Sweets and Sweeteners
Powdered sweeteners (other than stevia)
Candies, especially so-called sugar-free types
Honey and fructose
Most "diet" and "sugar-free" foods (except sugar-free
Jell-0 gelatin when the label doesn't mention malto-
dextrin, and diet sodas that do not contain fruit juices
or list other carbohydrate on the label)
Desserts (except Jell-0 gelatin without
maltodextrin - no more than Vi cup per serving) and
pastries: cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, et cetera
Foods containing, as a significant ingredient, products
whose names end in -ol or -ose (dextrose, glucose, lac-
tose, mannitol, mannose, sorbitol, sucrose, xylitol, xy-
lose, et cetera), except cellulose; also, corn syrup,
molasses, maltodextrin, et cetera
Sweet or Starchy Vegetables
Beans: chili beans, chickpeas, lima beans, lentils, sweet
peas, et cetera (string beans, snow peas, and bell and
chili peppers, which are mostly cellulose, are okay, as
are very limited amounts of many soybean products)
Beets
Carrots
Corn
Onions, except in small amounts
Packaged creamed spinach containing flour
Parsnips
Potatoes
Cooked tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and
raw tomatoes except in small amounts
Winter squash
Fruit and luices
All fruits (except avocados)
All juices (including tomato and vegetable juices -
except for some people, in a small Bloody Mary)
Certain Dairy Products
Milk
Sweetened, flavored, and low-fat yogurts
Cottage cheese (except in very small amounts)
Powdered milk substitutes and coffee lighteners
Canned milk concentrate
Grains and Grain Products
Wheat, rye, barley, corn, and lesser-known, "alterna-
tive" grains, such as kasha, quinoa, and sorghum
White, brown, wild rice, or rice cakes
Pasta
Breakfast cereal
Pancakes and waffles
Bread, crackers, and other flour products, including
"whole grain" breads
Prepared Foods
Most commercially prepared soups
Most packaged "health foods"
Snack foods (virtually anything that comes wrapped
in cellophane, including nuts)
Balsamic vinegar (compared to wine vinegar, white
vinegar, or cider vinegar, balsamic contains consider-
able sugar)
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