Fruit dishes,jams, juices made with restricted ingredients
Meat, Poultry and Fish
All fresh meat and poultry. Must be bought and cooked fresh.
All fish (unless fresh caught)
All shellfish
Leftover/refrigerated meats
Processed, cured or smoked meats
Eggs
Plain eggs (ensure whites are fully cooked)
Raw egg whites (as in some eggnog, hollandaise sauce, milk shakes)
Fats and Oils
Pure butter
All vegetable oils and oils of allowed
foods which contain no additives
Coconut oil
Meat drippings and fat
Homemade gravy
Homemade salad dressings with allowed ingredients
All fats and oils with colours or preservatives
Prepared gravy
Commercial salad dressings
Hydrolyzed lecithin
Spices and Herbs
All fresh herbs and spices except those listed opposite
Anise
Cinnamon
Cloves
Curry powder
Paprika/cayenne
Nutmeg
Seasoning packets with restricted ingredients
Foods labeled “with spices”
Nuts and seeds
All nuts should be eliminated for the first two weeks on the diet. After this period, nuts aside from those listed opposite may be reintroduced individually to examine tolerance. Begin with macadamias and chestnuts.
Walnuts
Cashews
Legumes*
All legumes should be eliminated for the first two weeks on the diet. After this period, legumes aside from those listed opposite may be reintroduced individually to examine tolerance. Even if tolerable, a maximum consumption of ½ cup legumes per day is recommended.
Soy
Lentils
Beans
Peanuts
Breads and Cereals*
Total of ½ cup per day maximum of the following: Any plain, gluten-free breads, gluten-free oats, gluten-free pasta or other gluten-free grains with allowed ingredients only.
It’s notable that non-celiac gluten sensitivity may be due to histamine intolerance.
Foods cooked in oils containing hydrolyzed lecithin, BHA or BHT Baking Mixes
Dry dessert mixes
Milk and Dairy*
After two weeks on this diet, plain milk can be reintroduced if tolerable
Recommended to only use when necessary and in minimal amounts:
Honey
Molasses
Maple Syrup
Pure jams and jellies
Mashed banana
Homemade desserts with allowed ingredients
Flavored syrups
Prepared dessert fillings
Prepared icings/frostings
Spreads with restricted ingredients
Cake decorations
Confectionary
Commercial candies
All processed sugars
All artificial sweeteners
Other
Apple cider vinegar
Baking soda
Plain gelatin
Corn starch
Gluten-free baking powder
All chocolate, cocoa and carob
All products made with artificial flavors or preservatives
Artificial colourings, especially tartazine (also found in medications and supplements)
Hydrolyzed lecithin
BHA, BHT
Flavored gelatin
Mincemeat
Prepared relishes and olives
Soy sauce
Miso Commercial ketchup
Canned foods and ready meals
Pickled and fermented foods
Vinegar
Yeast and yeast extracts
Benzoates (also found in cosmetics), sulphites, nitrites, glutamate, food dyes
Beverages
Coffee
Still and carbonated mineral water
Tea made with fresh sliced ginger and hot water only (helps degrade histamine)
Alcohol is recommended to be consumed in minimal amounts, if at all. However, when necessary, plain vodka, gin and white rum are the best choices on this diet.
All drinks with “flavor” or “spices” Beer, cider and wine (unless specified low histamine wine)
All other alcoholic beverages
* Starred food categories are not essential in your diet and should be consumed in minimal amounts or avoided entirely to maximize health benefits and symptom relief during your diet.
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It’s notable that non-celiac gluten sensitivity may be due to histamine intolerance.
* Starred food categories are not essential in your diet and should be consumed in minimal amounts or avoided entirely to maximize health benefits and symptom relief during your diet.