A Modified Elimination Diet
This is one version of a modified Elimination Diet that I like. It removes any possible allergen or inflammatory food, you most likely can tolerate most these but while on this diet the idea is to not eat anything that could remotely cause you inflammation. If some people had an inflammatory reaction then this food is listed in the Foods to Avoid column.
-::- Note: The below is posted here for archival and educational purposes -::-
Modified Elimination Diet
| Foods to Include | Foods to Avoid | |
| Fruits | Unsweetened fresh, frozen, water- packed, or canned; unsweetened fruit juices except orange | Oranges |
| Vegetables | All fresh raw, steamed, sautéed,juiced, or roasted vegetables | Corn; 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, quinoa | Products made from wheat, spelt, kamut, rye, barley; all gluten- containing products |
| Legumes | All beans, peas, and lentils unlessotherwise indicated | Soybeans†, tofu, tempeh, soybeans,soy milk, other soy products |
| Nuts and Seeds | Almonds, cashews, walnuts; sesame (tahini), sunflower, and pumpkin seeds; butters made from these nuts and seeds | Peanuts, peanut butter |
| Fats | Cold-expeller pressed olive, flax, canola, safflower, sunflower, sesame, walnut, pumpkin, or almond oils | Margarine, butter, shortening, processed (hydrogenated) oils, mayonnaise, spreads |
| Beverages | Filtered or distilled water, herbal tea, seltzer or mineral water | Soda pop or soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, other caffeinated beverages |
| Spices & Condiments | All spices unless otherwise indicated. For example, use: cinnamon, cumin, dill, garlic, ginger, carob, oregano, parsley, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, turmeric, vinegar | Chocolate††, ketchup, mustard, relish, chutney, soy sauce, barbeque sauce, other condiments |
| Sweeteners | Brown rice syrup, fruit sweetener,blackstrap molasses, stevia | White or brown refined sugar, honey, maple syrup, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, candy; desserts made with these sweeteners |
| †Note that soy is an ingredient in some of the recommended medical foods and supplement formulas. Therefore,those products are only recommended if your healthcare practitioner has determined you have no intolerance to soy.††Note that chocolate is an ingredient in some of the recommended medical foods. Therefore, those products are only recommended if your healthcare practitioner has determined you have no intolerance to chocolate. | ||
Last Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2009 03:22
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