Foods to Avoid- Phase I (Ultra Metbolism Cont'd)

If you want to take the challenge and change your life and health by getting rid of processed foods with man-made (trans fats and hydrogenated oils) fats, here are the things to avoid. Don't worry, there is a list just as long of things you can eat and enjoy :)

These are items to ELIMINATE, basically forever because they are not good for our bodies:

• Refined or non-whole grain flour products, all types of bagels, breads, rolls, wraps, and pastas
• Sugar- candy, cookies, cereals, pastries, pies, sodas, etc.
  
• Artificial sweeteners- Aspartame, Stevia
• Sugar alcohols- sorbitol, maltitol
• Artificial colors
• Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils
  
• Canola and Peanut Oils
• Fat Substitutes- Benefat, Olean
• Sodium Nitrate
• Caffeinated drinks

This next list is to detox your body for TWO weeks. You don't always have to be this strict, but if you're ready to clean out your system and start on a clean slate, these are foods to avoid:

FRUIT

• Dried fruit
• Canned Fruit
• Fruit Juices
  

GRAINS

• Barley
• Couscous
• Oats
  
• Whole Wheat
• Wheat Bran
  
• Wheat Germ
  
• White Rice
  
• Bread
• Cake
  
• Cereal
• Cookies
• Crackers
• Pasta
• Rolls
• Tortillas
  
• Wraps
  

DAIRY

• Butter
• Cheese (all)
  
• Cottage cheese
• Cream (cheese)
  
• Ice cream
• Milk
  
• Sour cream
  
• Yogurt
  
• Frozen Yogurt
• Eggs
  

POULTRY

• Chicken with skin
• Turkey with skin
  
• Processed poultry
  
• All Beef
  
• Pork (ham, bacon, sausage)
  
• Deli meats
  

NUTS

• Peanuts and peanut butter
• Pistachios
  

FATS AND OILS

• Canola (rapeseed) oil
  
• Peanut oil
  
• Wheat germ oil
  

SEASONING MIXES THAT AREN'T WHOLE OR GROUND HERBS AND SPICES

• Taco seasoning
• Ranch
  
• Southwest
  
• Soy sauce
  
• Flavorings
  

BEVERAGES

• Caffeinated Beverages
• Chocolate Drinks
• Fruit Drinks
• Regular/Diet Sodas
  

It has you avoiding dairy and wheat products to see if your body is allergic or has reactions to them. So once the two weeks are up and you incorporate them into your diet and get headaches, stomach aches, changes in digestion, changes in you skin (acne) muscle aches, etc, then you'll know what you're allergic to, because everyone is different. Look for following posts on PHASE II, which incorporates more food into your diet, after the detox for two weeks.

From Ultrametabolism.