IBD-AID ALLOWABLE FOODS LIST, BY PHASE PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance • Achieve silken texture • Achieve soft texture • All foods listed, as tolerated • Foods must be cooked, pureed, • Foods must be cooked or ground, or finely minced pureed • No seeds or stems • May need to grind or finely • No hard peels or skins mince some foods, especially proteins • No stems or seeds • No hard peels or skins FRUITS • Avocados All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: (fresh, frozen, canned) • Bananas • Apples (may need to peel) • Citrus (e.g. grapefruit, unsweetened and • Lemons, Limes (juice) • Apricots kumquats, lemons, limes, without any added • Papaya • Blackberries* oranges, tangerines) sweeteners • 100% Fruit juices (may need to • Blueberries* • Cranberries (cooked) dilute) • Cantaloupe • Dates, other dried fruits Wash fruit before • Cherimoya (soft) • Figs* cutting and eating • Cherries • Kiwi* • Coconut • Pomegranate* • Dates (paste) • Guava • Grapes (red/black/purple) • Lychee • Mangos • Melon • Nectarines • Papaya • Passion fruit* • Peaches • Pears 1 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance • Persimmons • Pineapple • Plums • Prunes • Raisins* • Raspberries* • Starfruit • Strawberries* • Tangerines • Watermelon (seedless) VEGETABLES • Acorn squash All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: • Algae (blue green, spirulina, • Artichokes • Bell peppers (sweet peppers Wash vegetables powdered or pureed) • Asparagus better tolerated than green) before cutting and • Beets (caution they come • Beets • Black radish eating through red!) • Bell peppers (cooked) • Broccoli** Puree as needed • Butternut squash • Bok choy • Brussel sprouts** • Carrots • Canned vegetables (no • Celery • Green beans (pureed) additives) • Chicory root • Greens (pureed) • Capers • Cucumbers (avoid waxed) • Mushrooms (pureed) • Cauliflower (riced)** • Dill pickles (no sugar) • Onions (pureed) • Celery root • Kale • Pumpkin • Chard • Leeks • Scallions (pureed) • Chicory root (pureed) • Onions (raw or cooked) • Sea vegetables (e.g. nori) • Chicory greens • Fermented or pickled veggies** • Spinach (raw if stemless, • Collard greens • Cabbage (regular or fermented) cooked and pureed with • Eggplant [sauerkraut and kimchi] ** stems) • Jerusalem artichoke • Winter squash • Kale (leaves only) • Leeks (pureed) • Micro greens • Mushrooms 2 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance • Olives (black, green; limit due to sodium) • Onions (cooked) • Rutabaga • Scallions • Snow peas (strings and stems removed) • Spaghetti Squash • String beans • Sweet potato (limit to occasional intake) • Tomatoes • Water chestnuts • Watercress • Zucchini PROTEINS • Miso (refrigerated variety has All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: Plant-Based live cultures) • Hummus, as tolerated • Aduki beans (beans/legumes, nuts, • Nut and seed butters (almond, • Other beans, pureed and well- • Black beans seeds) cashew, chestnut, hazelnut, cooked, as tolerated • Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) macadamia, peanut, pecan, pine • Tofu, organic, non-GMO • Kidney beans nut, pistachio, tahini, sunflower • Lentils seed, walnut, etc.) • Lima beans • Chia (as tolerated; ground or • Navy/haricot beans pre-soaked, if needed) • Split peas • Ground Flaxseed meal • Soy beans (edamame) • Tempeh (wheat free) • Whole nuts and seeds (almonds, cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamias, peanuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, seeds, walnuts, etc.) 3 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance Fish/Seafood • Low Mercury fish (no bones) All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: focus on low mercury • Canned fish (e.g., sardines; • Scallops • Crab fish; limit tuna to less small bones OK) • Crab (minced) • Shrimp than once per week • Scallops (minced) • Shrimp (minced) • Prawns • Lobster (minced) • Prawns (minced) Poultry • Chicken, light or dark meat Same as Phase 1. Same as Phases 1 and 2 plus: (fat trimmed and well (no skin; may need to be • Duck (may need to be ground) cooked) ground) • Goose (may need to be ground) • Turkey, light or dark meat (no skin; may need to be ground) • Eggs (omega-3) Beef, goat, lamb • Very lean meats (may need to Same as Phase 1. Same as Phases 1 and 2 plus: (lean cuts, fat trimmed be ground), 90% lean or higher • Lamb and well cooked) DAIRY • Non-dairy milks, unsweetened Same as Phase 1. Same as Phases 1 and 2. (limit saturated fat; (almond, coconut, soy, hemp, choose enriched milks oat, etc.) without emulsifiers • Aged cheeses (Asiago, Blue, [carrageenan, Brick, Brie, Camembert, Colby, carboxymethylcellulose, sharp Cheddar, Edam, maltodextrose, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Gruyere, polysorbate-80]) Havarti, Limburger, Manchego, Monterey Jack, Muenster, No Raw Milk Cheeses Parmesan, Provolone, Romano, Roquefort, Stilton, Swiss, etc.) • Dry curd cottage cheese, Farmer’s cheese • Hoop cheese • Cultured cottage cheese 4 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance • Kefir (plain) • Yogurt (plain with active probiotic, regular or Greek) NUTS/SEEDS • Nut and seed butters (almond, Same as Phase 1. All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: cashew, chestnut, hazelnut, • Whole nuts and seeds (almonds, macadamia, peanut, pecan, pine cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, nut, pistachio, tahini, sunflower macadamias, peanuts, pecans, seed, walnut, etc.) pine nuts, pistachios, pumpkin • Nut and seed flours seeds (pepitas), walnuts, etc.) • Chia (as tolerated; ground or pre-soaked, if needed) • Ground Flaxseed meal • Hemp seeds, as tolerated, ground/pre-soaked as needed GRAINS • Oats (groats, steel-cut, or Same as Phase 1. Same as Phases 1 and 2. rolled; add double water to make softer and puree if needed) • Oat flour Note: groats and steel-cut are less processed and preferred over rolled oats BEANS/LEGUMES • Miso (refrigerated variety has All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: (well-cooked, mashed, live cultures) • Hummus, as tolerated • Aduki beans pureed, or flours) ** • Beans/Legumes (pureed and • Black beans cooked well), as tolerated • Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) • Bean flours • Edamame • Tofu non-GMO (silken can be • Kidney beans eaten raw) • Lentils • Lima beans 5 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance • Navy/haricot beans • Split peas • Tempeh • Yellow split peas FLOURS • Nut and Seed flours (almond, All from Phase 1, puree if All from Phases 1 and 2. (grain-free) brazil nut, cashew, chestnut, needed. hazelnut, peanut, pecan, plus: sunflower, etc.), as tolerated • Brazil nut • Oat flour, as tolerated • Cashew • Chestnut • Coconut • Fava bean • Garbanzo bean • Hazelnut • Lentil • Peanut • Pecan • Pistachio • Soy SWEETENERS • Honey (local, raw) Same as Phase 1. Same as Phases 1 and 2. SPICES, Herbs (fresh • Allspice Same as Phase 1. All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: or dried, without • Basil • Cayenne pepper flakes (as additives; no stems if • Bay leaf tolerated) fresh for Phases 1, 2) • Black pepper • Chile pepper powder (as • Cardamom powder tolerated) • Cilantro • Chili powder (as tolerated) • Cinnamon • Fenugreek (leaves only) • Clove powder • Coriander • Cumin • Curry powder 6 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance • Dill • Fenugreek (leaves only) • Garlic (as tolerated) • Ginger (powder, grated) • Nutmeg • Marjoram • Mint • Oregano • Paprika (as tolerated) • Parsley • Rosemary • Sea salt • Thyme • Turmeric (include often!) puree or powder • Vanilla extract (pure) • Vanillin OILS/FATS • Almond oil All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: • Avocado oil • Safflower oil (limit due to • Ghee (limit due to saturated • Butter (limit due to saturated omega-6) fat)) fat) • Sesame oil (limit due to omega- • Canola oil 6) • Coconut oil • Sunflower oil (limit due to • Flaxseed oil omega-6) • Grapeseed oil • Macadamia butter • Olive oil • Walnut oil CONDIMENTS • Bragg’s Amino Acids All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2 plus: • Ketchup • Mustard • Tabasco sauce (as tolerated) • Mayonnaise • Salsa 7 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance (no added sugar, corn • Tamari soy sauce (no wheat) syrup, or other • Tomato sauce additives) • Vinegar, as tolerated BEVERAGES • Non-dairy milks All from Phase 1 plus: All from Phases 1 and 2. (WATER FIRST!) • Coffee (limit in pregnancy) • Tomato juice • Herbal teas (as tolerated) • Pau D’Arco tea (as tolerated) • Teas (green, black, ginger, raspberry leaf, peppermint, spearmint) • Apple cider • Club soda • Cranberry juice (no sugar) • 100%Fruit juice (watered down, no sugar) • Seltzer water, naturally flavored SUPPLEMENTS (only • Prenatal pill with DHA Same as Phase 1. Same as Phases 1 and 2. as directed by your OB, • Vitamin D PCP, or RD) • Fish oil, distilled or purified • B12, sublingual • Iron (liquid herbal better tolerated) • Liquid calcium • Flax oil (keep refrigerated) • Probiotics, as directed • Other, as directed OTHER • Umeboshi plums (see recipes Same as Phase 1. Same as Phases 1 and 2. for heartburn) • Baking soda 8 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Active flare, symptoms present Intermittent symptoms Remission/maintenance • Baking powder(Featherweight or cornstarch-free) • Broths (Bone broth, chicken, vegetable, beef broths) • Cocoa powder (unsweetened) • Kombu