The only exceptions are clarified butter or ghee (see the Fine Print).

No dairy. This includes cow’s-, goat’s-, or sheep’s-milk products like milk, cream, cheese, kefir, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sour cream.

The only exceptions are green beans and most peas (see the Fine Print).

No legumes. This includes beans (black, red, pinto, navy, garbanzo/chickpeas, white, kidney, lima, fava, cannellini, lentils, adzuki, mung, cranberry, and black-eyes peas) peanuts (including peanut butter or peanut oil) and all forms of soy (soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, soy protein, soy milk, or soy lecithin).

This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn, and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch, and so on.

No grains. This includes wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, sprouted grains, and all gluten-free pseudo-cereals like quinoa, amaranth, and buckwheat.

No wine, beer, champagne, vodka, rum, whiskey, tequila, etc., whether consumed on its own or used as an ingredient-not even for cooking. If there is added sugar in the ingredient list, it’s out. No added sugar, real or artificial. This includes (but is not limited to) maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, coconut sugar, date syrup, monk fruit extract, stevia, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, and xylitol.Eat foods with a simple or recognizable list of ingredients, or no ingredients at all because they’re whole and unprocessed. (Please refer to The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom for a comprehensive overview of the Whole30 Program, FAQs, recommendations, and troubleshooting.) Yes: Eat real food.Įat meat, seafood, and eggs vegetables and fruit natural fats and herbs, spices, and seasonings. Below is a summary of Whole30 elimination. The list of foods you’ll eliminate may seem intimidating, but you’ve got 150 recipes here to see you through-and it’s only 30 days. For the first 30 days, you’ll be eating meat, seafood, and eggs lots of vegetables and fruit and natural, healthy fats. The Whole30 Program is laid out in two phases: 30 days of elimination, and 10 days of reintroduction. For in-depth information about planning and preparing for the program, a comprehensive FAQ, and more than 100 totally compatible recipes, refer to our New York Times bestselling book, The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom.

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