This may seem overwhelming at first – it is a mindset turnaround for sure – but you CAN do it. We did. Aim to do it for three months for a body overhaul!
AutoImmune Protocol food guide
| Category |
Not Allowed |
| Alcohol | Beer, Liquor, Check Essences and Extract labels |
| Dairy | Cheese, Yoghurt, Butter, Gee, Ice Cream, Milk Kefir |
| Eggs | All species |
| Fats | Butter, Gee, Margarine, No Seed Oils: Sunflower Oil, Canola Oil |
| Fermented Foods | Soy Products |
| Food Additives | No preservatives, colourants, flavourants…. eg: Aspartame, benzoic acid, carrageenan, MSG, Sulfates, sulfites, nitrates, nitrites, guar gum. |
| Fruit | You may eat fruit |
| Grains | Oats, Rice, Millet, Quinoa, Wheat, Rye,Barley, Maise… |
| Legumes | Dried Beans, Lentils, Chick Peas, Soy/Endamame and Peanuts |
| Meat | Processed meats may contain wheat, preservatives, emulsifiers and colourants and may be sulfur cured. |
| Nuts and Seeds | All nuts; Almonds, Cacao, Coffee, Cashews, Macadamia, Sunflower seeds, Pumpkin seeds, Chia seeds, Sesame seeds etc. |
| NSAIDS | No anti-inflammatory tabs such as ibuprofen, naprosyn, naproxen sodium, ketorolac etc |
| Spice | No seeds! = spices & no night shades: Capsicum family (peppers/chillies/cayenne/paprika) |
| Sugar and Sugar Replacement | All sugars, cane sugar, HFCs (high fructose corn syrup), date sugar, coconut sugar, corn sugar, stevia, agave, xylitol, erythritol, molasses, syrup |
| Vegetables | Nightshades; eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, goji berries and sweet peppers |
| Category |
Allowed! |
| Alcohol | Substitute by making Flavoured Waters, Water Kefir & Kombucha |
| Dairy | Use instead coconut milk (without additives), coconut oil and rendered fat |
| Eggs | None |
| Fats | Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Lard, Duck Fat, Olive Oil, Rendered Fat. |
| Fermented Foods | Kombucha, Sauerkraut, Kimchi, Water Kefir |
| Food Additives | Salt, pepper and herbs |
| Fruit | All fruits are allowed in moderation |
| Grains | No grains allowed |
| Legumes | Snap Peas, String/Green beans. |
| Meat | Beef, Bacon (check it is wood smoked & sulfur free), Turkey, Fish, Ostrich, Game. |
| Nuts and Seeds | None |
| NSAIDS | Not allowed |
| Spice | Lemon balm, basil, bay, chamomile, chervil, chives, coriander leaf, cinnamon/cassia, cloves, dill, garlic, ginger, horseradish, lavender, mace, marjoram, onion, oregano, parsley, peppermint, rosemary, saffron, sage, salt,(**Himalayan salt is best) spearmint, tarragon thyme, turmeric |
| Sugar and Sugar Replacement | Not allowed. read more |
| Vegetables | All other veg are good! |
**Himalayan salt is over 84 minerals and trace elements, it is said to contain 95% of the minerals that our bodies need as apposed to table salt which is mainly sodium chloride with sometimes iodine added into it. It has unhealthy anti-clumping agents and is bleached.
