Allowable Foods in Representative Elimination Diets*
Food | Diet No. 1 (No beef, pork, fowl, milk, rye, or corn) | Diet No. 2 (No beef, lamb, milk, or rice) | Diet No. 3 (No lamb, fowl, rye, rice, corn, or milk) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cereal | Rice products | Corn products | None |
Vegetables | Artichokes, beets, carrots, lettuce, spinach | Asparagus, corn, peas, squash, string beans, tomatoes | Beets, lima beans, potatoes (white and sweet), string beans, tomatoes |
Meats | Lamb | Bacon, chicken | Bacon, beef |
Flour (bread or biscuits) | Rice | Corn, 100% rye (ordinary rye bread contains wheat) | Lima bean, potato, soybean |
Fruits | Grapefruit, lemons, pears | Apricots, peaches, pineapple, prunes | Apricots, grapefruit, lemons, peaches |
Fat | Cottonseed oil, olive oil | Corn oil, cottonseed oil | Cottonseed oil, olive oil |
Beverages | Coffee (black), lemonade, tea | Coffee (black), lemonade, tea | Coffee (black), lemonade, juice from approved fruit, tea |
Miscellaneous | Cane sugar, gelatin, maple sugar, olives, salt, tapioca pudding | Cane sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, salt | Cane sugar, gelatin, maple sugar, olives, salt, tapioca pudding |
* Diet No. 4: If symptoms persist when patients are following any of the above 3 elimination diets and diet is still suspected, daily diet may be restricted to an elemental diet (using extensively hydrolyzed or amino acid–based formulas). | |||