Patient was educated on choice of foods for consideration on a GERD diet as follows:
- Prefer having your vegetables, plain & fresh, baked or boiled versus fried, without any heavy cream added.
- Prefer having low garlic, onion, chilies, spice mixes, and jalapeno peppers on your diet. Prefer having oregano, sage, black pepper, basil, cumin, coriander, parsley, and other spices & herbs, as tolerated.
- Prefer desserts having honey, gelatin, pudding, or jam over cream-based cookies and cakes. Prefer hard candy over dark chocolate.
- Prefer having decaffeinated coffee and tea over regular coffee, regular tea, and chocolate drinks. Prefer having sparkling water over dark sodas. Prefer having red or white wine over beer.
