Diet Plan

If your PET-CT scan is for cancer: 

• Follow a low carbohydrate diet for 24 hours. 
• Do not eat for six hours. 
• This includes tube feeding. 
• Do not chew gum. 
• You may drink only water.

If your PET-CT scan is for a sarcoid heart scan, infection or inflammation:

• Follow a low carbohydrate diet for 48 hours. 
• Do not eat for 18 hours. 
• This includes tube feeding. 
• Do not chew gum. 
• You may drink only water.

• Protein: non-breaded beef, chicken, turkey, fish, pork, lamb, ham (without honey), hot dogs, lunch meats, fish, shellfish, crab, peanut butter (1 or 2 servings total), most nuts and sunflower seeds (2 ounces total) and eggs 
• Dairy: Low-fat cottage cheese, cheese, one serving light yogurt with artificial sweetener (Dannon light or Yoplait light), sour cream, butter and half and half Vegetables: Green beans, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, lettuce, mushrooms, radishes, spinach and zucchini 
• Condiments: Mayonnaise, salad dressing and barbeque sauce (those with 3g or less per serving of carbohydrates), oil, vinegar, mustard, hot sauce, tartar sauce, olives and dill pickles 
• Beverages: Diet soda, black coffee or tea (may add artificial sweetener and half and half), water (diet flavored included) and sugar free crystal light

• Bacon/sausage and eggs
• Ham and cheese omelet 
• Light yogurt 
• Veggie and cheese omelet

• Egg salad 
• Chef salad (no tomato) 
• Ham and Cheese wrapped in lettuce leaves 
• Cottage cheese

• Veggie/Meat soup made with canned broth
• Cheeseburger no bun 
• Chicken with barbecue sauce

*For a snack, try celery and peanut butter, light yogurt or cottage cheese.

• All foods containing sugar and most processed foods even “low-carb” items.

• All fruits 
• Potatoes 
• Corn
• Carrots 
• Legumes (beans) 
• Tomatoes 
• Peas 
• Squash 
• Veggie burgers

• All types of grains 
• Rice
• Breaded foods 
• Pastas/noodles 
• Rice cakes 
• Rice (brown and white) 
• Crackers

• Beer, wine, liquor 
• Juices

• Chips/pretzels 
• Candy, gum 
• Cough drops 
• Breath mints

• Syrups 
• Jams 
• Ketchup 
• Sauces and gravies