Nutrition Nutrition Full Liquid Diet You may follow a full-liquid diet when your body can digest all liquids but can't handle solid food yet. Your doctor or registered dietitian may recommend this diet after surgery or when you can't chew and swallow food. All liquids served at room or body temperature are part of this diet. This diet can include most of the recommended food groups, except meat. Extra milk has been included to ensure adequate protein. When planned properly, this diet can be used for long periods. In these instances, your doctor may prescribe a commercial supplement and/or certain vitamins. However, you should only take these if your doctor or registered dietitian recommends them. If you must follow a full-liquid diet over a long period, you can increase the protein and calorie content of the diet by: Adding nonfat dry milk to beverages and soups. Adding instant breakfast powder to milk, puddings, custards, and milkshakes. Adding strained meats (such as those in baby food) to broths. Adding butter to hot cereal and soups. Including sugar or syrup (glucose) in beverages. Using smooth ice cream in desserts and beverages. Using prepared breakfast mixes in milk or milkshakes. FULL-LIQUID DIET Suggested Meal Plan Breakfast 1 cup fruit juice 1 cup strained cereal 1 cup milk Coffee or tea* with sugar Snack 1 cup fruit juice Lunch 1 cup strained soup, (made with vegetable purée) 1 cup strained cereal 1/2 cup allowed dessert 1 cup fruit juice 1 cup milk or yogurt Coffee or tea* with sugar Snack 1 cup milk or eggnog Dinner 1 cup strained cream soup (with small amount of strained meat) 1 cup milk 1 cup strained cereal 1/2 allowed dessert 1 cup vegetable juice Coffee or tea* with sugar Snack 1 cup milk or yogurt Above courtesy of N.I.H.