Elimination Diet Food Groups

Food groups

Allowed and forbidden foods

The list of allowed and forbidden foods includes:

Type of food	Foods allowed	Foods forbidden
Fruits	Fresh, frozen, or canned fruits (in water), fruit juices. No sugar should be added.	Oranges, grapefruit, banana,   strawberries and melons. Fruit juices (with sugar) and dried fruit
Starch	Brown rice, quinoa, teff, buckwheat	Wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, and all products with gluten
Meat and fish	All fish, all poultry	Beef, pork, cold meats, sausage, egg and shellfish
Legumes	All dried beans (excluding soy)	All soy products
Nuts and Seeds	Almonds, walnuts, sesame, sunflower. Butters made from these seeds	Peanuts (and peanut butter), pistachios
Dairy Products	Milk substitutes but not soy milk; kefir	Milk, all types of cheese (including hard and soft cheeses), butter, cream, yogurt and ice cream
Vegetables	All vegetables raw or cooked, except specific cases (certain conditions may require specific vegetables to be eliminated)	Canned vegetables
Fats	Fats rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as olive oil, canola, sesame, walnut and any dressings with these oils	Fats rich in saturated fatty acids. Including butter, shortening, and spreads
Beverages	water and herbal tea (8 cups daily)	Fizzy and alcoholic drinks, all drinks containing caffeine (tea and coffee)
Spices	All spices except pepper, paprika and curry	Pepper, curry and paprika
Sweeteners	Fruit sweeteners and molasses. Honey with limited use.	Refined sugar, and syrup

 

 

 

Beavigilant!

Simple ingredients, like milk or strawberries, are easy to identify, but in some cases, foods with more than one ingredient may be more difficult to judge. Here are some examples to watch out for:

• Syrup is common in drinks and pre-prepared foods
• Condiments, like mayonnaise or ketchup, contain vinegar usually extracted from corn or wheat
• Canned tuna may contain soy. Always look for 100% tuna.
• Rice cakes may have various grains. Always check the label.
• Baking powder may contain scorn starch
• Even breads marketed as gluten-free can contain oats or rye