Low Reactive Diet Summary
| Food Group | Allowed | Avoid |
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Meat,
Fish,
Poultry,
Legumes
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Red meats, beef, veal, chicken, lamb, turkey, all legumes (including whole Soya bean, dried peas, lentils), cold-water fish (salmon, halibut, cod, tuna, mackerel, trout etc.),
processed soya products, soya sausage, soya burger, soya sauce, tempeh, tofu, tamari etc
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Pork, eggs, processed meats: cold cuts, bacon, ham, sausage, frankfurters etc.
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Dairy Products
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Milk substitutes such as rice milk, nut milks, soya beverages - in moderation due to their high carbohydrate content.
Dairy alternatives: soya yoghurt, soya cheese.
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Milk, yoghurt, cheese, ice cream, cream, non-dairy creamers.
Coconut milk or cream.
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Grains, starches, breads and cereals
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Whole: grains, rice, buckwheat, millet, soya, amaranth, quinoa, tapioca, arrowroot, their flours and pastas. Potato flour and gluten-free products.
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All gluten containing products: wheat, rye, oats, barley, malt.
Breads biscuits, crackers, pasta, cereals, etc, including gluten-containing pasta.
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Soups
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Clear, vegetable-based broth,
Homemade vegetarian soups.
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Canned or creamed soups.
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Vegetables
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All vegetables, preferably fresh, frozen or freshly juiced.
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Canned, creamed or in casseroles.
Pumpkin, squashes, baby marrow, sweet potato, corn, mushrooms.
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Beverages
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Pure water, ginger water, freshly prepared fruit or vegetable juices. Herbal teas (excluding citrus and strawberry).
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Chilled drinks, milk, coffee, tea, cocoa, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, sweetened beverages, citrus drinks, and strawberry drinks.
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Fruits
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Unsweetened fresh, frozen, or water-packed canned fruits (excluding citrus and strawberry), mangoes, rock melon, peeled apples, peeled pears, lychees, paw paw, bananas.
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Commercial fruit packed in syrups, citrus fruits, strawberries, avocados and all dried fruit.
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Sweeteners
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Maple syrup - in moderation due to high carbohydrate content.
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Honey, raw/brown-white sugar, artificial sweeteners.
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Fats, Oils and Nuts
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Cold/expeller pressed, unrefined, light-shielded flax and walnut oil. Cook with sesame or olive oil.
Seeds: sesame, sunflower, or flaxseed.
Nuts: walnuts, pecans, and almonds
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Margarine, shortening, unclarified butter, refined oils, coconut, peanuts, salad dressing and spreads.
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Yeast and Moulds
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All yeast free products, apple cider vinegar.
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All packaged and processed foods, refined sugars, all foods from a box, bottle or can, any foods containing yeast, cheeses, commercially prepared condiments, peanuts, vinegar, alcoholic beverages.
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