MINISTRY OF HEALTH produce extra energy for the healing process. The 4.

Chicken
additional protein helps rebuild lost muscle. 5. Cream
CHONGWE DISTRICT HOSPITAL 6. Eggs
Carbohydrates: Make up the greater part of 7. Fish
NUTRITION DEPARTMENT
nutrition. The body will turn the carbohydrates into 8. Fruits

Burn Recovery Diet glucose. Burn wounds use glucose for energy. By 9. Ground Nuts
providing this energy for healing, carbohydrates 10. HEPS (High Protein Supplements)
 Burn Woundstake a lot of energy to heal, allow the protein eaten to rebuild muscle, rather than 11. Milk
patients need many more calories than be used as fuel. 12. Peanut Butter
normal when they're recovering from a burn 13. Soya Pieces
injury. That's why nutrition is a major Fat: Provide essential fatty acids and extra calories. 14. Vegetables
component of burn treatment. But normally no more than 30% of the calories will 15. Yogurt
come from fat. Too much fat can weaken the
Why the Burn Recovery Diet should be immune system.
followed Fluids:

 Adequate diet can reduce the damaging

 Sufficient diet can reduce the damaging loss
loss of lean body mass, stored energy, and
of lean body mass and stored energy and
protein.
protein.
 Without proper nutrition, you may slow the
 Inadequate diet can slow the healing
healing process, lose too much weight, and
process, cause too much weight loss, and
overpower your immune system.
suppress the immune system.
 In general, patients get a high-protein diet
 Burn patients need a lot of fluids, this will
that also includes fat, plus vitamin and
help to balance body fluids
mineral supplements. Vitamin needs
generally increase for burn patients.
What to eat
Protein: A lot of proteins are needed while healing
1. Beans
because the body will lose protein through the burn
2. Beef
wounds and muscles will break down trying to
3. Butter margarine