A slag-free diet becomes necessary to face certain
diagnostic tests, analyzes or to clean the intestines. Let's find out how to
eat without waste !
Let's start by saying that a slag-free diet involves the
elimination of all the components that can be discarded in a food.
The seeds of tomatoes as well as the peel of an apple, for
example, represent the most striking example of those "waste" that
must be eliminated from the diet.
Why a slag-free diet? Benefits and advantages
The low or slag- free diet is not difficult to follow, but
it should be prescribed by the doctor when it is necessary to eliminate any
material that could interfere with surgery or specialist examinations.
The doctor indicates the guidelines to follow, the list of
foods to consume and avoid and the duration of the diet (since it cannot be
continued over time).
Usually the slag-free diet is prescribed in view of an
ultrasound of the abdomen , a colonoscopy, an analysis and surgery.
The slag-free diet for laparoscopy , bowel surgery or
ultrasound can be used for other purposes. Your doctor may opt for a diet
without waste even to the diverticulitis or Crohn's disease .
In new years, more and more people have found themselves
following the slag-free diet to escape constipation , bloating, inflammatory
intestinal diseases and enterocolitis.
What are food waste?
The diet must say goodbye to the parts of food that can be
eliminated in the preparation phase, those that the body is unable to
assimilate and excretes through the feces.
It is mostly fiber (the insoluble ones) present in food that
are not digestible and usable.
Fruit peel, fruit and vegetable seeds, fat from cured meats,
dietary fiber, breadcrumbs and so on end up among the waste.
Slag-free diet: What to eat?
The diet without waste for colonoscopy , surgery or other
purposes requires the exclusion of the disposable parts of food, greatly
varying the eating habits. But what are the suitable foods?
Dietary fibers
Foods containing dietary fiber such as fruits and vegetables
should be limited in the slag-free diet . Green light, therefore, to foods
without fibers !
If you just can't get rid of them completely for the period
of your diet, then you need to get rid of the seeds and peel of fruit and
vegetables.
Fish and fatty meats
Fish and particularly fatty meats such as salmon or pork
must be limited or completely eliminated.
As for fish, it is better to choose lean products such as
cod or sea bass, strictly cooked in a light way. Make way for the griddle and
steam cooking.
Alternatively, you can opt for lean, skinless white meats
such as turkey or chicken breast. Also in this case, light cooking is a winner.
Cured meat
Rich and fatty cured meats such as cooked ham, salami or
mortadella should disappear from the weekly menus.
Those who have to consume food without slag can vary their
diet by including only bresaola seasoned with oil and lemon and fat-free raw
ham.
Non-whole grains
The slag-free diet allows for the consumption of whole
grains, bran or whole flours, with a nod to all white flour products.
It is easy to understand how the slag-free diet includes
non-wholemeal breadsticks (as well as bread, pasta and baked goods), only to be
asked to avoid bread with a lot of crumb anyway.
Fatty dairy products and whole milk
With a view to a slag-free diet, whole milk should be
avoided for breakfast , while all fatty dairy products, from cream to dairy
products and mature cheeses, should be excluded for lunch and dinner.
It goes without saying that it is possible to include skim
milk, primosale, lean ricotta, preferably accompanied by vegetables (without
seeds and / or peel).
Legumes
Those who find themselves following a slag-free diet must
also give up legumes and all the dishes that may contain them.
Foods with osmotic power
The menu of the slag-free diet must also say goodbye to
foods with a high osmotic power, that is, foods capable of drawing water in the
intestine. Red light for ice cream, jams, sweets and chocolate!
What can you eat on a slag-free diet?
The list of allowed slag-free foods is not difficult to
compile, especially after understanding the mechanism for eliminating so-called
slag.
You can include eggs , lean red or skinless white meat, lean
fish, bresaola and fat-free cured ham, non-whole grains, skim milk, fresh and
lean dairy products, non-wholemeal pasta and bread, and fiber and seed- free
vegetables in your diet. .
Among the fats allowed by this diet, however, only extra
virgin olive oil stands out (used in modest quantities and raw).
