Dietary Guidelines
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) |
Hidden sources of food allergens or
ingredients that may cause a sensitivity reaction: