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note that there is no "MAYBE" column. If in doubt it is a NO. |
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| General
Guidelines |
Moderate
amounts of food.
Fresh foods, pure foods.
Regular meals.
Light, well cooked foods.
Neutral - nothing too acidic nor alkaline.
Wash all foods and your hands before preparing food and eating.
Listen to your newly intelligent body.
If in doubt, trust your new taste buds.
Moderate use of spices (but no chilli at all).
Moderate use of dried and fresh herbs.
Moderate use of salt. |
Excesses
(in quantity) of any sort of foodstuff.
No fasting, No binges.
Very hot foods (in temperature or chilli).
Chilled foods - anything straight from the fridge.
Snacks, take-aways, junk food, confectionary.
Heavy foods, under-cooked foods, raw foods.
Processed, artificial, preserved, chemically treated foods.
Meat of all types - beef, pork, lamb, chicken, fish, shell fish,
sausage.
Highly spiced foods.
No chilli at all.Stale, impure, contaminated or doubtful leftover
food.
All sugars, including honey. |
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| Beverages |
Pure
water.
Weak herbal teas.
Weak cereal beverages eg. echo, karo.
Weak fruit juices - watered down 50/50 (excluding any citrus).
Weak vegie juices - watered down 50/50, excluding tomato juice.
Non-flavoured mineral water.
Carob derivatives - but not with milk. |
Avoid
polluted, chlorinated, chilled water.
Coffee - even decaffeinated.
Tea of the tannin varieties such as Indian, Ceylon, Chinese,
even Formosan, Madura and low tannin ones.
Cocoa.
Concentrated, or 100% full strength fruit juices.
Concentrated, or 100% full strength vegetable juices.
Soft drinks, sports drinks - eg "Gatorade" etc.
Alcohol of any kind in any form. |
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| Dairy |
Soy milk
(Not really dairy but a bean): Must be unflavoured only, unadulterated.
Check labels for synthetics, sweeteners and additives. |
Cow's
milk - whole or skim, plain or flavoured.
Butter and Ghee.
All cheeses - Hard, yellow, salty, mature cheeses and white,
soft cheeses - eg cottage, feta.
Cream - fresh or sour.
Yoghurt, ice cream, buttermilk, custards.
Margarine (banned forever!). |
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| Fats |
Natural
cold-pressed vegetable oils (except canola).
Olive oils.
Small amounts of cooked nuts. |
Canola
(rape seed) oil.
Nut pastes - eg peanut, cashew, almond, tahini.
Coconut oil, copha, animal fats, dripping, lard.
Margarine (banned forever).
Raw uncooked nuts. |
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| Grains
and Beans |
Rice
- white, basmati, jasmine, par boiled.
Oats, barley, rye, wheat - all well cooked.
Lentils - all. Red, green, brown, yellow.
Beans - soy, kidney, chick, mung etc.
All well cooked.
Tofu, tempeh - small amounts and only in cooked form. |
Brown
rice, wild rice.
Breads of all kinds - wholemeal, brown or white, unyeasted or
yeasted (even sour dough).
Raw grains - eg raw oats in muesli, or toasted oats in breakfast
cereals, grainy breads with chaff-type additives.
Mueslis of all kinds.
Pastas of all kinds. |
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| Fruit |
Moderate
amounts of in-season, (preferably organic) fresh fruits excepting
citrus.
Stewed fruits, bottled, tinned (unsweetened).
Moderate use soaked and cooked dried fruit
Watered down juices to 50% - No citrus. |
Citrus
fruits in any form - No oranges, lemons, grapefruit, lime, pineapple,
either fresh, cooked, juiced, or as jams.
No raw dried fruits.
No concentrated or full strength fruit juices. |
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| Vegetables |
In-season,
fresh, (preferably organic), steamed, baked, boiled, soups,
light fried.
Light salads - no dressings.
Avocado is OK in moderation.
Watered down juices to 50% - excepting tomato. |
Any kind
of old, stale, treated or sprayed vegetables.
Processed, frozen, tinned, packeted vegetables.
Avoid raw root vegies - carrots, beetroot, onions, garlic,
ginger.
No raw tomato.No mushrooms - raw or cooked.
No concentrated or full strength vegetable juices. |
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| Other |
Toothpaste
(we got asked once).
Moderate use of cooked onions, garlic, ginger. |
Fermented
soy products - miso, soy sauce, tamari, shoyu.Brewers yeast,
baking yeast, natural yeasts.
Salty things - eg potato chips, vegemite, marmite, etc.
Sour or pungent things - vinegar, chutneys, pickles.Biscuits,
chocolate, sweets or all kinds
.Eggs - either alone or cooked into things.
Drugs - legal and illegal, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals.
Herbal remedies, vitamin or mineral supplements.
Tobacco - includes passive smoke.
Air pollutants, inhaled or skin contact chemicals - eg petrol
fumes, cleaning products, pesticides. |
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