Table 2.
Low Taurine-Low Saturated Fat (LT-LSAT) sample menu at 2000 calories.
| Food item | Grams of Food | Energy (kcal) | Total Protein (g) | Animal Protein (g) | Vegetable Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) | Total Fat (g) | Saturated Fat (g) | Fiber (g) | Sodium (mg) | Taurine (mg) | Cystine (g) | Methionine (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | |||||||||||||
| Breakfast burrito | 170.1 | 265 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 38.6 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 540 | ND | 0.19 | 0.206 |
| Orange juice | 187 | 92 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.6 | 0.22 | 0.026 | 0.56 | 4 | ND | 0.004 | 0.004 |
| Snack | |||||||||||||
| Chick pea hummus | 61.5 | 107 | 4.4 | 0 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 0.66 | 3.5 | 263 | ND | 0.068 | 0.083 |
| Olive oil | 13.5 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 | ND | 0 | 0 | |
| Pita chips | 37.2 | 167 | 3.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 25.4 | 5.7 | 0.53 | 1.4 | 318 | ND | 0.072 | 0.061 |
| Cucumber | 56.7 | 9 | 0.37 | 0 | 0.37 | 2.1 | 0.062 | 0.021 | 0.65 | 1 | ND | 0.002 | 0.003 |
| Lunch | |||||||||||||
| Pesto tortellini | 269.3 | 442 | 15.6 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 49.8 | 19.9 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 680 | ND | 0.2 | 0.281 |
| Chick pea salad | 48.3 | 75 | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 0.58 | 2.1 | 88 | ND | 0.028 | 0.026 |
| Snack | |||||||||||||
| Almonds | 14.2 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0 | ND | 0.03 | 0.022 |
| Dinner | |||||||||||||
| Pad Thai | 269 | 418 | 9.2 | 0 | 9.2 | 76 | 9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 780 | ND | 0.169 | 0.181 |
| Dinner roll | 43 | 133 | 4.7 | 0 | 4.7 | 22.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 201 | ND | 0.098 | 0.062 |
| Margarine spread | 9.5 | 47 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.082 | 5.2 | 0.72 | 0 | 62 | 0.5a | 0 | 0 |
| Snack | |||||||||||||
| Strawberries | 110.5 | 39 | 0.48 | 0 | 0.48 | 10.1 | 0.122 | 0.007 | 2.3 | 2 | ND | 0.004 | 0.001 |
| Whipped topping | 4.5 | 10 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.5a | 0.001 | 0.004 |
| Other beverages | |||||||||||||
| Non-caloric, non-caffeinated soft drinks | 700 | 0 | 0.72 | 0 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| Bottled spring water | 1502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3496.3 | 2008 | 57.53 | 6.96 | 50.57 | 269.082 | 82.604 | 15.404 | 25.51 | 2999 | 1 | 0.866 | 0.934 |
ND = not detected.
a
Based on estimates for milk (Laidlaw et al., 1990).