Sweets and Sweeteners

 Powdered sweeteners (other than stevia)

 Candies, especially so-called sugar-free types

 Honey and fructose

 Most "diet" and "sugar-free" foods (except sugar-free
Jell-0 gelatin when the label doesn't mention malto-
dextrin, and diet sodas that do not contain fruit juices
or list other carbohydrate on the label)

 Desserts (except Jell-0 gelatin without
maltodextrin - no more than Vi cup per serving) and
pastries: cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, et cetera

 Foods containing, as a significant ingredient, products
whose names end in -ol or -ose (dextrose, glucose, lac-
tose, mannitol, mannose, sorbitol, sucrose, xylitol, xy-
lose, et cetera), except cellulose; also, corn syrup,
molasses, maltodextrin, et cetera



Sweet or Starchy Vegetables

 Beans: chili beans, chickpeas, lima beans, lentils, sweet
peas, et cetera (string beans, snow peas, and bell and
chili peppers, which are mostly cellulose, are okay, as
are very limited amounts of many soybean products)

 Beets

 Carrots

 Corn

 Onions, except in small amounts

 Packaged creamed spinach containing flour

 Parsnips

 Potatoes

 Cooked tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and
raw tomatoes except in small amounts

 Winter squash


Fruit and luices

 All fruits (except avocados)

 All juices (including tomato and vegetable juices -
except for some people, in a small Bloody Mary)


Certain Dairy Products

 Milk

 Sweetened, flavored, and low-fat yogurts

 Cottage cheese (except in very small amounts)

 Powdered milk substitutes and coffee lighteners



Canned milk concentrate


Grains and Grain Products

 Wheat, rye, barley, corn, and lesser-known, "alterna-
tive" grains, such as kasha, quinoa, and sorghum

 White, brown, wild rice, or rice cakes

 Pasta

 Breakfast cereal

 Pancakes and waffles

 Bread, crackers, and other flour products, including
"whole grain" breads


Prepared Foods

 Most commercially prepared soups

 Most packaged "health foods"
Snack foods (virtually anything that comes wrapped
in cellophane, including nuts)
Balsamic vinegar (compared to wine vinegar, white
vinegar, or cider vinegar, balsamic contains consider-
able sugar)