1 Add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed to your hot or cold breakfast cereal. 2  Add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed to mayonnaise or mustard when making a sandwich. 3  Mix a tablespoon of ground flaxseed into an 8-ounce container of yogurt.  Bake ground flaxseed into cookies, muffins, breads and other baked goods.
A low-residue diet is designed to limit your intake of fiber and other undigested materials to minimize the production of solid waste in your colon and rectum. Some foods you can typically eat as part of a low-residue diet include. 1  White bread, refined pastas and cereals, and crackers.  White rice.
Patients on a low-residue diet choose processed grain products, such as white bread, plain crackers, cooked refined cereals, white rice and refined pasta, recommends WebMD. Soft cooked and canned vegetables provide additional nutrients. Soft ripe bananas and melons, canned fruits, and avocados are also acceptable choices.