The Allergy and Asthma Cure:
A Complete 8-Step Nutritional Program
Proteins
Eating proteins without eating sugar and simple carbohydrates will help to decrease inflammation, your appetite will be normalized, you will have more energy, and your food cravings will disappear.Keep the total daily amount of protein to less than 24 to 30 ounces per day.
Red Meat (beef, veal, lamb, pork, rabbit, venison, other game) 6 to 8 ounces
Fish 12 to 14 ounces
Poultry 6 to 8 ounces
Eggs no more than 4 per day
Cheese - no cheese due to yeast limitations
Complex Carbohydrates
More than bread or pasta: vegetables, fruits, complex grains
From least amount of carbs to highest:
Salad Vegetables five cups loosely packed greens max per day
iceberg, romaine, Boston, Bibb lettuces;; escarole, kale, beet greens, Swiss chard, collard greens, dandelions, radicchio, parsley, spinach, mustard greens, endive, arugala, bok choy; fennel, celery, radishes, peppers, bean sprouts, and cucumbers
Other Vegetables 3/4 cup cooked max per day
broccoli, cauliflower, turnips, eggplant, asparagus, snow pea pods, cabbage, brussel sprouts, scallions, leeks, onions, water chestnuts, zucchini, okra, artichoke hearts, string beans, shallots
High Carb Vegetables 1/4 cup cooked, once per week
butternut, buttercup or acorn squash, sweet potatoes, celery roots, artichokes, jicama, plantains
Forbidden Vegetables
tomatoes/really a fruit, white potatoes, beets, peas/really a legume, carrots/too high in sugar, corn/starch
Whole Grains
brown rice, cracked wheat, bulgar wheat, millet, oats, barley (kasha), kamut, soy flour, milo, corn, quinoa, amaranth, spelt and teff - may be eaten as cereal, side dish, as flours for browning/thickening
Breads
any bread that says it is yeast free (some sourdough, some rye, essene, spelt, kamut, ezekiel), up to 1 slice per week
| Yeast Free Breads Food for Live Yeast Free Rice Breads and Tortillas some Manna Breads ShaSha Sourdough |
must contain no sugar (0 to 2 grams), wheat cereal, oatmeal (not instant), brown rice, mixed whole grain, milled, corn, rice, wheat and quinoa, kasha
Pasta
avoid any that say enriched, udon (from whole wheat), soba (from buckwheat), pasta made from corn or brown rice, spelt, quinoa, kamut or soy
Serving Sizes
for all grains except breads, suggested serving size is 1/2 cup cooked, once per week, as a group
Legumes
lentils, kidney beans, black beans, lima beans, fava beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans, peanuts
up to 1/2 cup once per week (about 10 peanuts), vary from the other foods that are once weekly
Nuts and Seeds
pecans, walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, filberts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, up to 2 ounces per day, roughly 20 nuts
pistachios are not allowed, and peanuts count as legumes
Nutbutter- peanut, almond, walnut, macadamia, 2 tbs. per day
Extras
olives - 4 per day
avacados - 1/2 per day
Protein bars/shakes
protein bars, shakes, high protein chocolate bars, low carb grain products like bagels and muffins
up to 1 per day used only as a meal replacement, not as a snack
Condiments/Butter/Oils
containing no sugar, catsup and margarine are not allowed, Ghee is allowed 3 tbs. day
Mayonnaise/Mustard
up to 3 tbs. a day
Beverages
Water is best - divide your body weight in half and drink that many ounces per day
Soda is not recommended, but if you do drink it, limit to not more than 24 ounces per day
Coffee/Tea - herbal teas are best
Milk is not suggested as it has a lot of sugar in it
Heavy or light cream but not half-and-half is permissible up to 2 tbs. a day
Alcohol not permitted during weight loss
Fruits
not suggested during weight loss
Desserts
gelatin is the only dessert permitted
