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Alphabetical Yes-No-Maybe So Having trouble finding a food in any of the food lists? Search for it here alphabetically to determine whether the food in question is Paleo Approach friendly!
abalone
P
arracacha
P
abiu
P
arrowroot
P
abusgata
P
arrowroot powder
P
açaí
P
artichoke
P
acerola
P
acesulfame potassium ackee
artificial flavors
P
P P
P
asafetida (check ingredients)
adzuki beans
P
ashwagandha
P
agar agar
P
asparagus
P
Atlantic croaker
agave nectar
P
autolyzed protein
P
alcohol
P
allspice
P
almonds amanatsu
P P
amaranth
P P
aspartame
agave
agave worm
P
arugula
acrylamide
African moringa
P
artificial food color
P
P
B
P P P
avocado
P
avocado oil
P
babaco
P
bacon
P
baking soda
P
balm
P
amaranth greens
P
balsamic vinegar
P
ambarella
P
bamboo shoot
P
anchovy
P
bamboo worm
P
anchovy paste (check ingredients)
P
banana
P
anemone
P
barcheek goby
P
anise seed annatto seed
P
barley
P
P
barley malt
P
ant
P
barley malt syrup
antelope
P
basil leaf
P
aonori
P
bass
P
apple
P
bay leaf
P
apple cider vinegar
P
bear
P
apricot
P
bearberry
P
arame
P
beaver
P
Arctic char
P
bee larvae
P
P
MODER ATION
MAYBE
NO
Food
MODERATION. This food is okay to eat, but there are some compelling reasons to keep portions small. Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
YES
MAYBE. This food might be tolerated. If you aren’t sure, leave it out of your diet for now. (These foods are not included in the recipes in this book.) Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
MODER ATION
MAYBE
A
NO
Food
NO. Don’t eat it for now. Refer to The Paleo Approach for information on if and when it might be reintroduced.
YES
YES. Go ahead and eat it unless you’re allergic or have a sensitivity to it.
beech mushroom
P
buttermilk
beef
P
button mushroom
P
beefsteak leaves
P
cabbage
P
beet and other vegetable kvasses (check ingredients)
P
calendula
P
beet greens
P
beet root
P
C
P
calico beans
P
cam sành
P
beet sugar
P
camas
P
bell pepper
P
camel
P
bilberry
P
camucamu
P
biriba
P
canary melon
P
bison
P
cane crystals
P
bitter gourd
P
cane juice
P
bitter melon
P
cane sugar
black beans
P
P P
P
canna
black cumin
P
cannellini beans
black tea
P
black-eyed peas
canola leaves
P P
canola oil
P
blackberry
P
cantaloupe
blood orange
P
cape gooseberries
blueberry
P
capers
boar
P
capsicums
bok choy
P
carambola
boletus
P
caramel
bonito
P
caraway
bonito flakes
P
carbonated water
borage greens
P
Brazil nuts
P
canistel
black caraway
P P P P P P P P P
cardamom
P
bream
P
P
cardoon
P
caribou
P
brill
P
carnation
P
brisling
P
carob powder
P
carola
P P
broad beans
P
broadleaf arrowhead
P
carp
broccoli
P
carrageenan
broccoli rabe
P
carrot
P
P
brominated vegetable oil
P
carrot greens
P
brown rice syrup
P
carrot powder
P
brown sugar
P
casaba
P
Brussels sprouts
cashews
P
buckwheat
P
P
cassava
P
Buddha’s hand
P
cat’s-ear
P
buffalo
P
catfish
P
burdock
P
cauliflower
P P
butter
P
caviar (check ingredients)
butter beans
P
cayenne pepper
butter oil
P
celeriac
P
celery
P
butterfly kingfish
P
MAYBE
NO
Food
YES
MODER ATION
MAYBE
NO
YES
Food
P
MODER ATION
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celery seed
P
cellulose gum
P
cockles
P
cockroach
P P
celtuce
P
coco plum
centipede
P
coconut
ceriman
P
coconut aminos
Ceylon spinach
P
coconut butter
chamomile
P
coconut cream
chanterelle
P
coconut cream concentrate
Charentais
P
coconut flour
chayote
P
coconut milk (emulsifier-free)
P
coconut milk kefir (check ingredients)
P P P
cheese
P
cherimoya
P
coconut milk yogurt (check ingredients)
cherries
P
coconut oil
chervil
P
coconut sugar
chestnuts chia chicken chickpeas
P P P P P P
P
P
coconut water
P
P
coconut water vinegar
P
cod
P
P P
MODER ATION
Food
MAYBE
MODERATION. This food is okay to eat, but there are some compelling reasons to keep portions small. Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
NO
MAYBE. This food might be tolerated. If you aren’t sure, leave it out of your diet for now. (These foods are not included in the recipes in this book.) Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
YES
MODER ATION
MAYBE
NO
Food
NO. Don’t eat it for now. Refer to The Paleo Approach for information on if and when it might be reintroduced.
YES
YES. Go ahead and eat it unless you’re allergic or have a sensitivity to it.
coffee (not daily)
P
chickweed
P
collagen supplements
P
chicory
P
collard greens
P P
chili pepper flakes
P
common dab
chili peppers
P
conch
P
chili powder
P
conger
P P
Chinese artichoke
P
coriander leaf
Chinese broccoli
P
coriander seed
Chinese mallow
P
corn
P
chives
P
corn oil
P
chokeberry
P
corn sweetener
P
chokecherry
P
corn syrup
P
Christmas melon
P
corn syrup solids
P
chrysanthemum leaves
P
cottage cheese
P
chuck roast
P
cottonseed oil
P
cicada
P
crab
P
cilantro
P
crabapple
P
cinnamon
P
cranberry
P
citron
P
crappie
P
clams
P
crawfish
P
clementine
P
cream
cloudberry
P
cream of tartar
clover
P
creamed coconut
cloves
P
Crenshaw melon
P
P P P P
egg yolk
P
eggplant
crimini
P
einkorn
croaker
P
elderberry
P
crocodile
P
elephant foot yam
P
crowberry
P
elephant garlic
P
elk
P
emu
P
P P
P
P
emulsifiers
cumin seed
P
endive
P
enokitake
P P
P
currant
P
Ensete
curry leaves
P
erythritol
curry powder
P
custard apple
P
cuttlefish
P
dabberlocks
P
daikon
P
dairy protein isolates
F
dandelion
P
date
P P
dehydrated cane juice
derishi
P
falberry
P
fat hen
P P
fennel
P
fennel leaf
P P
fenugreek
P P
demerara sugar
P
evaporated cane juice
fennel seed
date sugar deer
P
(carrageenan, cellulose gum, guar gum, lecithin, xanthan gum)
fava beans
P
P P
P
fenugreek leaves
P
fera
P
fernandina
P
fiddlehead
P
field blewit
P
dextrin
P
fig
P
dextrose
P
filefish
P
diastatic malt
P
fish sauce (check ingredients)
P
dill seed
flaxseed
P
P
dill weed
P
Florence fennel
P
dove
P
fluted pumpkin leaves
P
dragonfly
P
fly pupae
P
dragonfruit
P
fonio
dried fruit
frog
P
P P
drum
P
fructose (added)
duck
P
fructose (naturally occurring)
dulse
P
fruit juice
P
dung beetle
P
fruit juice concentrate
P
durian
P
durum
P
G
P P
galactose
P
galangal
P
earthnut pea
P
Galia melon
P
earthworm
P
gambooge
P
gar
P
edamame
P
edible flowers
P
garbanzo beans
eel
P
garden huckleberries
egg white
P
MAYBE P
P
cultured grass-fed ghee
curds
NO
YES
MODER ATION
MAYBE
P
cricket
cucumber
E
Food
cress
crystalline fructose
D
NO
YES
Food
garlic
MODER ATION
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gelatin
P
herring
P
hibiscus
P
ginger
P
high-fructose corn syrup
gladiolas
P
high-glycemic-load foods (if not explicitly eliminated)
glucose glucose solids goat
P
hijiki
P
honey
goji berries golden syrup
P P P P
P
honeysuckle
P
P
horned melon
P
Good King Henry
P
hornworm
P
goose
P
horse
P
gooseberries
P
horseradish
P
granadilla
P
horseradish sauce (check ingredients)
P
grapefruit
P
hot peppers
grapes
P
huckleberry
grasshopper
P
hydrolyzed vegetable protein
P
Great Northern beans
P
ice cream
P
greater plantain
P
green banana flour
P
I
green beans
P
green tea greengage ground cherries
P
grouse
P
guanabana
P
guar gum
P P
P
inulin
P
invert sugar
P
Italian beans
P P
ilama
J
P
P
ivy gourd
P
jackfruit
P
jaggery
P
jellyfish
P
Jerusalem artichoke
P P
guava
P
jicama
guavaberry
P
Job’s tears
guinea hen
P
John Dory
P
gypsy mushroom
P
jujube
P
hackberry
P
june bug
P
haddock
P
juniper
hake
P
halibut
P
Hamburg parsley
K
P
P
kaffir lime
P
kai-lan
P
P
kale
P
hare
P
kamut
hawthorn
P
kangaroo
P
P
karonda
P
P
kefir (coconut milk) (check ingredients)
P
hazelnuts heavy cream hedgehog mushroom hemp seed
P
kefir (dairy)
P P
kefir (water) (check ingredients)
MODER ATION
P
honeydew
P
MAYBE
Food
NO
MODERATION. This food is okay to eat, but there are some compelling reasons to keep portions small. Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
YES
MODER ATION
MAYBE. This food might be tolerated. If you aren’t sure, leave it out of your diet for now. (These foods are not included in the recipes in this book.) Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
P
ghee
H
MAYBE
NO
Food
NO. Don’t eat it for now. Refer to The Paleo Approach for information on if and when it might be reintroduced.
YES
YES. Go ahead and eat it unless you’re allergic or have a sensitivity to it.
P P
key lime
P
locust
P
loganberry
P
king mackerel
P
longan
P
king trumpet mushroom
P
loofa
P
kinnow
P
loquat
P
kiwi
P
lotus root
P
kiyomi
P
lychee
P
kohlrabi
P
kohlrabi greens
P
komatsuna
P
mace
P
kombu
P
mackerel
P
kombucha (check ingredients)
P
mahi mahi
P
konjac
P
maitake
P
korlan
P
malt syrup
P
kudzu
P
maltodextrin
P
kumquat
P
maltose
kurrat
P
mamey sapote
P
kuzu starch
P
mandarin
P
kvass (check ingredients)
P
mango
P
M
macadamia nut oil
P
macadamia nuts
P
P
lactofermented condiments (check ingredients)
P
mangosteen
P
lactofermented fruits (check ingredients)
P
manioc
P
lactofermented vegetables (check ingredients)
P
mannitol
lactose
P
P
maple sugar
P
Lagos bologi
P
maple syrup
lamb
P
marigold
P
lamb’s lettuce
P
marjoram leaf
P
lamprey
P
marlin
P
land cress
P
mashua
P
lavender
P
matsutake
P
laver
P
maypop
P
mealworm
P
lecithin
P
P
leek
P
medlar
P
lemon
P
melokhia
P
lemon balm
P
melon pear
P
lentils lettuce
P
mesquite flour Meyer lemon
P
lima beans
P
MAYBE
NO
YES
MODER ATION
MAYBE
Food
P
kidney beans
L
NO
YES
Food
MODER ATION
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milk
P
lime
P
milkfish
limetta
P
millet
limpets
P
mineral water
P
ling
P
minnow
P
lingonberry
P
mizuna
P
lion’s mane mushroom
P
moderate-glycemic-load vegetables and fruits
P
lips
P
molasses
P
lizard’s tail
P
monk fruit (luo han guo)
P
loach
P
monkfish
P
lobster
P
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
P
P P
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orache
P
P
orange
P
mozuku
P
orangelo
P
mulberry
P
Oregon grape
P
oregano leaf
P
oroblanco
P
ostrich
P
oyster
P
oyster mushroom
P
P
muscadines
P P
muscovado sugar
P
mushrooms
P
muskmelon
P
mussels
P
mustard greens
P
P
P P
palm shortening (look for ethically and sustainably sourced) P
P P
palm sugar
nance
P
pandora
nannyberry
P
panela
P
napa cabbage
P
panocha
P
naranjilla nasturtiums
P P
natural flavors navy beans nectarine
pansies
P
papaya
P
P
parsley
P
parsnip
P
partridge
P P P
net melon
P
passion fruit
New Zealand spinach
P
pawpaw
nopal nori
P
paprika
P
nitrates or nitrites (naturally occurring are OK)
P
P P
neotame
P
pea
P
P
P
pea leaves
P
P
peach
P
peanut butter fruit
P
nutmeg
P
nutritional yeast
P
peanut oil
oak mushroom
P
peanuts
oats
P
P P
pear
P P
octopus
P
pearl onion
ogen melon
P
pecans
P
ogonori
P
pepino
P
P
pepino melon
okra olestra
P
pepper (black, green, pink, or white)
P
P
olive oil
P
pepper (red)
olives
P
peppermint
P
perch
P
periwinkle
P
omega-6 polyunsaturated fat–rich foods onion
P P
P
MODER ATION
MAYBE
P
palm nectar palm oil (look for ethically and sustainably sourced)
mustard seed mutton
palm kernel oil
NO
YES
Food
morel
mung beans
O
MODERATION. This food is okay to eat, but there are some compelling reasons to keep portions small. Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
moose
mullet
N
MAYBE. This food might be tolerated. If you aren’t sure, leave it out of your diet for now. (These foods are not included in the recipes in this book.) Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
MODER ATION
MAYBE
Food
NO
NO. Don’t eat it for now. Refer to The Paleo Approach for information on if and when it might be reintroduced.
YES
YES. Go ahead and eat it unless you’re allergic or have a sensitivity to it.
rangpur
P
rapadura
pheasant
P
raspberry
pigeon
P
raw cane sugar
pignut
P
raw sugar
pilchard
P
red palm oil
pineapple
P
red pepper
P
red wine vinegar
pistachios
P P P P P P P P
P
rhubarb (stems only)
P
P
riberry
P
plaice
P
rice
P
plantain
P
rice bran syrup
P
plantain flour (check ingredients)
P
rice syrup
plum
P
roe (check ingredients)
P
poke
P
rose apple
P
pollock
P
rose hip
P
pomegranate
P
rosemary
P
rowan
P
pomegranate molasses
P
P
pomelo
P
Russian caraway
pompia
P
Russian melon
P
ponkan
P
rutabaga
P
poppy seeds
P
pork
P
portobello
P
potato
S
P
rye
P
saccharose
P
safflower oil
P
saffron
P
potato onion
P
saffron milk cap
P
prairie turnip
P
safou
P
prawns
P
sage
P
sago worm
P
P
propylene glycol
P
Prussian asparagus
P
sailfish
P
primrose
P
salak
P
pulasan
P
salmon
P
pumpkin
P
salmonberry
P
pumpkin powder
P
salo
P
salsify
P
pumpkin seed
P
pumpkin sprouts
P
salt
quail
P
samphire
P
quince
P
santol
P
sardine
P
quinoa
P
MAYBE
NO P
refined sugar
P
pinto beans
P
rapeseed oil
P
pine nuts
YES
MODER ATION
P
persimmon
pimento
R
Food
Persian melon
phosphoric acid
Q
MAYBE
NO
YES
Food
MODER ATION
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P
rabbit
P
sauerkraut (check ingredients)
P
radicchio
P
saury
P
radish
P
savory leaf
P
radish sprouts
P
scallion
P
rambutan
P
scallop
P
ramp
P
scarlet runner beans
P
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soda water
P
scented geranium
P
sole
P
scorzonera
P
sorbitol
P
sculpit
P
sorghum
P
sea beet
P
sorghum syrup
P
sea buckthorn
P
sorrel
sea cucumber
P
sour cream
sea grape
P
soursop
sea kale
P
soybean oil
sea lettuce
P
soybeans
sea lion
P
spa water (homemade)
P
sea squirt
P
Sparassis crispa
P
sea urchin
P
sparkling water
P
sea vegetable powder (or salt)
P
spearmint
P
seafood
P
spelt
seal
P
spinach
P
spinach powder
P
P
semolina
P
P P P P P
P
service tree
P
spring onion
P
serviceberry
P
spring water
P
squash
P
sesame seed
P
shad
P
squash blossoms
P
shallot
P
squid
P
shark
P
star anise
P
sharlyn
P
star apple
P
sheepshead
P
starfish
P
shiitake
P
starfruit
P
shimeji
P
stevia
shipova
P
straw mushroom
P
shonan gold
P
strawberry
P
shrimp
P
strawberry tree
P
silkworm
P
stridolo
P
silverside
P
strutto
P
skirret
P
sucanat
P
smelt
P
sucralose
P
smooth-tailed trevally
P
sucrose
P
snail
P
sudachi
P
snake
P
sugar apple
P
snakehead
P
sugar snap pea
snapper
P
sumac
snow fungus
P
summer purslane
P
summer squash
P
snow pea
P
P
P P
MODER ATION
MAYBE
Food
MODERATION. This food is okay to eat, but there are some compelling reasons to keep portions small. Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
NO
MAYBE. This food might be tolerated. If you aren’t sure, leave it out of your diet for now. (These foods are not included in the recipes in this book.) Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
YES
MODER ATION
MAYBE
NO
Food
NO. Don’t eat it for now. Refer to The Paleo Approach for information on if and when it might be reintroduced.
YES
YES. Go ahead and eat it unless you’re allergic or have a sensitivity to it.
P
truffle salt (check ingredients)
P
sunflower seed
P
tub gurnard
P P
sunflower sprouts
P
tuna
swede
P
turbinado sugar
sweet melon
P
turbot
P
turkey
P
P
turmeric
P
sweet potato flour, powder, or starch
P
turnip
P
sweet potato greens
P
turnip greens
P
sweet tooth fungus
P
turtle
P
Swiss chard
P
ugli
P
swordfish
U
ugni
P
syrup
P
ulluco
P
tamarillo
P
umeboshi paste
P P
P
tamarind
P
umeboshi plums
tangelo
P
unrefined cane sugar
tangerine
P
Uzbek melon
tangor
P
tapioca
P
tapioca flour, powder, or starch
V
P P
vanilla bean
P
vanilla extract (if alcohol will be cooked off)
P
P
vanilla powder (check ingredients)
P
taro
P
vegetable kvass (check ingredients)
P
tarpon
P
vegetable juices and smoothies
tarragon
P
vegetable powder (pumpkin, sweet potato, spinach, etc.)
P
tatsoi
P
wakame
P
walleye
P
tea, green or black
P
W
P
tea, herbal
P
walnut oil
teff
P
walnuts
tempeh
P
wampee
P
textured vegetable protein
P
wasabi
P
thimbleberry
P
water
P
thyme
P
water caltrop
P
ti
P
water chestnut
P
tiger nut
P
water chestnut flour
P
tilapia
P
water kefir
P
tilefish
P
water spinach
P
tinda
P
P P
watercress
P
tofu
P
watermelon
P
tomatillo
P
West Indian gherkin
P
tomato
P
whale
trans fats (partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydrogenated oil)
P
wheat (all varieties)
treacle
P
whelk
P P P
tree ear fungus
P
whey
P
tree onion
P
whey protein isolate
P
whipping cream
P
triticale trout truffle truffle oil (made with extra-virgin olive oil; check ingredients)
P
MAYBE
P
sweet potato
P
NO
YES
MODER ATION
Food
sunflower oil
sweet pepper
T
MAYBE
NO
YES
Food
MODER ATION
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white wine vinegar
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whiting
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wild leek
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Resources
wild rice
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wild-fermented fruits (check ingredients)
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wild-fermented vegetables (check ingredients)
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wine (for drinking)
P
wine (for cooking; if alcohol will be cooked off)
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xanthan gum
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xylitol
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yacón
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yacon syrup
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yam
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yeast (brewer’s, baker’s, nutritional)
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wineberry
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yeast extract
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winter melon
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yogurt
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winter mushroom
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yuca
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winter squash
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yuzu
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winter purslane
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zucchini
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wolfberries
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MODER ATION
MAYBE
NO
MODERATION. This food is okay to eat, but there are some compelling reasons to keep portions small. Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
YES
Food
X Y
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wild-fermented condiments (check ingredients)
MAYBE. This food might be tolerated. If you aren’t sure, leave it out of your diet for now. (These foods are not included in the recipes in this book.) Refer to The Paleo Approach for more information.
MODER ATION
Food
MAYBE
NO. Don’t eat it for now. Refer to The Paleo Approach for information on if and when it might be reintroduced.
NO
YES. Go ahead and eat it unless you’re allergic or have a sensitivity to it.
YES
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