Food |
Legal
/ Illegal |
Note
|
| Oats |
Illegal |
|
| Okra |
Illegal |
No okra (bhindi) or drumsticks,
since they are a mucilaginous food, they are illegal. |
| Olive oil |
Legal |
Olive oil is allowed and
highly recommended. |
| Olives |
Legal |
Olives are legal as long
as they do not contain illegal ingredients; read the labels carefully.
|
| Onions |
Legal |
Use fresh onions. Onion
powders have starch added as anti-caking agents. You may also make
your own onion powder from fresh onions by dehydrating them and grinding
them yourself. |
| Orange juice |
Legal |
Fresh orange juice that
does not have sugar added is allowed. While diarrhea is active, avoid
having orange juice in the morning. We use Tropicana's Original Orange
Juice, as it has been checked out and does not have sugar added. |
| Oranges |
Legal |
|
| Pappadum |
Illegal |
They
are an Indian snack made from lentils - they're like
a chip. Also contains rice flour |
| Papayas |
Legal |
|
| Parmesan cheese |
Legal |
May be used occasionally. |
| Parsley |
Legal |
|
| Parsnips |
Illegal |
At one time, I had them
included in my book but after getting feedback from the
inflammatory bowel listserv, I took them off. Some children do
well with them; others do not. However, they are pretty good from a carb
standpoint and Dr. Haas allowed them. - Elaine |
| Pasta |
Illegal |
|
| Pau 'Arco |
Illegal |
Bark tea (Pau d'Arco)
contains steroidal saponins and is both an immune booster and a laxative.
|
| Pea flour |
Illegal |
No pea flour. Certainly,
do not use it in baking. Later on (i.e. when you are symptom free)
if you want a few tablespoons in a liquid recipe where the flour can
become hydrated by water, it might be tolerated. |
| Peaches |
Legal |
|
| Peanut butter |
Legal |
Natural peanut butter
with no sugar added is allowed. |
| Peanuts |
Legal |
Peanuts in the shell may
be tried cautiously after 6 months on the diet if diarrhea is gone.
Shelled peanuts are illegal. Nuts sold in mixtures are not allowed,
as most are roasted with a starch coating. |
| Pears |
Legal |
|
| Peas |
Legal |
|
| Pecans |
Legal |
Nuts sold in mixtures
are not allowed, as most are roasted with a starch coating. Nuts should
only be used as nut flour, in recipes, until diarrhea has subsided. |
| Pectin |
Illegal |
It is a polysaccharide
which, in the presence of acid and sugar, gels. It is used as a thickener
in jams, and occurs naturally in some fruit, like apples. In apples,
it's mostly in the peel, and for someone beginning the diet, you normally
wouldn't get too much from eating an apple, because you'd peel it.
Pectin as an added ingredient is not legal, as it is a complex sugar. |
| Peppermint tea |
Legal |
|
| Peppers |
Legal |
Green, yellow, and red
peppers are permitted. Also jalapeno peppers, habanera peppers, chili
peppers, poblano peppers, relleno peppers, etc. are legal. |
| Peptizyde |
Illegal |
Contains ricebran. |
| Persimmons |
Legal |
|
| Pickles (dill) |
Legal |
Dill pickles are legal
as long as they do not contain illegal ingredients; read the labels
carefully. |
| Pine nuts |
Legal |
They are very hard to
digest and even grinding them for pesto doesn't make them any easier
on your gut. May be tried in small amounts after symptoms have subsided. |
| Pineapple |
Legal |
|
| Pineapple juice |
Legal |
Fresh pineapple juice
that does not have sugar added is allowed. We use Dole's unsweetened
pineapple juice in the can, as it has been checked out and does not
have sugar added. Juice should be diluted with water before drinking. |
| Pinto
beans |
Illegal |
Even after soaking they have the wrong kind of starch |
| Pistachio nuts |
Legal |
They are legal, but the
skins can be really tough for newbies. And don't get the pink dyed
ones, or the salted ones because they can have starch added to them.
You can get unsalted, unroasted pistachios at the health food store
and then roast them yourself. For instructions see, Pistachio
Nuts |
| Phosphatidylcholine |
Legal |
Another name for lecithin
which is legal. Eggs have a huge amount of this but if you are
not eating eggs, perhaps
a bit of supplement is fine.
- Elaine |
| Plantains |
Illegal |
They contain too much
starch. |
| Polysorbate
80 |
Illegal |
See Polysorbate
80 |
| Pork |
Legal |
Fresh and frozen are allowed
as long as nothing has been added during processing; check the labels
carefully. |
| Pork Rinds |
Legal |
Use the plain pork rinds
with no added flavourings and check the label carefully to make sure
they don't contain illegal ingredients |
| Port du Salut cheese |
Legal |
May be used occasionally. |
| Postum |
Illegal |
|
| Potassium Sorbate |
Legal |
(supplement ingredient) |
| Potatoes |
Illegal |
Both white and sweet potatoes
are illegal. |
| Poultry |
Legal |
Fresh and frozen are allowed
as long as nothing has been added during processing; check the labels
carefully. |
| Primal Defense |
Illegal |
See, Primal
Defense |
| Primost cheese |
Illegal |
|
| Processed cheeses |
Illegal |
See the appendix of the
book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle, for a complete list of illegal cheeses. |
| Protein powder |
Illegal |
See, Protein
powder |
| Provolone cheese |
Legal |
Although not listed with
the other cheeses on page 140 of Breaking the Vicious Cycle, provolone
cheese is legal. |
| Prunes |
Legal |
|
| Psyllium husks |
Illegal |
They are loaded with cellulose
and lignin which some bacteria thrive on. We accept that the cellulose
in vegetables and fruit can be handled OK but a concentrated form
such as husks would not be in order. |
| Pumpkin |
Legal |
Fresh pumpkin is legal,
canned pumpkin is not allowed. Butternut squash may be used as a substitute
for pumpkin in baking. |
| Pumpkin (canned) |
Illegal |
Canned pumpkin is illegal.
Butternut squash may be substituted for pumpkin in baking. |
| Quinoa |
Illegal |
Since Quinoa is 60% starch,
it is very illegal. |
| Raisins |
Legal |
Try them cautiously. |
| Rhubarb |
Legal |
|
| Rice |
Illegal |
Both brown and white rice
are illegal. |
| Rice Bran |
Illegal |
|
| Rice Flour |
Illegal |
|
| Ricotta cheese |
Illegal |
|
| Romano cheese |
Legal |
May be used occasionally. |
| Roquefort cheese |
Legal |
May be used occasionally. |
| Rutabaga |
Legal |
It is very fibrous, so
go slow and be careful. |
| Rye |
Illegal |
|
| Saccharine |
Legal |
|
| Safflower oil |
Legal |
|
| Sago starch |
Illegal |
|
| Salt |
Legal |
Ordinary
iodized table salt, altho it sometimes has dextrose, is legal because it is important to get
that iodine |
| Sashimi |
Legal |
(Japanese sushi-style raw fish served all by itself w/o rice) |
| Scotch whisky |
Legal |
Only have it occasionally. |
| Seaweed |
Illegal |
Seaweed is high in polysaccharides
and therefore illegal. |
| Seed Butters |
See note |
Seed
Butters |
| Seed Flour |
Illegal |
It is not allowed because
the quantity of the flour way surpasses the few seeds that Elaine
had in mind when she said "seeds are permissible after 3 months of
no symptoms." |
| Seeds |
Legal |
Permissible after 3 months
of no symptoms. |
| Sesame seeds |
See note |
Sesame seeds |
| Sharifa |
Legal |
Also known as custard
apple or cherimoya |
| Shellfish |
Legal |
Fresh and frozen are allowed
as long as nothing has been added during processing; check the labels
carefully. |
| Sherry |
Illegal |
|
| Silica |
Legal |
(supplement ingredient) |
| Silicon Dioxide |
Legal |
(supplement ingredient) |
| Slippery elm |
Illegal |
It is a mucilaginous herb.
Mucilaginous herbs are loaded with starch. This starch is food for
the pathogens that the SCD is designed to starve out. |
| Smoked meats |
Illegal |
Unless you know with certainty
that no sugar has been added during the smoking process, they are
not permitted. |
| Sodium Benzoate |
Legal |
(supplement ingredient) |
| Sodium starch glycinate |
Illegal |
|
| Sorbitol |
Illegal |
Sorbitol, mannitol, and
xylitol are all sugar alcohols and are not SCD legal. They fall under
the category of indigestible carbs and sugars, and so allow companies
to label things 'sugar free', even though they are providing nutrition
to the bacteria that live in your digestive tract. |
| Sour cream |
Illegal |
|
| Soy |
Illegal |
See - Soy |
| Soy Lecithin |
Legal |
Soy lecithin is an extract of one of the fats in soy and is allowable. |
| Soy Sauce |
Illegal |
Soy sauce is a fermented
soy product but contains wheat so it is illegal. Fermented soy bean
products such as 'miso' and 'tamari' that do not have wheat or other
grains added, may be tried in small amounts after symptoms have subsided
(about 3 months symptom-free). |
| Soybean milk |
Illegal |
|
| Soybean oil |
Legal |
|
| Soybeans |
Illegal |
|
| Spearmint Tea |
Legal |
|
| Spelt |
Illegal |
|
| Spices |
Legal |
Spices of all kinds may
be used, but avoid spice mixtures; buy spices separately. |
| Spinach |
Legal |
|
| Spirulina |
Illegal |
We do not use algae (Spirulina)
because IBD involves the immune system and can aggravate an already
disturbed immune system. |
| Splenda |
Illegal |
There are several reasons
why it is illegal, see Splenda |
| Split peas |
Legal |
Dried legumes must be
prepared according to the instructions in the book, Breaking the Vicious
Cycle. |
| Sprouted Grain Bread |
Illegal |
|
| Squash |
Legal |
Both winter and summer
squashes are legal. |
| Stevia |
Illegal |
It's molecular structure
resembles a steroid and the effects are unknown. See, Stevia |
| Stilton cheese |
Legal |
May be used occasionally. |
| String beans |
Legal |
Also called Green Beans |
| Sucralose |
Illegal |
There are several reasons
why it is illegal, see Sucralose |
| Sulphates |
Legal |
When a fruit such as peaches
(dried) and coconut is sulphated, it means it has been exposed to
sulphur to keep the color from darkening. Some people are allergic
to sulphated products but most of us are not bothered by them. |
| Sunflower oil |
Legal |
|
| Sweet Potatoes |
Illegal |
|
| Swiss cheese |
Legal |
May be used freely. |
