These food items have been locked up for good:
Sugar & Sugar-Containing Foods
- Beet Sugar
- Brown sugar
- Cane sugar
- Date sugar
- Dextrose
- Di-saccharide
- Fructose
- Galactose
- Glucose
- Glycogen
- High-fructose corn syrup
- Honey
- Lactose
- Malt syrup
- Malt barley
- Maltodextrin
- Maltose
- Mannitol
- Molasses
- Mono-saccharides
- Poly-saccharides
- Raw sugar
- Sorbitol
- Sorghum
- Turbinado sugar
- Maltitol
- Maple syrup
- Agave
Cheese & Other High Mold Foods
Vinegar & Other Fermented Products
- Barbecue sauce
- Catsup
- Chili sauce
- Ciders
- Cocktail sauce
- Green olives
- Horseradish
- Mayonnaise
- Pickle relish
- Pickles
- Salad dressings
- Soy sauce
- Steak sauce
- Tamari
- Worcestershire sauce
Alcoholic Beverages (This is really no problem for me at all. I don’t like it. I believe that it is better to abstain…to not cause anyone to stumble, even myself.)
Yeast Containing Foods
- Breads
- Pastries
- Raised Bakery Goods
- Rolls
- Crackers
- Pizza dough
Grains and Flours
- Barley
- Bulgur
- Durum
- Kamut
- Oats (due to cross-contamination)
- Rye
- Semolina
- Spelt
- Triticale
- Wheat
- Bran
- Couscous
- Enriched Flour
- Farina
- Flour
- Graham Flour
- Malt
- Matzoh
- Orzo
- Spelt
- white rice
Vegetables
- Mushrooms
- Truffles
- Canned Tomato Products (unless they have acceptable ingredients)
Dairy Products
- Milk
- Cream
- Half & Half
- Yogurt
- Sour Cream
- Cheese
- Butter
- Sherbet
- White or Milk Chocolate
- Ice Cream
- Ice Milk
- Creamed Soups and Vegetables
- Soup Bases
- Puddings
- Custard
- Whey
- Margarine
- Tuna fish
- Dairy-free Cheese (most brands)
- Lactic Acid
- Cosmetics, medicines
- Lactic Acid
- Artificial Flavorings
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- Hot Dogs
- Lunch Meats
- Sausage
- Ghee
- Goat and sheep milk foods
- Casein or Caseinate
Protein
- Bacon
- Corned beef
- Ham
- Hot dogs
- Peanut butter
- Peanuts
- Pickled fish & meat
- Salami
- Sausages
- Smoked or cured fish
- Smoked or cured meat (Oh, how I will miss embutidos! I hope this diet isn’t forever!)
Fruits (to be avoided for 3 weeks minimum, then add gradually…I’m still noticing a bit of sensitivity even after 9 months of the diet)
- Lemon and lime are acceptable
- Apple and berries are the best fruits to start with, since they are lowest in sugar
Fruit Juices
Teas
- Black teas are prepared through a fermentation process…boohoo! I miss tea parties with mom, sister and friends!
- Green, white and herbal teas are acceptable, but labels must be read carefully for any hidden ingredients
Vitamins (Must have a yeast-free label. Many commercially made vitamins are derived from mold-yeast culture.)
All Soy Products
Other Items/Additives to Avoid
- Vinegars from grains
- MSG
- HVP (Hydrolyzed Vegetable/Plant Protein)
- Texturized Vegetable Protein
- Caramel Color
- Miso powder
- Candies, flours or starch used on conveyor belts
- Food starch or Modified food starch
- Natural or artificial colors and flavors
- Mono/Di Glycerides
- Texturized Vegetable Protein
- Rice Syrup
Beware of…
- Frozen potato products
- Rice pilaf
- Flavored chips
- Flavored rice cakes
- Dry roasted and flavored nuts and seeds
- Trail mixes
- All processed meats
- Imitation crab
- “Vegetarian”, soy, or imitation meat products
- Egg substitutes
- Thickening agents
- Flavorings
- Baking powder
- Lays’ chips – Frito Lay
- Rice Dream Rice Milk
- Many flavored and herbal teas
- Tortilla chips at most restaurants
- Worcestershire sauce
- Envelope glue
- Lipstick and other make-ups
- Dental “prophy paste” (Request GF prophy paste in cleaning)
- School supplies (paste, finger paints, Play Doh)
- Vitamins and Supplements (make sure they are GF)
