The following foods are the least
likely to provoke allergic reactions:
Beverages:
-
Almond
milk
-
Herb
teas (no lemon or orange)
-
Pure
freshly-juiced fruit juices without sugar or additives (dilute 50:50
with water)
-
Roasted
grain beverages may be used as coffee substitutes
-
Seltzer
(salt free)
-
Spring
water in glass bottles or clear plastic
Cereals: (Organic)
-
Oatmeal
-
Oat bran
-
Cream of
rye
-
Puffed
rice and millet
-
Diluted
apple juice, apple slices, and nuts go well on cereal.
-
Use
almond milk or rice milk on cereal.
Grains and flour: (All organic)
-
Bean
flour
-
Buckwheat flour
-
100%
buckwheat soba noodles
-
Cooked
whole gains, such as oats, millet,
barley,
buckwheat groats (kasha), rice macaroni, spelt (flour and pasta),
brown rice,
amaranth,
quinoa,
rice,
or millet breads (that contain no dairy, eggs, sugar, or wheat)
-
Potato
flour
-
100%
rice cakes
-
Rice
crackers
-
Rice
flour
-
100%
rye
or spelt bread with no wheat
-
Rye
crackers
Legumes: (Organic)
-
Black
beans
-
Chickpeas
-
Kidney
beans
-
Lentils
-
Navy
beans
-
Peas
-
String
beans
-
Tofu
(eat no more than 2x weekly)
Dried beans should be soaked overnight.
Pour off the water and rinse before cooking. Canned beans often contain
added sugar or other potential allergens. Some cooked beans packaged in
glass jars, and sold at health food stores, contain no sugar.
Nuts and seeds: (Organic)
-
Nuts and
seeds, either raw or roasted, without salt or sugar
-
Nut
butters from health food stores or from fresh ground nuts (such as
almond butter, cashew butter, walnut butter, sesame butter, and
sesame tahini)
-
Peanuts
are a common food allergen and should be avoided, along with peanut
butter
Oils: (Organic)
-
Use
cold-pressed or expeller-pressed oils (available from health food
stores), as they are safer for the heart and blood vessels. Do not
use corn oil or “vegetable oil” from an unspecified source, as this
is usually corn oil.
-
Canola
oil
-
Flaxseed
(edible linseed) oil
-
Olive
oil
-
Coconut
Oil (unrefined)
Protein: (Organic and free-range)
-
Fresh
(not farmed) tuna, salmon, and other cold-water fish
-
Lamb
-
Poultry
and fowl
Vegetables: (Organic)
-
All
vegetables except corn are generally acceptable.
-
Tomatoes
sometimes cause problems and should be avoided by susceptible
individuals.
