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The Legal
/ Illegal
list T to Z
The following
is a list of foods that are allowed (legal)
and foods that are not allowed (illegal)
while following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, as outlined in the book,
Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall. The SCD is a progressive
diet and the
introduction
of many of these foods should be delayed until healing has taken
place, please read the book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" for further
information.
Some general guidelines are, no grains (i.e. rice, wheat, corn, oats,
etc.), no processed foods, no starchy vegetables (i.e. potatoes, yams,
etc.), no canned vegetables of any kind, no flour, no sugar, no sweeteners
other than honey and saccharin, and no milk products except for homemade
yogurt fermented for 24 hours, prepared according to the instructions
in the book.
List
compiled by Kim Hesche
Food |
Legal
/ Illegal |
Note
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| Tabasco |
Legal |
|
| Tagatose |
Illegal |
|
| Tamari |
Legal |
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). |
| Tamarind |
Illegal |
See, Tamarind |
| Tangerines |
Legal |
|
| Tapioca |
Illegal |
It is a starch, therefore
illegal. |
| Tapioca Flour |
Illegal |
|
| Taro |
Illegal |
It has much too much starch
in it and is very similar to potatoes. |
| Tea |
Legal |
Ordinary black tea
is legal but should be made weak.
Instant
tea,Ojibwa tea (Essiac), many herbal teas, teas made
from bark etc are
full of polysaccharides and are illegal
|
| Tofutti cheese |
Illegal |
|
| Tofu |
Illegal |
It is made from soy |
| Tomato juice (canned) |
Legal |
Should only have salt
added. Also see Tomato Juice - canned |
| Tomato paste (canned) |
Illegal |
|
| Tomato purée (canned) |
Illegal |
|
| Tomato sauce (canned) |
Illegal |
|
| Tomatoes |
Legal |
Canned tomatoes are illegal. |
| Triticale |
Illegal |
|
| Turnips |
Illegal |
In the most recent printing
of BTVC (Ninth Printing - May 2002), turnips were moved from the 'allowed'
list to the 'not allowed' list. |
| Vanillin |
Legal |
But not in concentrated form see Vanillin |
| V8 Juice |
Illegal |
It has tomato paste listed
as an ingredient. Elaine has listed tomato paste as being illegal.
It is also made from concentrate and has added sugar. |
| Vegetables (canned) |
Illegal |
Canned vegetables are
not permitted; they must either be fresh or frozen. |
| Vegetable stearate |
Legal |
I believe that stearate
is always a fat (stearic acid) so vegetable stearate would be a
fat from some vegetable like coconut,
etc. -- Elaine |
| Vinegar |
Legal |
Red and white wine vinegar
also white and cider vinegars are allowed but check the label for
added illegals. Balsamic vinegar is not allowed. |
Vitamin E
from soy
|
Legal |
|
| Vodka |
Legal |
Only have it occasionally. |
| Walnuts |
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. |
| wasabi |
Illegal |
|
| Water chestnuts |
Illegal |
|
| Watercress |
Legal |
|
| Wheat |
Illegal |
|
| Wheat germ |
Illegal |
|
| Wine |
Legal |
Very dry wine is legal.
See, Wines for more information on dry
wines. |
| Xanthum Gum |
Illegal |
|
| Xylitol |
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. |
| Yams |
Illegal |
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| Yoghurt (commercial) |
Illegal |
Eating commercial yoghurt
is not permitted. Commercial yoghurt may be used as a starter for
making homemade yogurt. For directions for making yoghurt
see, How to make yoghurt |
| Yoghurt (homemade) |
Legal |
See, yoghurt
for instructions on how to make legal yoghurt. |
| Yucca Root |
Illegal |
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