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The
following is a list of foods that are allowed (legal)
and foods that are not allowed (illegal)
while following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet™, as outlined in the
book,
Breaking the Vicious Cycle by
Elaine Gottschall. The SCD™ is a progressive diet and the
introduction
of many of these foods should be delayed until healing has taken
place, please read the book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" for
further information.
Some general guidelines are, no grains (i.e. rice, wheat, corn, oats, etc.),
no processed foods, no starchy vegetables (i.e. potatoes, yams, etc.), no canned
vegetables of any kind, no flour, no sugar, no sweeteners other than honey
and saccharin, and no milk products except for homemade yogurt fermented for
24 hours, prepared according to the instructions in the book.
This is the SCD Legal/Illegal List with the Most Foods and the Newest Information!
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Food |
Legal / Illegal |
Note |
| Kale | Legal | |
| Kefir | See note | See Kefir |
| Ketchup | Illegal | Commercially prepared ketchup contains sugar and is not allowed. See the gourmet section of the book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle for a ketchup recipe. |
| Kidney beans | Legal | (All Types) May be tried when symptom free. This is a very advanced food and caution is advised. Dried legumes must be prepared according to the instructions in the book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle. |
| Kimchi | Legal | See Kimchi |
| Kiwi fruit | Legal | |
| Kohlrabi | Illegal | See Kohlrabi |
| Kombucha squash | Legal | |
| Kombucha tea | Illegal | |
| Kudzu (or kuzu) | Illegal | It is a mucilaginous herb. Mucilaginous herbs are loaded with starch. This starch is food for the pathogens that the SCD™ is designed to starve out. |
| Kumquats | Legal | |
| KyoGreen powder | Illegal |
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