Saturday, May 24, 2014

Foods to Avoid

This is the list of foods that I am to avoid (underlined foods are okay):

Grains
Wheat (flour, bread, crackers, cereals, etc.)
Rye
"Multigrain"
Kamut
Spelt
Barley
(Basically, anything with gluten)

Vegetables
Corn (arguably a grain anyway)

Fruit
Canned fruit
Juice (except fresh squeezed, 1 cup/day)
**Limit dried fruit

Protein
Eggs
Pork
Beef
Non-organic meats
Soya
Farmed seafood

Dairy
All dairy from animal sources, including, but not limited to:
Milk
Cheese
Yogurt
Butter

Fats
Margarine
Peanuts & peanut butter
All oils besides:
olive
coconut
walnut
flaxseed
avocado

Sweeteners
Anything besides:
Stevia
Maple syrup
Honey
Coconut sugar
**Limit sugar intake to 5 tsp./day

Beverages
Anything besides: 
Water
Herbal or green tea
Almond, rice, or coconut milk (plain and unsweetened)
and including but not limited to:
Coffee
Black tea
Fruit juice
Alcohol
Pop/soda (regular and diet)
Milk

Condiments
Anything besides:
Fresh or dried herbs and spices
Sea salt
Apple cider vinegar
Balsamic vinegar
Mustard

I am allowed to have the following common allergens because I haven't had any evident reactions to them, but if you are truly allergic to these foods, you'll want to avoid them, too:
Citrus fruits (other than lemon)
Banana
Strawberries
Nightshades: tomatoes, white potatoes, and sweet and hot peppers
Shellfish
Nuts

The fruits and vegetables would have given me chronic pain if I were allergic to them and the nuts and shellfish usually cause anaphylactic shock if there is a true allergy.



2 comments:

  1. I've had ongoing issues with dairy and have a brother with celiac's, so I've been slowly cutting more and more of both dairy and gluten from my diet. The complication for me is that I DO have a nightshade allergy and a seafood allergy, so a lot of the recipes and menu plans I find online just don't work for me. Plus picky kids. I'm excited to see how you manage and what I can borrow. :)

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    1. I hope you're able to make some use of my meal ideas and recipes! With things like stirfries, you can often just leave nightshades out and substitute seafood for chicken, but I'm sure you already know that!

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