Food Recommendations

Eating a variety of foods and rotating foods are important for optimal health because this:

  • Encourages a diverse gut microbiome, which reduces risk of disease

  • Prevents food sensitivities and intolerances

  • Minimizes the buildup of irritants such as histamines, lectins, nickel, oxalates and salicylates (these irritants are naturally occurring or absorbed from the soil)

Cooking Tips

  • Preferred methods are pressure cooking, steaming, slow cooking, and boiling (helpful for reducing oxalates and nickel—just don’t drink the liquid). Baking, roasting, broiling, barbecuing, stir-frying and sautéing are okay once in a while.

  • Using different methods allows for a variety of flavor and texture.

Food Categories to Include in Your Daily Diet

  • The following list does not take into consideration histamines, lectins, nickel, oxalates and salicylates. If the initial assessment shows that you would benefit from excluding some foods at the beginning of your program, this will be factored in to your Personalized Active Care Plan.

  • Serving sizes can vary depending on your height, weight and activity level.

  • For IBS, constipation and diarrhea it’s often helpful to eat foods high in soluble fibre at the start of each meal to stabilize digestion.

Vegetables

  • Best if cooked (easier to digest) but a small amount of raw is okay.

  • Include a variety. If you get bloating or gas with certain ones, let me know and I’ll make other recommendations.

Asparagus
Artichoke
Arugula
Bamboo Shoot
Beets
Bok Choy
Brussel Sprouts
Broccoli or Broccolini

Cabbage
Cauliflower

Carrot
Celery

Celery Root

Cilantro

Corn

Cucumber

Endive

Escarole

Green Bean

Jicama

Kohlrabi

Leek

(Baby) Lettuce

Okra

Onion

Mushroom

Parsnip

Rutabaga

Pea

Pumpkin

Radish (Daikon or White)

Squash

Sweet Potato

Turnip

Yam

Zucchini

Protein

  • Include 1 to 2 times a day. Think of the serving size as a deck of cards.

  • Nut and seed butters are easier to digest than whole nuts and seeds.Keep egg yolks soft.

  • Small amounts of beans and lentils can be included if tolerated.

  • For yogurt and/or Kefir, goat is often better tolerated than cow.

Bean
Beef
Cheese
Chicken
Egg

Kefir
Lamb

Lentil
Milk

Nut Butters

Sardines

Seed butters

Turnkey

Wild Game

Yogurt

** Avoid Fish and Shellfish other than sardines, Soy Products, and Protein Powder

Grain

  • Grains can be included if tolerated.

  • Make sure oats are well cooked and gluten free.

Amaranth

Barley

Corn (blue or yellow)

Millet

Oats

Quinoa

Rice

Rye

** Avoid Wheat and Raw grain products such as granola, muesli and trail mix

Fruits

Fruits

Fats and Oils

  • Fast oxidizers often do best by including extra fat with each meal. This helps to balance the oxidation rate as well as stabilize blood sugar levels.

  • Slow oxidizers generally don’t need extra fat with their meals. The exceptions are those who are in sympathetic dominance, breastfeeding and/or have certain health conditions.

  • Dairy can be included if tolerated.

  • Nut and seed butters are easier to digest than whole nuts and seeds.

  • Avoid cooking with oil as this oxidizes the oil and makes it rancid.

Butter or Ghee

Coconut oil

Cream

Dairy Products

Egg

Meat (not lean)

Nut Butters

Olive oil

Sardines

Seed butters

** Avoid Flaxseed Oil

Hempseed Oil

Hydrogenated oils

Lard

Margarine

Palm Oil

Peanut Butter

Refined vegetable oil: corn, grapeseed, hazelnut, peanut, safflower, sesame, sunflower

Shortening

Beverages

  • Spring water is preferred.

  • If tap water is safe in your area, use a carbon-block filter.

  • Distilled water should only be used for 2-3 days. Extended use will leach minerals from the body.

  • Maximum 1 cup a day of regular coffee and 1 cup of herbal tea.

  • Best to consume a beverage 20 to 30 minutes before or after meals so it doesn’t interfere with digestion by diluting stomach acid.

Beef Bone Broth

Coffee

Tea

Water

Seasonings

  • These aren’t necessary, but can make meals more appetizing.

  • Olive oil mixed with a small amount of nut and seed butters or mustard works well.

  • Good quality sea salts are Bamboo Jade or Redmonds.

  • Apply salt after cooking.

Basil

Burdock

Chive

Cilantro (dried)

Cumin

Curry powder

Dill

Garlic

Ginger

Horseradish

Marjoram

Mustard

Oregano

Parsley

Rosemary

Sea Salt

Tarragon

Thyme

Turmaric

Sweeteners

  • If some is needed, use small amounts of natural honey, pure maple syrup or maple butter.

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Disclaimer and disclosure: Diane Yoder is not a medical doctor. Nothing here is intended to discourage anyone from seeking or following the advice of a medical doctor. This is not meant to diagnose, treat or cure any diseases and isn’t a substitute for standard medical care.

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