As described in the XY Wellness Diet and the Two Week Reset Diet, the following is a list of foods that you want to avoid like The Plague:
Avoid All
- Grains, flours, breads, cereals, and crackers
- Sugar, honey, syrup, and artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, etc.)
- Baked goods, sweetened beverages, sweets, fried food, and processed food
- Fruit
Meats and Poultry
- Conventional, non-organic beef, chicken, or turkey
- Pork
- Ham
- Bacon
- Sausage
- Hot dogs
- Smoked meats
- Any other meats that contain nitrites
Fish and Shellfish
- Atlantic salmon
- Atlantic halibut
- Gulf oysters
- Pike
- Sea bass
- Shark
- Swordfish
- Tilefish (golden snapper)
- Tuna (steaks and canned albacore)
- White croaker
- Walleye
- Largemouth bass
- Grouper
- Marlin
- Wild sturgeon
Dairy and Eggs
- Cow’s milk
- Cheese
- Non-organic eggs
- Sweetened yogurt
Vegetables
- Beets
- Yams
- Sweet potatoes
- Corn and corn products
- White potatoes
- Conventional, non-organic vegetables (unless otherwise noted)
- Any vegetables that are fried, creamed, or in casseroles
Legumes
- Unfermented soy products (tofu, soy protein isolates, textured soy protein, soy cheese, soy milk, hydrolyzed soy protein)
- Baked beans
- Broad beans
Nuts and Seeds
- Peanuts
- Peanut butter
Beverages
- Cow’s milk
- Fruit juice
- Unfiltered or bottled water
- Alcohol of any kind
- Soda or diet soda
- Coffee or tea with cream or sugar
Oils
- Cod liver oil
- Vegetable oil
Salad Dressings
- Russian dressing
- Blue cheese
- Thousand Island
- Italian (if it contains sugar)
- French
- Any creamy dressings (Caesar, Ranch, Peppercorn Parmesan, etc.)
Sauces
- Barbecue sauce
- Hoisin sauce
- Any sauces that contain sugar, heavy cream, wheat, or vinegar
Spices and Condiments
- Ketchup
- MSG (monosodium glutamate)
- Mayonnaise
- Soy sauce (unless it’s wheat free)
- Vinegar
- Sucanat
- Rice syrup