Menu for HIV/AIDS patient

A person who is infected with HIV/AIDS and is not showing signs of illness does not need a specific “HIV-menu”. However, those infected with HIV should make every effort to adopt healthy and balanced nutrition patterns  in order to meet their increased protein and energy requirements and maintain their nutritional status.

Once people with HIV/AIDS become ill they will have special needs, which are described here.

Some suggestion if you have lost weight because of HIV/AIDS disease.

• Eat more staple foods such as rice, maize, millet, sorghum, wheat, bread, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams and bananas.
• Increase intake of beans, soy products, lentils, peas, groundnuts, peanut butter and seeds, such as sunflower and sesame.
• Include all forms of meat, poultry, fish and eggs as often as possible. Minced meat, chicken and fish are easier to digest. Offal (such as kidney and liver) can be the least expensive source.

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