Additional Food List for Crixivan (indinavir sulfate)
by HIV/AIDS Dietetic Practice Group of The American Dietetic Association

This list was developed by the HIV/AIDS Dietetic Practice Group* of The American Dietetic Association, submitted by Merck to and approved by the FDA in August 1997. Some comments and clarifications have been added and these are in italics. If you need more information on this list, how to plan your meals and medication schedule or take indinavir sulfate, please call the HIV Resource Center of AIDS Project Los Angeles: 213/993-1612.

*Primary authors: Sabina Beesley, MS, RD, Joya Melissa, RD, Marcy Fenton, MS, RD

FoodServingGrams of CarbohydrateGrams of ProteinGrams of FatCalories
Nabisco™ Newton Cobbler Bars3 bars542.40180
Fig bars and juice 2 fig bars, 1 cup juice50 1.52.5224
Cream of rice with skim milk, raisins, and brown sugar1 cup cooked cream of rice
½ cup skim
2 Tbs. sugar
1 Tbs. raisins
365.60.4168
Snackwell™ wheat crackers with fat free cream cheese and juice 8 Snackwell™ crackers
2 Tbs. fat free cream cheese
½ cup juice (not grapefruit)
3460.1161
Pretzels and soda 1 cup pretzels (non fat)
½ can of soda or cup juice (not grapefruit juice)
594.42.0275
Jello™ with canned fruit and Nabisco™ ginger snaps 1 cup Jello™
½ cup canned fruit
3 Nabisco™ ginger snaps
3142.1158
Apple sauce and Nabisco™ ginger snaps 1 cup apple sauce
2 Nabisco™ ginger snaps
621.31.9252
Bagel and juice 1 small bagel (no seeds or nuts)
1 cup juice (not grapefruit)
553.70.8241
Spaghettios in tomato sauce and soda 1 cup Spaghettios
½ can of soda or cup juice (not grapefruit)
615.32.1282
Corn tortilla with steamed rice and salsa 1 corn tortilla
½ cup rice (prepared without butter or oil)
3 Tbs salsa
354.11.5169
Citrosource™ or Resource™ Fruit Beverage supplement½ box = ½ cup184.4090
Rice cakes with jam and juice 2 rice cakes with 2 Tbs. jam
1 cup juice (not grapefruit)
791.4.08324
Tomato soup, oyster crackers, tea with milk and sugar 1 cup tomato soup(w/ water)
6 oyster crackers
1 cup tea
2 Tbs. skim milk
1 tsp. sugar
2532.2126
Powerbar™ with Gatorade™ ½ bar
8 oz Gatorade™
365.01.3173
Cereal with skim milk and banana 1 cup dry cereal*
½ cup skim milk
1 medium banana
31-454-51-2150-180
Spaghetti (prepared without butter or oil) with tomato sauce and juice½ cup cooked spaghetti
½ cup tomato sauce
1 cup juice
654.90.9279
Toast (no added butter or margarine) with jam and tea or coffee with skim milk and sugar 1 slice bread
2 Tbs. jam
8 oz tea/coffee
1 tsp. sugar
2 Tbs. skim milk
573.81.2250
Plain popcorn (fat free, no butter or oil added, air popped or microwavable) and soda 3 cups popped pop corn
1 can soda or 1 cup juice (not grapefruit)
533.00226
English muffin (no butter or margarine) with jam and regular or herb tea with sugar 1 English muffin
1 Tbs. jam
1 cup herb tea or regular tea
2 tsp. sugar
494.41.0226
Rice (prepared without oil, butter or margarine) with vegetables and soy sauce ½ cup prepared rice
½ cup steamed vegetables
1 Tbs. soy sauce
285.60.5136
Angel food cake with canned fruit or berries and coffee 1 medium slice angle food cake
½ cup berries or canned fruit
8 oz coffee
2 Tbs. skim milk
1 tsp. sugar
5050.7218
Fruit (not coconut or avocado)1 cup or 1 medium20 to 5000 to 0.573
Miso soup with a rice ball 10 oz soup
1 plain rice ball (¼ cup rice)
335.70.9164
Noodles (prepared without oil, butter or margarine) and steamed vegetables ½ cup cooked noodles
¼ to ½ cup steamed vegetables
254.91.5130
Low- or fat-free (vegetable soup and bread (no butter or margarine)1 cup soup
1 slice bread (no nuts or seeds)
194.62.1120
Quaker™ low-fat chewy granola bar 1 bar2222110
Dried fruit (no coconut, nuts, seeds or banana chips) ½ cup dried fruit5220220
SnackWell™ cereal bar1 bar2910120
fruit roll up1 roll up120150
Toast with jelly (no butter or margarine), apple juice and coffee with skim milk and sugar 1 slice of bread, 1 Tbs. jelly
1 cup apple juice
1 cup coffee
2 Tbs. skim milk
1 tsp. sugar
5741.1250
Jello™ Snack Cup 1 snack cup235.10.489
Fat free pudding cup 1 pudding cup 2130.490
Popsicle (water based only)1 each (2 fl. oz)110043
Cortido: Corn tortilla with cucumber, tomato, lime juice and green onion 1 corn tortilla
1 medium tomato
1 medium cucumber (peeled)
1 green onion
3 Tbs. lime juice
304.21.2130
Matzo and salsa 1 Matzo board
¼ cup salsa
233.50120
Baked potato and salsa1 medium baked potato (no skin)
¼ cup salsa
363.50.3162
Jicama, raw1 cup1010.246
Pita bread (white, not whole wheat)1 whole white pita335.41.1165
Health Valley™ Fat Free Breakfast Bar and juice1 bar
8 oz juice (not grapefruit)
5020210
Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats™ crispy marshmallow squares and juice1 square = 0.78 oz
8 oz juice (not grapefruit)
4512200
FoodServingGrams of CarbohydrateGrams of ProteinGrams of FatCalories
* Cereals include those that contain less than 2 grams protein or fat per ½ cup serving. Examples include Corn Pops™, Fruit Loops™, Golden Grahams™, Chex™ , Rice Puffs, Corn Flakes™ Wheaties™ Special K™, Cocoa Puffs, Cheerios, Frosted Mini WheatsTM, Raisin Bran™, Total™, Shredded Wheat™. Does not include cereal with added nuts, granola, or Cracklin Oat Bran Cereal™. (Includes vegetarian soups which contain less than 1 gram fat and less than 3 grams protein per 1 cup serving.)

M Fenton, MS, RD APLA 213/993-1611 8/15/97