Clear Liquid Diet

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Clear liquid diet

  • Soft drinks (soda): Coke, Pepsi, 7-Up, Sprite, root beer, cream soda, Dr. Pepper, ginger ale, etc.
  • Clear juices (no pulp): Apple, grape, cranberry, Snapple, Pom
  • Strained juices: Orange juice, lemonade
  • Gatorade, Powerade, Hawaiian Punch, Kool-Aid, Tang, Country Time, Hi-C
  • Jell-O gelatin (without fruit)
  • Popsicle, Icee, fruit bars, snow cones
  • Broth (bullion) or consommé: Chicken, beef or vegetable flavor (no meat, noodles or vegetables)
  • Coffee, tea (no milk)
  • Hard candy
  • Honey, jelly, syrups
  • Water, mineral water, club soda

Not allowed:

  • No dairy products: milk, ice cream, cream
  • No pudding
  • No cream soups
  • No tomato juice or tomato soup
  • No alcoholic beverages
  • No red food dye or coloring (for colonoscopy only)
  • No chocolate (hot or cold cocoa)