Forbidden Foods

The following foods break down in such a way as to boost your insulin level and lower your metabolism or are improper combinations with certain types of foods. Even though I've given you lists of Neutrals, Starchs and Proteins, I've still included some foods that can create problems when improperly combined because these are often an undetected problem. Items in bold green type are elaborated on for Step subscribers.

Beverages

• Anything with caffeine in it - don't forget that many sodas have caffeine. Caffeine has the same insulin-stimulating, weight-loss-inhibiting effect as aspartame.
• Anything sweetened with aspartame, Nutrasweet, high fructose corn syrup, or any of the sweeteners listed under "Sweeteners" on this page. Read labels! I had been drinking this delicious Fruit-flavored mineral water for some time when I looked at the label and was horrified to find that it contained high fructose corn sweetener!

Boxed prepackaged foods

• ingredients that contain more than four syllables and a hyphenation (in other words lots of chemicals in the ingredient list)
• white flour
• white rice
• Starch & Protein mixes (unless one or the other is a very small amount)
• monosodium glutamate
• Rice mixes: if it's white rice throw it away. Brown or wild rice products are okay as long as they don't contain any other undesirable ingredients or Proteins.
• Pasta mixes: if it's not a whole grain pasta throw it away.

Sweeteners:

• refined sugar
• sucrose
• aspartame or Nutrasweet - this is permissible if eaten occasionally but why would you want to when there's so many healthy alternatives
• corn syrup or corn syrup products
• high fructose corn syrup
• dextrose
• Substitutes for sweeteners.
• Weight loss problems with "good" sugars.

Bread

• no white breads
• don't use any bread that doesn't contain whole grains (Be careful: labels sometimes say "wheat flour", which while better than white flour is not the same as "whole wheat flour")
• Starch and Neutral substitutes for breads with Starch and Protein meals.

Canned  and jar foods

• chemicals
• food starches: potato starch, corn starch
• refined sugars: dextrose, monosodium glutamate, corn syrups, corn syrup solids
• Starches mixed with Proteins
• chicken broth
• most soups are either improper mixes or contain too many highly processed ingredients
• tomato sauces
• tomato based pasta sauces
• tomato soup
• Don't forget to read the labels on one item foods such as beef broth, they usually contain a large assortment of chemicals. I've been able to find powdered chicken flavored and vegetable broths at my local health food store that taste delicious.
• Fruit, if it's canned it's been cooked
• Fruit in sugar-based syrup - UnDiet Fruit dessert recipes
• Fruit fillings with refined sugar - UnDiet Fruit filling recipes

Cereals

• must be whole grain and sugar free
• rolled oats, not quick cooking, are the best hot cereals, but not for breakfast, except occasionally

Fruits

• jams and jellies with refined sugars or corn products
• canned Fruit in sugar based syrup
• Substitutes and recipes for jams and jellies

Gum

• most gums contain sugar, Nutrasweet, or aspartame

Ingredients

• bread crumbs are most likely made from white bread
• corn starch
• corn syrup solids
• high fructose corn syrup solids (this is not the same as "fructose")
• white sugar

Medications

Birth control pills, and estrogen replacement therapies aggravate hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinism and overweight conditions. According to Dr. Atkins if you're on these medications, you would not be expected to do well with this or any other diet. In other words, you would be forced to choose between being slim and having normal blood sugar levels. Check with your doctor about finding a replacement that will allow you to reach both your health and weight goals.

Nuts

• Nuts are a difficult food as they are an almost equal mix of Protein and Starch, so use them sparingly and infrequently.
• Cashews are best used with a Starch or Neutral meal.
• Macadamia nuts are best used with a Protein or Neutral meal.

Sweeteners

Any sweeteners listed here are absolutely forbidden when following a high Protein diet. They can be used in any other type of  food combining plan but very ,very (VERY, VERY) sparingly.

• sorbitol, mannitol and other hexatols; sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose and any sweetener ending in "ose"
• aspartame, NutraSweet, Equal
• white sugar
• brown sugar
• turbinado sugar
• raw sugar (which isn't really raw)
• Substitutes for refined sugars

Don't Alienate Your Family

If your family can't quite give up the little blue box (Kraft Mac and Cheese) and it's too tempting for you to have nearby, stash these items in an area outside of the kitchen or in a place that's difficult to get to such as in that hard to get to cupboard over the fridge or a shelf in the garage.

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