Allergy diet - no mushroom (strict)
This document is part of the ACI Diet Specifications for Adult Inpatients. It is not to be used for patient education.
Aim
To provide a diet that strictly excludes all mushroom.
Characteristics
Avoids all foods containing mushroom including fresh, tinned, concentrated or dried.
Indications
Allergy, intolerance or dislike to mushroom.
Nutritional adequacy
Nutritionally adequate.
Precautions
It is not possible to provide a full list of all permitted commercial products; the following are general guidelines only. Care should be taken to read all product ingredient lists to look for mushroom in ingredient list.
Other diets that exclude mushroom include Low Amine, Low FODMAP, Low Glutamate, and Yeast Free.
Paediatrics
Suitable for use in paediatrics when combined with an age-appropriate diet.
Specific menu planning guidelines
| Allowed | Not allowed | |
|---|---|---|
| Hot main dishes | All others | Dishes made with mushroom |
| Sauces, gravies | All others | Sauces containing mushroom |
| Starchy vegetables / pasta / rice | All others | Starch-based dishes containing mushroom |
| Vegetables | All others | Mushroom |
| Soups | All others | Soups containing mushroom |
| Sandwiches | All others | Mushroom |
| Salads, dressings | All other salad ingredients All salad dressings | Mushroom |
| Breads, cereals | All | - |
| Spreads | All | - |
| Hot breakfast choices | All others | Items containing mushroom e.g. mushroom omelette |
| Fruit | All | - |
| Yoghurt | All | - |
| Desserts | All | - |
| Milk and cheese | All | - |
| Beverages | All | - |
| Biscuits | All | - |
| Miscellaneous | Salt and pepper Sugar, sweetener Nuts Cream | Chutneys and pickles containing mushrooms |
References
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit. RPAH Elimination diet handbook. Sydney: RPAH; 2010
- Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA). Food intolerance information for patients, carers and consumers (2014).