Table 3.

Example of Crohn Disease Exclusion Diet - adapted from [70,73].

Phase	Polymeric formula	Mandatory foods	Allowed foods
1 (Week 1–6)	Modulen ® (50% of daily requirements)	Fresh Chicken breast (150–200 g/d) 2 Eggs/d 2 Bananas/d 1 Fresh Apple/d 2 Potatoes/d	Fresh Strawberries Fresh Melon (1 slice) Rice flour White rice and rice noodles (unlimited) 2 Tomatoes (additional allowed for cooking) 2 Cucumbers (medium size) 2 Avocado halves 1 Carrot Spinach 1 cup uncooked leaves Lettuce (3 leaves) Onion Fresh green herbs (basil, parsley, coriander, rosemary, thyme, mint, dill) 1 glass of squeezed orange juice from fresh oranges Water, sparkling water Salt, pepper, paprika, cinnamon, cumin 3 tablespoons honey 4 teaspoons sugar Fresh ginger and garlic cloves, lemons
2 (Week 7–12)	Modulen ® (25% of daily requirements)
3 (Maintenance) (Week 13 onwards)	Modulen ® (25% of daily requirements)	No mandatory food