Type of Food:	Allowed:	Avoid:
Beverages	skim milk, non-cola drinks, noncarbonated beverages, herb teas	whole milk or cream, citrus juices, alcohol, caffeine, carbonated beverages
Breads / cereals	enriched white, whole-wheat, or rye bread; soda or graham crackers, hot and dry cereals	egg breads, sweet rolls, doughnuts, waffles, high-fat granola-type cereals, pancakes
Cheese	low-fat cottage cheese, cheese made from skim milk	cheese from whole milk, processed cheese
Dessert	fruit, fruit ices, gelatin desserts, angel food cake, popsicles, homemade cakes, pies, pudding made with skim milk	chocolate, peppermint, coconut, high-fat desserts, high-fat cakes, pies, ice cream, nuts
Eggs	1 egg daily	more than 1 egg daily
Fats	3 teaspoons equivalent daily (eg, 3 tsps butter or oil)	fried foods and gravy
Fruit	all except those under "avoid"	avocado, grapefruit, oranges, lemons, limes, pineapple
Nuts	none	all
Miscellaneous	salt, mild spices, herbs, flavoring	peppermint, spearmint, curry, pepper, hot spice, chili, horseradish, olives
Potatoes and other starches	white or sweet potatoes prepared with no more than the allowed fat, macaroni, rice, noodles, spaghetti	potato chips, deep fried foods
Soup	chicken or beef broth, soups made from allowed foods	cream soups made with whole milk, cream, or animal fat
Sweets	honey, jam, jelly, sugar, marshmallows, drops, lozenges	chocolate, coconut, nuts, hard candy, cough drops, chewing gum, lozenges
Vegetables	all are allowed except tomatoes	tomatoes, fried vegetables

Reprinted with permission from Management of the Voice and Its Disorders, Second Edition. Copyright 2001, Singular Thomson Learning.