutons + lettuce
Snack: prunes in their skins
Dinner: scrambled egg with agretti + bread
Wednesday
Breakfast: partially skimmed cow’s milk + rusks + apricots with peel
Snack: apple with peel
Lunch: brown rice with anchovies + carrots
Snack: prunes in their skins
Dinner: vegetable minestrone with pasta and cheese flakes
Thursday
Breakfast: low-fat yogurt + bran + pear with peel
Snack: prunes in their skins
Lunch: barley with chicken nuggets , aubergines and courgettes
Snack: centrifuged apple and lettuce
Dinner: centrifuged beans + carrots + bread
Friday
Breakfast: partially skimmed cow’s milk + rusks + apple with peel
Snack: apricots with peel
Lunch: wholemeal pasta with asparagus + baked plaice + chicory
Snack: prunes in their skins
Dinner: speck + lettuce and celery salad + bread
Saturday
Breakfast: low-fat yogurt + bran + almonds
Snack: carrot and apple juice
Lunch: spelled with courgettes + grilled lean veal + onions
Snack: apricots with peel
Dinner: ricotta cheese + grilled zucchini + bread
Sunday
Breakfast: partially skimmed cow’s milk + rusks + prunes with peel
Snack: apricots with peel
Lunch: brown rice with egg and carrots
Snack: centrifuged apple, radicchio and celery
Dinner: vegetable puree + steamed cod + bread
