Guide to Foods on the Elimination Diet
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Foods to Include in the Diet
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Foods to Eliminate From the Diet
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Buckwheat
Coconut oil
Cold-pressed olive oil
Fish
Flaxseed oil
Fresh water
Fruits (fresh)
Herbal teas
Herbs and spices
Lamb
Rice
Rice or coconut milk—unsweetened
Sea salt
Stevia
Sweet potatoes or yams
Turkey
Vegetables (raw, steamed, sautéed, or roasted)
Wild game
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Alcohol
Beans (all beans—soybeans, tofu, tempeh, peas, lentils)
Caffeine (coffee, black tea, green tea, yerba mate, soda)
Canned meat and fish products
Chocolate
Citrus fruits
Condiments (ketchup, mustard, soy sauce, vinegar, relish, chutney, barbeque sauce)
Corn
Dairy—milk, cream, cheese, yogurt, butter, cottage cheese, kefir, ice cream, nondairy creamer
Eggs
Gluten—wheat, barley, spelt, kamut, rye, oats (unless glutenfree), and any other products containing gluten
Hydrogenated oils
Margarine
Mayonnaise
Meats (beef, chicken, pork, cold cuts, bacon, hot dogs, sausage) Meat substitutes (made from soy or gluten)
Nightshade vegetables (tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, bell peppers, chili peppers, paprika)
Nuts
Seeds
Shellfish
Sweeteners (honey, sugar, maple syrup, corn syrup)
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Guide to the Modified Elimination Diet
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Foods to Include on the Diet
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Foods to Avoid on the Diet
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Chicken, lamb, cold-water fish (salmon, mackerel, halibut)
All legumes
Unsweetened live yogurt
Nut and rice milks
Vegetables
Baked goods and cereal products made from gluten-free flours like buckwheat, corn, potato, coconut, tapioca, rice, teff (see section on gluten for more acceptable foods)
Unsweetened juices from fruits and vegetables, water, noncitrus herbal teas
Fresh fruits except for citrus fruits and
strawberries Cold/expeller-pressed, unrefined oils like ghee, flax, olive, coconut, sesame
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Red meat and processed meats
Eggs
Milk, cheese, ice cream, cream, nondairy creamers
Gluten and all foods containing gluten (see section on gluten for a full list of foods to avoid)
Coffee, tea, soda, cocoa, sweetened beverages, decaffeinated coffee, herbal coffee
Citrus juices, fruit drinks
Alcohol
Strawberries, citrus fruits, dried fruits
Margarine, shortening, butter, refined oils, peanut oil, peanuts, salad dressings, spreads
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