Diet For Hepatitis C, Recipes, Menus

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Diet for hepatitis C, recipes, menus

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease that causes severe damage to the liver and is caused by the ingestion of a special virus. It often becomes chronic and requires long-term treatment. This is due to the fact that the restoration of the basic functions of the liver, which are impaired by hepatitis C, is very slow. Proper nutrition is essential.

Doctors recommend following a specific diet. Its main purpose is to alleviate the load on the liver, but at the same time vitamins and essential nutrients must be supplied to the body with food:

• Avoid fried and heavy foods. You need to eat more often, but the portions should be small. The diet can include vegetable soups, buckwheat and oatmeal. Meat is the main source of protein, which must be present in the menu, but for patients with hepatitis C, only low-fat varieties are suitable. It can be baked, cutlets or steamed meatballs. Alternate meat dishes with fish dishes. However, the fish should also be low-fat varieties.

• Dairy products are rich in calcium and protein. Of these, preference should be given to cheese, non-acidic cottage cheese, kefir. It is necessary to choose low-fat dairy products. Mayonnaise, hot sauces are replaced with sour cream. It is recommended to eat more vegetables, but they should be wiped, but from fresh berries and fruits, prepare juices, fruit drinks and compotes. Smoked meats and pickles should be excluded from the diet. In addition, you will have to give up spinach, legumes and sorrel. Sweets, coffee, ice cream, baked goods - all these products are also prohibited. For chronic hepatitis C, wipe and grind the food.
• The diet should be balanced, and a third of the daily fat intake should be of plant origin. They should not be abandoned altogether. After all, it is fats that allow you to normalize the exchange of fat-soluble vitamins. There should be enough animal protein. It is necessary for the synthesis of blood and tissue protein, which is carried out in the liver. Lean meat and fish are a source of animal protein. Varieties such as lamb, goose, pork, and all meals made from them will not be beneficial for patients with hepatitis C.
• Pickled mushrooms and vegetables, chocolate and sweet pastries have a negative effect on the liver. To prevent excess fluid from accumulating in the body, salt intake should be limited. You can cook an omelet, while yolks must be removed from the eggs. Lovers of sweets are advised to eat jam, preserves or honey. However, these products should not be overused. It is better to eat fruit or jelly made from them for dessert.
• If the patient's condition does not improve, the daily fat intake should be reduced and honey, milk and jam should be abandoned. It is recommended to choose complex carbohydrates. These include whole grains, oatmeal, and durum wheat pasta. Such products provide the body with energy for a long time, and they are healthier than simple carbohydrates, which are found in sweets, baked goods, chocolate and sweets.

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• Recipes for dishes that are useful for hepatitis C
• Menu for a week with hepatitis C

Recipes for dishes that are useful for hepatitis C

Buckwheat casserole with chicken

For this simple yet delicious and nutritious dish, it's best to use chicken breast. It should be boiled and skinned. Stew finely chopped carrots, cauliflower and onions in a little butter. Grind the breast in a blender and put in a mold. Put the stewed vegetables on top of the meat, which should first be mixed with the egg white, and baked in the oven.

Vegetable puree soup

Cauliflower and potatoes should be boiled, chopped in a blender, and then stewed in vegetable broth. Cook rice separately. Rub it and add it to the vegetable puree along with a little butter and warm milk. After that, the dish can be served at the table.

Steamed cabbage cutlets

Stew the chopped cabbage in milk with a tablespoon of butter. When it's cooked, add semolina and cook a little more. Grind the resulting mixture in a blender, cool and add egg whites to it. From this minced vegetable you need to form cutlets and steam them. You can serve them to the table, seasoning with low-fat sour cream.

Pumpkin dessert with prunes

Due to the presence of dried fruits in the composition of this dish, it will be especially useful for patients suffering from constipation. The pumpkin must be finely chopped and stewed in milk. When it is almost ready, add semolina to it.

Boil pitted prunes, and then chop. Add dried fruits to the resulting mixture of pumpkin and semolina, pour in the egg whites. You can add some honey to make the dessert sweeter. Bake the resulting mixture in the oven, put it in a mold with a non-stick coating and anoint the top with low-fat sour cream.

Squash pudding

Another option for a tasty and healthy dessert for patients with hepatitis C. Peeled apples and zucchini from the skin and seeds should be stewed in milk until they become soft, and then add semolina to them. Cool the resulting mixture and mix with eggs. The dish should be steamed. For sweetness, you can put a little sugar in the mixture, but it is better to add natural jam or honey to the pudding when serving.

Menu for a week with hepatitis C

Monday

• Breakfast: cottage cheese casserole, tea without sugar
• Second breakfast: apple
• Lunch: vegetable borsch with sour cream, lean fish with steamed vegetables, freshly squeezed juice
• Afternoon snack: unsweetened yogurt
• Dinner: toast of dried white bread with cheese, vegetable salad, tea without sugar

Tuesday

• Breakfast: cottage cheese with nuts and honey, berry jelly
• Second breakfast: cabbage casserole
• Lunch: vegetable soup, chicken breast with buckwheat, sugar-free tea
• Afternoon snack: unsweetened cookies with kefir
• Dinner: durum wheat pasta, berry juice

Wednesday

• Breakfast: steamed protein omelet with vegetables and herbs, tea with milk
• Second breakfast: cottage cheese with baked apples
• Lunch: cabbage cutlets, mashed potatoes, tomato soup, fruit jelly
• Afternoon snack: yoghurt with natural fruits
• Dinner: buckwheat casserole with chicken, a glass of whole milk

Thursday

• Breakfast: squash pudding, carrot juice
• Second breakfast: oatmeal with dried fruits, tea
• Lunch: steamed minced chicken cutlets, stewed vegetables, puree soup, freshly squeezed juice
• Afternoon snack: cottage cheese casserole, kefir
• Dinner: homemade noodles, chicken breast, a glass of whole milk

Friday

• Breakfast: pumpkin dessert with prunes, tea without sugar
• Second breakfast: rice porridge with milk
• Lunch: vegetable borsch, cabbage cutlets and boiled rice, still mineral water
• Afternoon snack: apple
• Dinner: fish cakes, vegetable salad, kefir

Saturday

• Breakfast: applesauce, dried fruit, carrot juice
• Second breakfast: curd casserole with dried apricots
• Lunch: steamed meat cutlets, buckwheat, vegetable puree soup, sugar-free tea
• Afternoon snack: kefir with unsweetened cookies
• Dinner: steamed cheesecakes with sour cream, fruit jelly

Sunday

• Breakfast: oatmeal with dried fruits, tea without sugar
• Second breakfast: protein omelet
• Lunch: lean fish, mashed potatoes, vegetarian borscht, fruit juice
• Afternoon snack: cottage cheese casserole with apples
• Dinner: milk soup with noodles, kefir

The author of the article: Kuzmina Vera Valerievna | Endocrinologist, nutritionist

Education: Diploma of the Russian State Medical University named after NI Pirogov with a degree in General Medicine (2004). Residency at Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, diploma in Endocrinology (2006).