Probably the best bet is to stick with unprocessed foods: fruits and vegetables from the produce section - not canned, frozen if you read the label; lean meat, poultry and fish - not breaded, sauced or marinated; whole grain breads that have no added salt, fat, or sugar - or learn to make these for her; whole grain cereals with no added fat, salt, or sugar - try the health food stores or old fashioned oatmeal. She should be eating foods in their natural state, not processed - fresh bananas, apples, grapes, pears, berries, squash, potatoes, green beans, greens, green salads with just lemon juice, chicken breast, broiled fish, baked cornish hen, etc.

If you don't have the time to prepare her meals, maybe a personal chef type person would be a big help with this situation?

oh man--that IS tough! if your mom's diet is absolutely that restrictive, i'm sure teresa gave you the best possible answer. any chance you just meant she really needs to severely restrict those things? because if that's the case, with any luck diane/craftyrn will see your post. she had to make some real changes a couple of years back and sounds like she's doing a great job of it! if you look at the various "what's for dinner" threads on the cooking forum, she posts there periodically. in any case, good luck to both you and your mom!

Had a guest at the inn I used to work at with the same diet so I got to make all his lunches. I remember doing a lot of tuna & chicken salads (poach the chicken) & to make it moist I'd add grapes. I used a lot of hard-cooked egg whites too, in the salads. There are some fat free salad dressings out there you could jazz up with some lemon juice or mustard.

Steam vegetables & use lemon juice or depending on the vegetable maybe add a bit of balsamic vinegar.

Egg white omelets can be gotten used to. I'll try to remember what else I made.

Some of the recipes at the site below (not all) might help.

Here is a link that might be useful: RECIPES

I am sure her diet is not "no" salt, sugar, nor fat....but limited amounts.
Even grapes contain sugar....and white meat chicken, some fat and even fresh veggies contain some salt.
Part of your job is to find out how much she can have and limit her intake to those things.
She will have to eat SOME fat and SOME salt....those things are necessary for life....but the issue is likely no added salt and only healthy fat......and very little sugar, natural or otherwise.
I am sure you know to stay away from all canned and processed foods. But I will bet she could have a small piece of lean meat, grilled or "fried" in a dry pan on the stove top....fresh veggies, steamed with a bit of lemon, rice, cooked with a bit of parsley and some black pepper, A plain baked potato with no fat sour cream, cooked cereal, with splenda and skim milk.
There are lots of foods....fish that is not breaded....white meat chicken, very lean beef or pork, potatoes, rice, most all veggies, salad dressed simply with a few drops of vinegar and some chopped parsley, with a few slices of onion for flavor.
There are lots of foods....but nothing in ready to eat form!
Linda C

use spices instead. there plenty that will replace the flavor notes that fat salt and sugar usauly provide.

to me no salt,sugar or oil/fat is following the pritikin guidelines which means she can have bread, home made unless a baker will do it for her. i made my own bread in this style and put fennel and caraway seeds in it, and it was just so yummy.

I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT SUGAR, SALT, CHILLY, OIL NOR GHEE... CAN ANYNE HELP WITH WHAT ELSE TO EAT,.....

I can tell you I was on the same restrictive diet some time ago- and found this little cookbook saved me a ton of frustration. I still use a number of the recipes in it today.

Here is a link that might be useful: No Salt, No Sugar, No Fat Cookbook