Diet Chart for Arthritis Patient:


Seven guidelines for a healthy diet

A good diet is important for everyone, but it is especially helpful for people with arthritis. Experts in diet recommend seven basic guidelines for a balanced, healthy diet.
1. Eat a variety of foods.
2. Maintain ideal weight.
3. Avoid too much fat and cholesterol.
4. Avoid too much sugar.
5. Eat foods with enough starch and fiber.
6. Avoid too much sodium.
7. Drink alcohol in moderation.

 You can use these guidelines in planning meals every day. A doctor, nutritionist, or other health care professional can help you tailor these guidelines for yourself, for instance, by determining your ideal weight, or teaching you how you can eat more fiber.


Day Breakfast(7:30-8:30am) Lunch (1:00-2:00pm) Dinner-(8:00-9:00pm)
1. 1 apple.

1 block Weetbix (Wheat cereal) with low fat milk.

1 boiled egg on 1 slice of whole wheat toast. 		125 ml grape juice.

Salad made with 60 gram tuna, green salad, cucumber, celery and low fat salad dressing.

1 whole wheat bread roll with canola margarine.		 120 gram skinless chicken.

125 ml sweet potato.

50 ml sauce of choice.

125 ml peas.

125 ml cooked carrots.
2. 200 ml orange juice.

breakfast cereal with low fat milk. 		1 apple.

Greek salad comprising of 60 gram feta cheese, lettuce, small tomato, 5 olives and low fat salad dressing.		 125 ml cooked pasta shells.

125 ml mixed vegetable thinly sliced and stir-fried.
3. 1 banana.

180 ml Rice Crispies breakfast cereal with low fat milk.

1 bran muffin with canola margarine and 30 gram grated cheese and jam. 		125 ml orange juice.

Chicken pasta comprising of 60 gram chicken in a white sauce on 250 ml cooked pasta 125 ml carrot and pineapple salad.		 120 gram baked fish.

1 medium potato.

125 ml spinach.

125 ml peas.
4 200 ml guava juice.

125 ml cooked porridge (e.g. oats).

3 fish fingers on 1 slice whole wheat toast with canola margarine. 		cheese sandwich comprising of 30 gram cheese and 30 gram ham on 2 slices whole wheat bread with canola margarine.

125 ml tossed salad comprising of 1 small tomato, cucumber and lettuce with low fat salad dressing.		 120 gram chicken a la king.

125 ml brown rice.

125 ml cauliflower.

125 ml butternilk.

1 cup fruit salad.
5. 200 ml orange juice.

120 ml Muesli with 175 ml low fat fruit yogurt.

1 scrambled egg on 1 slice whole wheat toast with canola margarine. 		1banana

60 gram pork sausage and 100 gram mashed potato prepared with canola margarine and low fat milk.		 120 gram grilled fish fillet.

100 gram potato dish.

125 ml mixed vegetables.

125 ml marinated cucumber slices.

1 pear.
6. 1 pear.

180 ml bran based breakfast cereal with low fat milk.

1 bran muffin with canola margarine and 30 gram grated cheese.

 125 ml guava juice.

1 slice spinach quiche.

250 ml stir-fried vegetables.

1 whole wheat bread roll with canola margarine.		 120 gram chicken kebabs.

25 ml pearled wheat or brown rice.

125 ml green beans.

125 ml carrots.

fruits.
7. 200 ml grape juice.

125 ml cooked porridge (e.g. oats).

1 wheat scone or bran muffin with canola margarine and 30 gram grated cheese.		 1 slice paw-paw.

1 pita bread with 60 gram chicken strips.

125 ml tossed salad comprising of 1 small tomato, cucumber and lettuce.		 100 gram brown rice.

125 ml cooked broccoli.

125 ml pumpkin fritters.

Green salad comprising of tomato, mushrooms, cucumber and lettuce with low fat salad dressing.

250 ml fruit salad and small amount of ice cream.

Foods to avoid

Many foods can aggravate this problem and precipitate flare-ups and should therefore be kept to the bare minimum, or preferably cut out of the diet. Should you be unsure of the cause of flare-ups in your diet, follow an eliminating diet, where certain suspect foods are eliminated from the diet, and then added one at a time in order to pinpoint the exact culprit/s when a flare-up appears after adding the particular food to your diet again.

Foods that are acidic; be restricted:

  • Alcohol
  • Dairy
  • Berries
  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Refined wheat
  • Saturated fats
  • Salts
  • Processed foods
  • Fried and grilled foods