Foods to Avoid

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APPLE Avoid also rosehip tea, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, apple juice, applesauce, crabapple & dried apples. Also found in some chutneys. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

APRICOT Avoid also apricot juice, apricot oil & dried apricots. Also found in some chutneys. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

ARTICHOKE Avoid also burdock root tea & cardoon tea. Can be pickled whole, or the tender base or heart can be canned or frozen while the stalk of the head can be blanched in soups and stews. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

ASPARAGUS Avoid also asparagus tips, sprue, white asparagus. Can be found in soups quiches and soufflés. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

AVOCADO Avoid also avocado oil and alligator pear. Can be found in salads, sauces, dips and mousses or as hor d'œuvre, and is the main ingredient in the mexican dish guacomole. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

BASIL Avoid also pesto sauce and sweet basil. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

BAY LEAF Avoid also sweet bay, bouquet garni, and laurel. Used in meat dishes, milk puddings, soups, stews and sweet white sauces. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

BLACK BEANS Black, or turtle, beans are small roughly ovoid legumes with glossy black shells. The scientific name for black beans is Phaselous vulgaris, an epithet shared with many other popular bean varieties such as pinto beans, white beans, and kidney beans. Black beans are associated with Latin American cuisine in particular, although they can complement foods from many places. They are available in most grocery stores in dried and canned forms.

BLACK CURRANT Avoid also cassis, black currant sorbet & black currant cordial. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

BOK CHOY Foods to Avoid

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BREWER'S YEAST Avoid also alcoholic beverages, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, processed foods, processed juices, processed meats & soy sauce, vinegar. May also be used as an ingredient in vitamin tablets. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS Can be cooked, creamed, sautéed, or made into soup. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

BUCKWHEAT Avoid also buckwheat flour, buckwheat groats, buckwheat noodles and kasha. Its seeds are roasted and made into flour used for pancakes, crisp thin cakes, and noodles called "soba". For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

CABBAGE Avoid also savoy cabbage, roundhead cabbage, spring cabbage, chinese cabbage, collard greens, kale, kohlrabi, purple cabbage, red cabbage, white cabbage, pak choi, pe-tsai & sauerkraut, indonesian relish and pickled red cabbage. For reintroduction into d

CANE SUGAR This is a Jamaican, Trinidad or other West Indian demerara sugar. Muscovado is also satisfactory. Avoid also brown sugar, candy, chocolate, ice cream, molasses, raw sugar, sorghum, sucrose & turbinado sugar. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2

CARAWAY Can be used in baking, cheese-making, and many savoury dishes. Also used to flavour liqueurs. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

CARDAMOM

CAROB Can be used in soft drinks and in the baking and confectionary industry. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

CAULIFLOWER Eaten raw or lighly cooked. Often served au gratin with Béchamel sauce. Also found in mixed pickles. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

CAYENNE PEPPER Avoid also chilli con carne & curry dishes. Also can be found in white sauces, soups, stews, smoked fish, oysters, shrimps, whitebait and cooked cheese. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1. Foods to Avoid

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CELERY Several varieties of celery. Available all year round, either fresh (in heads or loose sticks) or canned. Celery is eaten raw or cooked. Avoid also celery seed, celeriac root and celery juice. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

CHICKEN Avoid also chicken livers, capon & chicken broth. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

CHILLI PEPPER Avoid also chilli powder, curry, paprika, mango pickle, pimento, red pepper, capsicum pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno peppers & tobasco sauce. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

CLOVE Cloves can be used whole or in a ground form, but are extremly strong, so use sparingly

COCOA Avoid also cocoa drink, flavouring in ice cream, sugar icing, sweet meats & cakes and desserts. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

COW'S MILK Avoid also skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk, butter, butter cakes, ice cream, marscapone (sweet Italian cheese), imitation milk products, lactaid milk, margarine, neufchatel cheese, non-fat dry milk, processed cheese, buttermilk, cheese, chocolate, cottage cheese

CUMIN Cumin is hotter to the taste, lighter in colour and the seeds are larger than Caraway seeds. Ground Cumin is added to dishes to enhance flavour.

DATE Dates are a yellow / brown fruit and contain a single seed. Three [3] types of Dates exist soft, semi- dry and dry. Dates are a premium source of Vitamin C: Popular varieties include Medjool, Deglet and Noor. Can be bought fresh or dried.

DILL Avoid also dill weed. Used in soups, fish dishes, egg dishes and sauces. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

ENDIVE Foods to Avoid

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FIG Figs are a soft, sweet fruit, full of very small seeds and usually eaten fresh from the tree or dried. Dried figs are high in sugar approx 60%

GARLIC Can be dried and used as flakes or ground into powder. Some French dishes can contain many cloves of garlic. Avoid also garlic bread, garlic oil and garlic tablets. Garlic oil may be used to flavour chewing gum, ice cream and fruit drinks. For reintro

HADDOCK Haddock is a sea fish, also known as Hake. Sold as fresh, frozen or smoked. Many Fish and Chip shoppes use haddock.

HAZELNUT Avoid also filbert & hazelnut oil. Used in butters, confectionary and desserts. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 2.

KIDNEY BEAN Avoid also chilli con carne. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

KIWI Avoid also chinese gooseberry. Can be found in fruit salads. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

LIMA BEAN Avoid also butter beans & Madagascar beans. Can be found in salads. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

LOBSTER Avoid also crayfish. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

MAHI MAHI

MANGO Avoid also chutney, preserves & mango juice. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1. Foods to Avoid

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MINT Avoid also peppermint tea, spearmint, balm teas, bergamont tea,curry, mint teas, pennyroyal, tea, peppermint & menthol. Also found in chewing gum, mint sauce (especially with lamb), mint jelly, toothpaste, stuffings, salads, flavouring in drinks and sweets.

NUTMEG Avoid also mace & pumpkin pie spice. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

PARSNIP Avoid also parsnip soup. Used in other soups and stews. It can be braised, boiled, purèed, roasted candied or even made into wine. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

PEACH Avoid also nectarine. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

PECAN Avoid also pecan pie. Used to make nutbreads, confectionary, ice-cream and vegetarian dishes. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

PINEAPPLE Avoid also pineapple juice. Can be found on , in chinese dishes, in desserts and fruit salads. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

PINTO BEAN

PORK Avoid also bacon, ground , pork liver, stuffing, pâté, ham, hot dogs, italian , pastrama, rillettes, bologna, , brawn, Dutch loaf, honeyloaf, scrapple, souse, , peperoni, kabanos, , , , lard, pork ch

PSYLLIUM Ground Psyllium is a common over the counter bulk laxative and fiber supplement in such products as Metamucil. Look at all labels that state added fiber.

RADISH Radish have a variety of colours, red, pink, white or grey-black. There is also a Daikon or (giant white radish). Example sources: Salads, garnishes, soups and curries. Foods to Avoid

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RASPBERRY Avoid also raspberry leaf tea. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

RICE Avoid also mochi, nutty rice cereal, puffed rice, rice bran, rice bran oil, rice cakes, rice dream, rice flour, rice noodles, rice pasta, rice breakfast cereals, rice pudding, rice syrup, brown rice, crackers, brown rice flour & cream of rice.

ROMAINE LETTUCE

ROSEMARY

SAFFLOWER Avoid also safflower oil, safflower oil margarine. Used in special diet mayonnaise, and salad dressings. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

SAGE Sage has a slight peppery flavour. It is used to flavour fatty meats and in stuffing for poultrey or pork. Sage tea is said to have a calming affect.

SALMON Avoid also smoked salmon, smelt & steelhead. Also used as an hor d'œuvre. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

SCALLOP Avoid also bay scallops and deep sea scallops. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

SHRIMP Avoid also prawn (it ia similar in appearance to shrimp, but can be distinguished by the gill structure which is branching. In commercial farming and fisheries the terms shrimp and prawn are often used interchangeably). For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

SNAPPER Snapper is an excellent food fish, it is found off the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico. Foods to Avoid

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SOLE Avoid dover sole (Solea solea) and lemon sole. They are gentically very similar and therefore their protein etc makeup is virtually identical. Dover sole can be fried whole or divided into fillets. Lemon sole less tasty than dover sole can be cooked same

SORGHUM

SPELT

SWORDFISH

THYME Thyme is often used to flavour meats, soup and stews. Example sources: cheeses e.g. Brin d' Amour, soups, stews, stuffings and bouquet garni.

TILAPIA

TURMERIC Used in curries, pickles and curry powder. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 1.

TURNIP Avoid also rutabega & turnip greens. Used in stews and soups. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.

VANILLA Used as flavouring in sweet sauces, cakes, chocolate, puddings and ice creams. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 3.

VEAL Avoid dishes containing veal such as veal stew. Foods to Avoid

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VENISON Venison is most associated with meat of Deer, but also includes the meat of Moose, Elk, Caribou and Antelope. Venison is lower in Food energy, Cholesterol and Fat than Beef ,Pork or Lamb.

WATERMELON Can be found in fruit salads, or sliced with vinaigrette dressing. For reintroduction into diet, place into Day 4.