| Foods to Include | Foods to Exclude | |
|---|---|---|
| Fruits | Fresh; unsweetened; dried; frozen; or canned, water-packed fruits Eat- DO NOT DRINK |
Oranges, orange juice, tomato sauce (fresh tomatoes are OK) |
| Vegetables | All fresh raw, steamed, sautéed, juiced, or roasted vegetables | Corn; any creamed vegetables |
| Starch | Rice, oats, millet, quinoa, amaranth, teff, tapioca, buckwheat | Wheat, corn, barley, spelt, kamut, rye; all gluten-containing products |
| Bread/Cereal | Products made from rice, oat, buckwheat, millet, potato flour, tapioca, arrowroot, amaranth, or quinoa | Products made from wheat, spelt, kamut, rye, or barley |
| Legumes (vegetable protein) | All Legumes including peas and Lentils (except soybeans) | Tofu, tempeh, soybeans, soy milk; other soy products |
| Nuts and Seeds | Almonds, cashews, walnuts, sesame (tahini), sunflower, pumpkin; nut butters (except peanut) | Peanuts, peanut butter |
| Meat and Fish (animal protein) | All fresh or frozen fish (that swim in the sea), chicken, turkey, wild game, Lamb; canned, water-packed fish, flank steak | Beef, pork, cold cuts, frankfurters, sausage, canned meats (other than water-packed fish), shellfish |
| Dairy Products and Milk Substitutes | Milk substitutes such as rice milk, almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, or other nut milks; eggs (free range, hormone free) | Milk, cheese, cottage cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream, frozen yogurt, non-dairy creamers, soy milk |
| Fats | Oils: cold-pressed olive, flaxseed, canola, safflower, sunflower, sesame, walnut, pumpkin, or almond | Margarine, butter, shortening, processed and hydrogenated oils, mayonnaise, spreads |
| Beverages | Filtered or distilled water, decaffeinated herbal tea, green teas, seltzer or mineral water | Soda pop or soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, coffee, Black tea, other caffeinated beverages |
| Spices and Condiments | Apple cider vinegar; all spices including celtic sea salt, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, dill, garlic, ginger, carob, oregano, parsley, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, turmeric and dark chocolate | Milk chocolate, ketchup, relish, chutney, soy sauce, BBQ sauce, other condiments |
| Sweeteners | Brown rice syrup, fruit sweeteners, blackstrap molasses, Stevia | White or brown refined sugar, honey, maple syrup, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup (all candies or deserts made with these sweeteners) |
