Is Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns Disease Treatable With a Diet?
A perfect visual element to Crohn’s nutrition is the food pyramid. However, because traditional foods provide a negative consequence instead of a healthy, balanced consequence, the Crohn’s diet showcases a new version of the pyramid. Starting off at the bottom, the base on which all meals should start off of, is vegetables. However, as described earlier, vegetables, as nutrient dense as they are, are texturally dense as well, which means that one must steam these vegetables. In conclusion, the base of the pyramid is steamed vegetables. In fact, two servings a day of steamed vegetables is suggested by the Crohn’s disease diet. There is another base, however, and not just one that makes up the Crohn’s nutrition pyramid-protein. The Crohn’s diet proposes three to four servings a day. However, note that processed foods are a no-no. Take turkey for example. If turkey breast, thighs, or even a whole turkey is bought, and is cooked, roasted-understand that fried proteins are not considered pr
