Counseling Sheet

Agatha M. Thrash, M.D.
Preventive Medicine

This diet has a large list of foods which should be eliminated. When the problem stops, you should add one food at a time every five to seven days until the problem returns. At that time you should begin making a careful list of all those foods causing your problem and eliminate those from your diet.‍

FOODS TO AVOID

‍Apples
Artificial colors *
Bananas
Beef *
Beer (alcohol) *
Cane sugar
Chocolate *
Cinnamon (irritants, spices) *
Citrus fruits & juices
Coffee *
Colas *
Corn (cornstarch, corn products)
Dairy products **
Eggs *
Fish *
Garlic
Legumes (beans, peas)
Lettuce
Nightshades (tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, peppers)
Nuts (all kinds)
Oatmeal
Onion
Pork *
Rice
Seeds
Strawberries
Tea *
‍Tobacco *
Wheat
Yeast

* Even if no allergies exist, these items should be avoided.
** Responsible for over 60% of all food allergies.
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FOODS ALLOWED

GRAINS:
‍Amaranth
Buckwheat
Millet
Quinoa‍

THICKENERS:
‍Tapioca
Cassava Root
Arrowroot

‍HERBS:
‍Basil
Bay leaf
Dill
Parsley
Sage
Thyme

‍VEGETABLES:
‍Artichoke
Asparagus
Avocado
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Collards
Cucumber
Honeydew
Kale
Melons
Okra
Parsnips
Pumpkins
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Spinach
Squash (acorn, zucchini, butternut, hubbard, summer)
Sweet potatoes
Swiss chard
Turnips
Watermelon

‍FRUITS:
‍Apricots
Avocado
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cranberries
Currants
Figs
Grapes
Kiwi
Mango
Nectarines
Olives
Papaya
Peach
Pear
Persimmon
Pineapple
Plums
Pomegranate
Raspberries

‍DRIED FRUITS:
‍Currants
Dates
Figs
Pineapple
Prunes
Raisins