Xander, age 27
F508del/F508del

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fat-containing food ideas?

 

 

Looking For

fat-containing food ideas?

 

Not all fats are the same

Not all fats are the same

Not all fats are the same

know “good” fats from “bad” fats

know “good” fats from “bad” fats

know “good” fats from “bad” fats

 

 

 

 

Fats are an important part of your diet. They provide energy, support cell function, keep the body warm, and help the body absorb nutrients. There are 3 general types of fats: unsaturated fats, saturated fats, and trans fats. It’s important to know the differences and work with your care team to figure out how to best include fats into your diet.

Fats are an important part of your diet. They provide energy, support cell function, keep the body warm, and help the body absorb nutrients. There are 3 general types of fats: unsaturated fats, saturated fats, and trans fats. It’s important to know the differences and work with your care team to figure out how to best include fats into your diet.

Fats are an important part of your diet. They provide energy, support cell function, keep the body warm, and help the body absorb nutrients. There are 3 general types of fats: unsaturated fats, saturated fats, and trans fats. It’s important to know the differences and work with your care team to figure out how to best include fats into your diet.

Unsaturated fats

Unsaturated fats are “good” fats. They fall into 2 groups: polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Both of these types of fats are an excellent source of energy. Unsaturated fats can be found in:

  • Vegetable oils (olive, canola, peanut, and corn)
  • Avocados
  • Olives
  • Nuts (almonds, peanuts, and walnuts)
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Certain fish (salmon, herring, tuna, and trout)

Saturated fats

Saturated fats are considered “bad” fats for most people because they raise cholesterol. They’re found mostly in some oils and foods from animals. Some common sources of these fats include:

  • Beef
  • Chicken (with the skin on)
  • Bacon
  • Palm oil and coconut oil

Trans Fats

Trans fats are also considered “bad” fats and can be found in baked and fried foods:

  • Pastries, croissants, cookies, and doughnuts
  • Potato chips
  • Fried chicken and french fries

Trans fats should be eaten in moderation.

finding fats on a nutrition label

finding fats on a nutrition label

finding fats on a nutrition label

 

 

 

 

A nutrition label provides detailed information about what’s in your food, including the amount of fat.

A nutrition label provides detailed information about what’s in your food, including the amount of fat.

A nutrition label provides detailed information about what’s in your food, including the amount of fat.

The nutrition label will provide the total fat (in
grams) for each serving. It will also break that
down by the types of fats explained above.

The nutrition label will provide the total fat (in grams) for each serving. It will also break that down by the types of fats explained above.

The nutrition label will provide the total fat (in grams) for each serving. It will also break that down by the types of fats explained above.

It’s important to understand the serving
size so you can calculate the amount of
fat you’re eating.

It’s important to understand the serving size so you can calculate the amount of fat you’re eating.

It’s important to understand the serving size so you can calculate the amount of fat you’re eating.

The nutrition label will provide the total fat (in
grams) for each serving. It will also break that
down by the types of fats explained above.

The nutrition label will provide the total fat (in grams) for each serving. It will also break that down by the types of fats explained above.

The nutrition label will provide the total fat (in grams) for each serving. It will also break that down by the types of fats explained above.

Morning meal

It’s important to understand the serving
size so you can calculate the amount of
fat you’re eating.

It’s important to understand the serving size so you can calculate the amount of fat you’re eating.

It’s important to understand the serving size so you can calculate the amount of fat you’re eating.

Evening meal

There isn't a recommended amount of fat that needs to be eaten when taking TRIKAFTA. Talk to your healthcare provider or dietitian if you have questions about reading a nutrition label.

There isn't a recommended amount of fat that needs to be eaten when taking TRIKAFTA. Talk to your healthcare provider or dietitian if you have questions about reading a nutrition label.

There isn't a recommended amount of fat that needs to be eaten when taking TRIKAFTA. Talk to your healthcare provider or dietitian if you have questions about reading a nutrition label.

Simple, Delicious

Simple, Delicious

Simple, Delicious

Morning and Evening Meals

Morning and Evening Meals

Morning and Evening Meals

 

 

 

 

Morning meals

Evening meals

Morning meals

Morning meal
  • Bagel with peanut butter
  • Chocolate chip pancakes
  • Whole-milk cheese sandwich
  • Sausage and cheese English muffin
  • Scrambled eggs with vegetables and cheese
  • Peanut butter and jelly French toast
  • Smoothie (made with whole milk or whole-milk yogurt)
  • Nut butter on toast

Evening meals

Evening meal
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Pasta with pesto sauce and olive oil
  • Tater tot bake with whole-milk cheese
  • Quesadilla with whole-milk cheese
  • Creamy chicken fettucine
  • Bacon and cheddar quiche
  • Turkey burger with sliced avocado
  • Spaghetti and meatballs with whole-milk cheese
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Meats and fish as the main course of a meal can also be good sources of fat. Some examples include ham, hamburgers, turkey bacon, pork chops, and salmon.

Meats and fish as the main course of a meal can also be good sources of fat. Some examples include ham, hamburgers, turkey bacon, pork chops, and salmon.

Meats and fish as the main course of a meal can also be good sources of fat. Some examples include ham, hamburgers, turkey bacon, pork chops, and salmon.

Adding fat with ease

Adding fat with ease

Adding fat with ease

toppings, add-ins, and on-the-go snacks

toppings, add-ins, and on-the-go snacks

toppings, add-ins, and on-the-go snacks

 

 

 

 

Toppings

  • Pour on olive oil
  • Spread on butter
  • Sprinkle on sliced almonds or flax seeds
  • Melt or grate on whole-milk cheese
  • Spread on avocado

Add-ins

  • Whole-milk cheese to an omelet
  • Whole milk and almonds to oatmeal
  • Hard-boiled eggs to a salad
  • Canned fish (tuna) to a salad
  • Powdered milk into potatoes, soups, and scrambled eggs

On-the-go snacks

  • Whole-milk mozzarella string cheese
  • Slice of whole-milk cheese pizza
  • Hard-boiled egg
  • Peanut butter on crackers, apples, or celery
  • Whole-milk chocolate pudding
  • Strawberry yogurt milkshake
  • Whole-milk yogurt with berries
  • Avocado toast
  • Peanut butter balls
  • Cashews, almonds, pistachios, and peanuts

These lists are not intended to be complete. Visit fdc.nal.usda.gov for foods and their fat content.

These lists are not intended to be complete. Visit fdc.nal.usda.gov for foods and their fat content.

These lists are not intended to be complete. Visit fdc.nal.usda.gov for foods and their fat content.

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Avoid foods and drinks that contain grapefruit while taking TRIKAFTA because they may affect the amount of TRIKAFTA in your body.

Avoid foods and drinks that contain grapefruit while taking TRIKAFTA because they may affect the amount of TRIKAFTA in your body.

Avoid foods and drinks that contain grapefruit while taking TRIKAFTA because they may affect the amount of TRIKAFTA in your body.

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ON TRACK

STAYING 
ON TRACK

STAYING ON TRACK

WITH TRIKAFTA

WITH TRIKAFTA

WITH TRIKAFTA

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Christian, age 16
F508del/2307insA

Christian, age 16
F508del/2307insA

Christian, age 16
F508del/2307insA

Important Safety Information and Indication

Información Importante de Seguridad e Indicación

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What is TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ ivacaftor and ivacaftor)?

TRIKAFTA is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients aged 2 years and older who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene or another mutation that is responsive to treatment with TRIKAFTA.

Talk to your doctor to learn if you have an indicated CF gene mutation.

It is not known if TRIKAFTA is safe and effective in children under 2 years of age.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Before taking TRIKAFTA, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • are allergic to TRIKAFTA or any ingredients in TRIKAFTA. See the Patient Information for a list of ingredients
  • have kidney problems
  • have or have had liver problems
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if TRIKAFTA will harm your unborn baby. You and your doctor should decide if you will take TRIKAFTA while you are pregnant
  • are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. It is not known if TRIKAFTA passes into your breast milk. You and your doctor should decide if you will take TRIKAFTA while you are breastfeeding

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

TRIKAFTA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how TRIKAFTA works. The dose of TRIKAFTA may need to be adjusted when taken with certain medicines. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of these medicines if you are not sure.

Especially tell your doctor if you take:

  • antibiotics such as rifampin (RIFAMATE®, RIFATER®) or rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN®)
  • seizure medicines such as phenobarbital, carbamazepine (TEGRETOL®, CARBATROL®, EQUETRO®), or phenytoin (DILANTIN®, PHENYTEK®)
  • St. John’s wort
  • antifungal medicines including ketoconazole, itraconazole (such as SPORANOX®), posaconazole (such as NOXAFIL®), voriconazole (such as VFEND®), or fluconazole (such as DIFLUCAN®)
  • antibiotics including telithromycin, clarithromycin (such as BIAXIN®), or erythromycin (such as ERY-TAB®)

What should I avoid while taking TRIKAFTA?

  • Avoid food or drink that contains grapefruit while you are taking TRIKAFTA

What are the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA?

TRIKAFTA can cause serious side effects, including:

  • Liver damage and worsening of liver function in people with severe liver disease that can be serious and may require transplantation. Liver damage has also happened in people without liver disease
  • High liver enzymes in the blood, which is a common side effect in people treated with TRIKAFTA. These can be serious and may be a sign of liver injury. Your doctor will do blood tests to check your liver:
  • before you start TRIKAFTA
  • every 3 months during your first year of taking TRIKAFTA
  • every year while you are taking TRIKAFTA

Your doctor may do blood tests to check the liver more often if you have had high liver enzymes in your blood in the past.

Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms of liver problems:

  • pain or discomfort in the upper right stomach (abdominal) area
  • yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eyes
  • loss of appetite
  • nausea or vomiting
  • dark, amber-colored urine
  • Serious allergic reactions have happened to people who are treated with TRIKAFTA. Call your healthcare provider or go to the emergency room right away if you have any symptoms of an allergic reaction. Symptoms of an allergic reaction may include:
  • rash or hives
  • tightness of the chest or throat or difficulty breathing
  • swelling of the face, lips, and/or tongue, or difficulty swallowing
  • light-headedness or dizziness
  • Abnormality of the eye lens (cataract), which has happened in some children and adolescents treated with TRIKAFTA. If you are a child or adolescent, your doctor should perform eye examinations before and during treatment with TRIKAFTA to look for cataracts

The most common side effects of TRIKAFTA include:

  • headache
  • upper respiratory tract infection (common cold) including stuffy and runny nose
  • stomach (abdominal) pain
  • diarrhea
  • rash
  • increase in liver enzymes
  • increase in a certain blood enzyme called creatine phosphokinase
  • flu (influenza)
  • inflamed sinuses
  • increase in blood bilirubin

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

TRIKAFTA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how TRIKAFTA works. The dose of TRIKAFTA may need to be adjusted when taken with certain medicines. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of these medicines if you are not sure.

Especially tell your doctor if you take:

  • antibiotics such as rifampin (RIFAMATE®, RIFATER®) or rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN®)
  • seizure medicines such as phenobarbital, carbamazepine (TEGRETOL®, CARBATROL®, EQUETRO®), or phenytoin (DILANTIN®, PHENYTEK®)
  • St. John’s wort
  • antifungal medicines including ketoconazole, itraconazole (such as SPORANOX®), posaconazole (such as NOXAFIL®), voriconazole (such as VFEND®), or fluconazole (such as DIFLUCAN®)
  • antibiotics including telithromycin, clarithromycin (such as BIAXIN®), or erythromycin (such as ERY-TAB®)

What should I avoid while taking TRIKAFTA?

  • Avoid food or drink that contains grapefruit while you are taking TRIKAFTA

What are the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA?

TRIKAFTA can cause serious side effects, including:

  • Liver damage and worsening of liver function in people with severe liver disease that can be serious and may require transplantation. Liver damage has also happened in people without liver disease
  • High liver enzymes in the blood, which is a common side effect in people treated with TRIKAFTA. These can be serious and may be a sign of liver injury. Your doctor will do blood tests to check your liver:
  • before you start TRIKAFTA
  • every 3 months during your first year of taking TRIKAFTA
  • every year while you are taking TRIKAFTA

Your doctor may do blood tests to check the liver more often if you have had high liver enzymes in your blood in the past.

Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms of liver problems:

  • pain or discomfort in the upper right stomach (abdominal) area
  • yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eyes
  • loss of appetite
  • nausea or vomiting
  • dark, amber-colored urine
  • Serious allergic reactions have happened to people who are treated with TRIKAFTA. Call your healthcare provider or go to the emergency room right away if you have any symptoms of an allergic reaction. Symptoms of an allergic reaction may include:
  • rash or hives
  • tightness of the chest or throat or difficulty breathing
  • swelling of the face, lips, and/or tongue, or difficulty swallowing
  • light-headedness or dizziness
  • Abnormality of the eye lens (cataract), which has happened in some children and adolescents treated with TRIKAFTA. If you are a child or adolescent, your doctor should perform eye examinations before and during treatment with TRIKAFTA to look for cataracts

The most common side effects of TRIKAFTA include:

  • headache
  • upper respiratory tract infection (common cold) including stuffy and runny nose
  • stomach (abdominal) pain
  • diarrhea
  • rash
  • increase in liver enzymes
  • increase in a certain blood enzyme called creatine phosphokinase
  • flu (influenza)
  • inflamed sinuses
  • increase in blood bilirubin

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.

What is TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ ivacaftor and ivacaftor)?

TRIKAFTA is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients aged 2 years and older who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene or another mutation that is responsive to treatment with TRIKAFTA.

Talk to your doctor to learn if you have an indicated CF gene mutation.

It is not known if TRIKAFTA is safe and effective in children under 2 years of age.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Before taking TRIKAFTA, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • are allergic to TRIKAFTA or any ingredients in TRIKAFTA. See the Patient Information for a list of ingredients
  • have kidney problems
  • have or have had liver problems
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if TRIKAFTA will harm your unborn baby. You and your doctor should decide if you will take TRIKAFTA while you are pregnant
  • are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. It is not known if TRIKAFTA passes into your breast milk. You and your doctor should decide if you will take TRIKAFTA while you are breastfeeding

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

TRIKAFTA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how TRIKAFTA works. The dose of TRIKAFTA may need to be adjusted when taken with certain medicines. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of these medicines if you are not sure.

Especially tell your doctor if you take:

  • antibiotics such as rifampin (RIFAMATE®, RIFATER®) or rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN®)
  • seizure medicines such as phenobarbital, carbamazepine (TEGRETOL®, CARBATROL®, EQUETRO®), or phenytoin (DILANTIN®, PHENYTEK®)
  • St. John’s wort
  • antifungal medicines including ketoconazole, itraconazole (such as SPORANOX®), posaconazole (such as NOXAFIL®), voriconazole (such as VFEND®), or fluconazole (such as DIFLUCAN®)
  • antibiotics including telithromycin, clarithromycin (such as BIAXIN®), or erythromycin (such as ERY-TAB®)

What should I avoid while taking TRIKAFTA?

  • Avoid food or drink that contains grapefruit while you are taking TRIKAFTA

What are the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA?

TRIKAFTA can cause serious side effects, including:

  • Liver damage and worsening of liver function in people with severe liver disease that can be serious and may require transplantation. Liver damage has also happened in people without liver disease
  • High liver enzymes in the blood, which is a common side effect in people treated with TRIKAFTA. These can be serious and may be a sign of liver injury. Your doctor will do blood tests to check your liver:
  • before you start TRIKAFTA
  • every 3 months during your first year of taking TRIKAFTA
  • every year while you are taking TRIKAFTA

Your doctor may do blood tests to check the liver more often if you have had high liver enzymes in your blood in the past.

Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms of liver problems:

  • pain or discomfort in the upper right stomach (abdominal) area
  • yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eyes
  • loss of appetite
  • nausea or vomiting
  • dark, amber-colored urine
  • Serious allergic reactions have happened to people who are treated with TRIKAFTA. Call your healthcare provider or go to the emergency room right away if you have any symptoms of an allergic reaction. Symptoms of an allergic reaction may include:
  • rash or hives
  • tightness of the chest or throat or difficulty breathing
  • swelling of the face, lips, and/or tongue, or difficulty swallowing
  • light-headedness or dizziness
  • Abnormality of the eye lens (cataract), which has happened in some children and adolescents treated with TRIKAFTA. If you are a child or adolescent, your doctor should perform eye examinations before and during treatment with TRIKAFTA to look for cataracts

The most common side effects of TRIKAFTA include:

  • headache
  • upper respiratory tract infection (common cold) including stuffy and runny nose
  • stomach (abdominal) pain
  • diarrhea
  • rash
  • increase in liver enzymes
  • increase in a certain blood enzyme called creatine phosphokinase
  • flu (influenza)
  • inflamed sinuses
  • increase in blood bilirubin

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.