The Standard Elimination Diet Foods List

The Elimination diet is a treatment plan that uses the elimination of foods to identify food intolerances that can influence some conditions, such as food allergies, Crohn's disease and inflammatory bowel disease. While the elimination diet can be a difficult and unwavering diet to follow, there are some that have found tremendous relief after finding their food triggers. By sticking to the allowed food list, patients can release themselves from the problems caused by most food triggers.

Meat/Eggs

The meat that is allowed are fish from cold water, chicken, turkey and lamb. There are no eggs that are allowed, not even the egg substitutes.

Fats/Oils

Allowed fats in the elimination diet are flax oil, refined olive oil, walnut oil, sesame oil, pumpkin oil, salad dressings, and canola. Cold pressed oils are fine.

Nuts/Seeds

The elimination diet allows for almonds, flax seed, pecans, cashews, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and any nut butter made from nuts off the approved list.

Beverages

Drinks that are allowed are filtered or spring water, herbal teas, fresh fruit juice, fresh vegetable juice, and any unsweetened fruit or vegetable juice. Coffee, tea, alcohol and sodas are eliminated due to the caffeine stimulant effect.

Cereal/Breads

The elimination diet allows for any bread or cereal that is made out of arrowroot, soy flour, potato flour, teff, buckwheat, amaranth, rice or quinoa.

Fruits/Vegetables

You are allowed any fresh fruit or vegetables and ones that are juiced.

Beans/Milk

All lentils and beans are allowed on the elimination diet. Any milk made from rice, soy and from nuts is also allowed.

Starches

Rices, millet, potatoes, buckwheat and quinoa are the only starches that are allowed. Gluten starches are forbidden.

Soups

The only soups that are allowed on the diet are ones that are clear and vegetable-based. You cannot have cream soups.

Sweeteners

Fruit sweeteners and brown rice syrups are the only ones allowed. There can be no sugar, fructose or high fructose corn syrup, molasses or honey.

There are times when the elimination diet is altered depending on what condition it is given for or if there are food allergies to be suspected. While the diet has different variations, this is the standard allowed foods list for the Elimination Diet.

Source:

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine: Elimination Diet

http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/files/webfm-uploads/documents/outreach/im/handout_elimination_diet_patient.pdf