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How to Stick to your PKU Diet

How to stick to your PKU Diet
Following a low protein diet is important to keep our Phe levels under control for good health and development. Staying on diet can sometimes be tricky, support from family and friends can be essential to keep to your goals.

Key points

 

  • Reasons to stay on Diet
  • Tips to help you stay on Diet

Reasons to stay on Diet

Some people who have been off diet say they experience the following benefits once they return: look and feel better, less moody, improved energy, better concentration (at school and work!), perform better at sport.

 

Tips to help you stay on Diet

Yummy foods: Make sure you include a variety of foods to help you stick to your diet. Eating the same food everyday may become boring and difficult to stick to. Try something new or add new flavours to existing recipes. On the low protein diet your food should always remain tasty. Also know what you like and enjoy those meals!

 

Make your food exciting: Always keep herbs and spices around. Don’t be afraid to try something new – ask your dietitian for ideas or check out our recipe section.

 

Spicy: Add spicy seasoning, curry powder or paste, cracked pepper, tabasco or chilli sauce to steamed vegetables to give them a fiery kick.

 

Sweet: End your meal with some pineapple or other fruit to get the sweet taste. Try your low protein cooking skills and make a low protein dessert as an occasional treat.

 

Creamy: Satisfy your creamy cravings with some marshmallow treats.

 

Fluffy: Change the texture of a low-protein baked item by using apple sauce instead of oil.

 

Crunchy: Toast low-protein bread to make your own croutons and add to salads.

  • Some of these ideas may need to be included in your protein allowance
  • The dietary management for PKU varies for each person so all information presented here is for guidance only. Your own dietitian and/or doctor will advise you on all aspects relating to management of PKU for you and your family.”

  1. PKU Handbook [2005]. Australasian Society for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (ASIEM) (Australia and New Zealand)
  2. Chapter 11: PKU teenagers and adults My PKU Binder [2011]
  3. National PKU Alliance (USA)
  4. Chapter 8: 18+ to Adulthood

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Low Protein Connect site provides material about Nutricia's products, intended for the dietary management of PKU and other low protein discorders. These products are foods for special medical purposes, only to be used under medical supervision. The material will not replace the advice of a qualified healthcare professional. Information on prescription products is provided for consumers with an existing prescription and is not designed to encourage additional prescriptions.

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