Really Bad:
- Garlic
- Onions
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
Bad:
Bad Fruits:
- Apples
- Apricots
- Apple or Pear cider
- Banana (Overripe)
- Blackberries
- Dates
- Fruit Juice (any)
- Guava
- Mangoes
- Passionfruit (Lilikoi)
- Peaches
- Pears
- Pitted fruits
- Plums
- Star Fruit
Bad Vegetables:
- Onions
- Garlic
- Shallots (bulbs)
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Avocado (1/4 to 1/2 avocado OK)
- Beets
- Bell peppers (any color)
- Brussels Sprouts
- Broccoli
- Butternut Squash (45g or less is OK)
- Cauliflower
- Corn
- All Mushrooms (except Oyster mushrooms)
- Peas
- Spinach
- Sweet Potatoes
- Spaghetti Squash (75g or less is OK)
- Squash (Most squash is not great, OK in tiny quantities)
- Tomato sauce (1-2 large tomato OK)
- Yams
- Zucchini (65g or less is OK)
Bad Proteins:
- Most Processed/Packaged Meats (including most lunchmeat, read ingredients)
- Most Frozen Meats (e.g. 5lb bag of frozen chicken breasts, read ingredients, look for 'flavorings')
- Hummus (made from beans)
- Beans of any kind
- Tofu (Some exceptions here, reach out to Eric)
- Tempeh
- Lentils
- Pea Protein Isolate
- Whey Protein Concentrate
- Soy Protein Isolate
- Soy Protein Concentrate
- Almonds (less than 5 is OK)
- Cashews (less than 5 is OK)
- Egg Whites (less than 1/2 egg is OK)
- Vegetarian Meat Substitutes
Bad Dairy:
- Milk (8oz too much, traces OK)
- Cottage Cheese
- Cream Cheese
- Most Yoghurt
- Cheese (more than 2 oz)
Bad Sweeteners:
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Corn Syrup
- Molasses
- Sugar Alcohols
- Erythritol
- Xylitol
- Sorbitol
- Isomalt
- Sucralose
- Fructose
- Invert Sugar
- Refiner's Sugar
- Golden Syrup (Light Treacle)
- Sorghum Syrup
- Corn Sugar
- Coconut Sugar
- Fruit Sugar
- Beet Sugar
- Honey
- Agave
- Oligosaccharides
Bad Grains:
- Rye/rye flour
- Barley/barley flour
Bad Alcohol:
- Rum (due to added sugars)
- Beer
- Apple/Pear Cider
Misc:
- Flavorings (See Below)
- Natural Flavorings (See Below)
Good:
Good Fruits:
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Citrus Fruits
- Orange
- Lemon
- Lime
- Pineapple
- Melons
- Cantaloupe
- Watermelon
- Honeydew
- Grapes (28g or less)
- Papaya
- Banana (underripe)
Good Vegetables:
- Green Beans (75g or less)
- Sauerkraut
- Tomato (1 large or less)
- Leafy Greens (except Spinach)
- Kale (137g or less, irritates in larger quantities)
- Chard
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Celery
- Avocado (1/4 or less)
- Green Onions/Chives (green part)
- Shallots (green part, the ones that look like green onions)
- Water Chestnuts
- Kabocha Squash (Japanese Pumpkin) (Safest squash)
- Oyster Mushrooms
Good Proteins:
- Meat (that's just meat)
- Seafood
- Peanuts
- Whey Protein Isolate
- Eggs (1 egg or less)
- Vital Wheat Gluten
- Egg Yolks
Good Fats:
- Any kind of oil
- Butter
- Crisco
Good Dairy:
- Butter
- Most Cheeses (less than 2 oz)
- Skyr
- Lactose Free Yoghurt
- Lactose Free Milk (small servings)
- Lactose Free Cream Cheese
Good Sweeteners:
- White Sugar (Sucrose)
- Brown Sugar
- Beet Sugar
- Aspartame
- Saccharin
- Stevia
- Sucrose
- Glucose
- Glucose Syrup
- Maple Syrup
- Maple Sugar
- Raw Sugar (Sugar in the Raw/Turbinado)
- Brown Rice Syrup
- Tapioca Syrup
- Dextrose
- Maltodextrin
Good Grains:
- Rice
- Wheat
- Potatoes
- Oats
- Quinoa
- Sorghum Flour
Good Alcohols:
- Hard Alcohol (except rum)
- Some good quality rums (ask me about it)
- Wine
- Most hard seltzers/High Noon (as long as the flavoring is OK)
- Some beer (lower IBU is better, I like Porters and Stouts)
Good Misc:
- Dark Chocolate
- Truffle (the savory kind)
- Mayonnaise (Best Foods/Hellmans, read ingredients of other brands)
- Any Herbs or Spices (except Onion or Garlic)
- Mustard (just check the label for Onion/Garlic/Flavorings)
- Ginger
- Turmeric
- Coconut Cream
- Coconut Milk
- Coconut Meat
- Coconut Water (100ml or less)
- Corn Starch
- Soy Sauce