DIET CHART FOR LIVER CIRRHOSIS

EARLY-MORNING
Green tea / Herbal tea without milk

BREAKFAST
Broken wheat porridge / Oats / Rava (Upma) / Aval (Rice flakes) / Idli / Vermicelli / Chapatti with
veg or Dal / Egg white portion only

MID-MORNING
Fruit / Coconut water / Herbal tea / Green tea / Steamed Salad / Sprouts

LUNCH
Arrowroot chapatti / Missi Roti / Boiled Rice / Sago Khichri / Veg pulav / Vegetable + Dal /
Yogurt / Steamed salad

EVENING
Sprouts / Sago + Green tea / Soup (Home-made) / Herbal tea

DINNER
Chapatti / Boiled Rice / Vegetable + Dal + Tofu cheese

DIET INSTRUCTIONS
CEREALS
Cereals to be consumed
Whole grains cereals, Whole wheat flour, Oatmeal, Porridge, Brown rice, Millet, Multigrain flour,
Sabudana, Rice flakes, Puffed Rice, Rice, Barley
Chapatti Ratio - Wheat flour= 1kg + Arrowroot Flour= 250 gm

Cereals based foods to be avoided

Sweet biscuit, Cream filled biscuit, Cream crackers, Cheese biscuits, Noodles, Pasta, Macaroni,
White refined flour

FRUITS
Fruits to be consumed
Apples, Papaya, Pear, Sapodilla
Fruits to be avoided
All canned and packaged fruits, Grapes, Apricots, Orange, Berries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Guava,
Lemon, Mangoes, All citrus fruits

VEGETABLES
Vegetables to be consumed
Bottle gourd,, Ridge gourd, Round guard, Pumpkin, Boiled carrots, Coriander leaves, Spinach
leaves, Fenugreek leaves, Turnip, Potatoes, Radish, Beetroot, Spinach, Cauliflower, Kale, Winter
squash, Broccoli, Cabbage, Mushroom.

Vegetables to be avoided
Canned and frozen vegetables, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Onion, Garlic, Ginger

PULSES
Pulses to be consumed
All pulses and legumes

Pulses to be avoided
Dried and frozen pulses

DAIRY PRODUCTS
Dairy Products to be consumed
Nil

Dairy Products to be avoided

Milk and its products, Whole milk and cream, Yogurt, Cheese, Cream cheese, Condensed milk,
Curd, Buttermilk

SPICES
Spices to be consumed
Cumin, Fennel, Coriander, Black salt, Thyme, Black Pepper, Fenugreek seeds

Spices to be avoided
Red chilies powder, Table salt (excess), Turmeric, Green chili

DRINKS
Drinks to be consumed
Coconut water, Clear soups, Fat-free homemade soups, Green juice, Herbal tea, Beetroot juice,
Herbal tea, Bitter gourd juice, Pumpkin juice, Pomegranate juice (All of above in moderate
quantity)
Drinks to be avoided
Whole milk drinks, Cream based liqueurs, Canned soup and packaged soup, Alcohol, Sweetened
drinks, Squashes, Hot chocolate drinks, Coffee, Tea, Buttermilk

FLESH FOODS
Flesh Foods to be consumed
Egg white, Roasted / Grilled / Boiled Chicken or Fish

Flesh Foods to be avoided

Fish fried in suitable oil, Red meat, Prawns, Lobster, Crab, Lean beef, Pork, Lamb, Ham, Turkey,
Rabbit, Egg yolk, Fish roe, Sausages, Mutton, Salami, Bacon, Duck, Goose, Meat pies, Visible fat
on meat, Organ parts like Liver, Kidney and Chest.

SEEDS AND DRY FRUITS

Dry Fruits to be consumed
Almond- 5 (soak in water overnight), Soaked Dates and Figs, Flax seed, Pumpkin seed

Dry Fruits to be avoided

Pistachio, Raisins, Cashew nuts

OILS
Oils to be consumed
Cow ghee, Olive oil

Oils to be avoided
Hydrogenated oil, Butter, Coconut oil, Palm oil

OTHER FOODS
Other Foods to be consumed
Homemade only, Jaggery

Other Foods to be avoided

All bakery products or processed, Pastry, Puddings, Cakes, Biscuits, Sauces, Fruit jellies, Jams,
Mayonnaise, White sugar, Ice-cream, Cream soups, Dark chocolate, Butter scotch, Coconut bar,
Chutneys, Pickles, Junk food, Deep fried foods, All Spicy foods, Too much salty food

LIFESTYLE AND DIETARY TIPS

• Walk for at least 30 min is recommended
• Whole fruits should be preferred to fruit juices
• Skipping meals should be avoided, especially the breakfast.
• Water intake should be limited 8-10 glasses per day
• Flax seed- 1 tsp/ day
• Herbal Tea- Boil ½ tsp each of fennel, coriander, cumin in cups of water till it’s reduced to
2 cups.