Complete List of AIP Yes and No Foods (Autoimmune Protocol)

When starting the AIP diet I was so overwhelmed with all the foods I couldn’t eat. I have so many food allergies that restricting more just felt impossible. I remember going through my kitchen and pantry searching for foods that were AIP compliant and just getting discouraged with everything that I couldn’t have. It wasn’t until I focused on the foods I could eat that I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

If I had any cravings for doughnuts, Chinese food, etc. I would look up an AIP compliant version and with my approved ingredients just whip it up myself! Sure, it’s a bit more time consuming, but you are on Autoimmune Protocol to heal your body. I promise, The relief from cutting these foods out is unparalleled to the extra time spent in the kitchen.

YES FOODS

VEGETABLES

All veggies are allowed except nightshades

• Acorn Squash

• Artichoke Hearts

• Artichokes

• Arugula (Rocket)

• Asparagus

• Avocado

• Beet Top

• Beets

• Bok Choy

• Broccoli

• Brussels Sprouts

• Butternut Squash

• Cabbage

• Carrots

• Cassava

• Cauliflower

• Celery

• Chinese Cabbage

• Chicory

• Collard Greens

• Cucumber

• Dandelion

• Endive

• Fennel

• Green Onions

• Jerusalem Artichokes

• Jicama

• Kale

• Kohlrabi

• Leeks

• Lettuce

• Mushrooms (All Kinds)

• Mustard Greens

• Okra

• Onions

• Parsley

• Parsnips

• Pumpkin

• Radicchio

• Radish

• Rapini

• Romaine Lettuce

• Rutabaga

• Seaweed (All Sea Vegetables, but avoiding Algae (including chlorella and spirulina)*)

• Spaghetti Squash

• Spinach

• Squash

• Sweet Potato

• Swiss Chard

• Taro

• Turnips

• Turnip Greens

• Watercress

• Yellow Crookneck

• Squash

• Yellow Squash

• Yam

• Zucchini

HERBS AND SPICES

• Basil

• Bay leaves

• Chamomile

• Chives

• Cilantro

• Cilantro

• Cinnamon

• Cloves

• Dill

• Fennel

• Garlic

• Ginger

• Lavender

• Lemongrass

• Mace

• Marjoram

• Mint

• Onion

• Oregano

• Parsley

• Peppermint

• Rosemary

• Saffron

• Sage

• Sea salt

• Tarragon

• Thyme

• Turmeric

• Vanilla bean

• Wasabi powder

FRUIT

• Apples

• Apricot

• Avocado

• Bananas

• Blackberry

• Blueberry

• Cantaloupe

• Cherries

• Clementine

• Coconut

• Cranberry

• Dates

• Figs

• Grape

• Grapefruit

• Guava

• Honeydew

• Huckleberry

• Kiwi

• Lemon

• Lime

• Lychee

• Mango

• Melon

• Nectarine

• Olive

• Oranges

• Papaya

• Passion Fruit

• Peaches

• Pears

• Persimmon

• Pineapple

• Plums

• Pomegranates

• Rhubarb

• Star Fruit

• Strawberry

• Tangerine

• Watermelon

MEAT

Opt for grassfed

• Alligator

• Beef

• Bison

• Boar

• Bone broth

• Chicken

• Deer

• Duck

• Elk

• Goat

• Goose

• Lamb

• Organ meats (OFFAL)

• Pork

• Rabbit

• Sheep

• Turkey

• Veal

FISH & SEAFOOD

Opt for wild caught vs. farm raised

•  Anchovies

• Bass

• Clams

• Cod

• Crab

• Crawfish

• Eel

• Grouper

• Haddock

• Halibut

• Lobster

• Mackerel

• Mahi Mahi

• Monkfish

• Mussels

• Octopus

• Oysters

• Perch

• Prawns

• Salmon

• Sardines

• Scallops

• Shrimp

• Sole

• Snapper

• Sole

• Swordfish

• Trout

• Tuna

FATS

• Avocado oil

• Beef tallow

• Chicken fat

• Coconut oil

• Duck fat

• Olive oil

• Palm oil

• Palm shortening

SWEETENERS

•  Coconut sugar

• Coconut syrup

• Dates

• Dried Fruit (with no added sugar)

• Fruit spreads and jams (made with approved ingredients)

• Honey

• Maple sugar

• Maple syrup

• Red palm oil

FERMENTED FOODS

• Water kefir

• Coconut kefir

• Coconut yogurt

• Fermented sauerkraut

• Kombucha (Skip ones with copious amounts of sugar)

COOKING AND BAKING ITEMS

• Agar agar

• Applesauce

• Apple cider vinegar

• Arrowroot powder

• Baking soda

• Banana flour

• Capers

• Carob powder

• Coconut aminos

• Coconut butter

• Coconut cream

• Coconut flour

• Coconut milk (no thickeners)

• Coconut vinegar

• Coconut water

• Cream of tartar

• Fish oil

• Gelatin

• Plantain flour

• Pumpkin puree

• Shredded coconut

• Sweet potato flour

• Tapioca starch

• Tigernut flour

• Water chestnut flour

  NO FOODS

 

SWEETENERS

• Sugar

• High Fructose Corn Syrup

• Artificial Sweeteners

• Agave

• Maltodextrin

• Corn Syrup

• Molasses

• Date sugar

• Rice Syrup

• Stevia

 FATS

• Canola oil

• Corn oil

• Cottonseed oil

• Grapeseed oil

• Margarine

• Palm kernel oil

• Peanut oil

• Soybean oil

• Shortening

• Sunflower oil

• Safflower oil

GRAINS (ALL)

• Amaranth

• Barley

• Buckwheat

• Bulgur

• Corn

• Farro

• Kamut

• Oats

• Quinoa

• Rice

• Rye

• Sourghum

• Spelt

• Teff

• Wheat

Nuts and Seeds (ALL)

• Almonds

• Brazil Nuts

• Cashew

• Chestnut

• Chia

• Cocoa

• Flax

• Hazelnuts

• Hemp

• Macadamias

• Pecans

• Pine Nuts

• Pistachios

• Poppy seeds

• Pumpkin Seeds

• Sesame Seeds

• Sunflower Seeds

• Walnuts

SPICES THAT ARE SEEDS

• Allspice

• Anise Seed

• Annatto Seed

• Caraway

• Cardamom

• Cayenne pepper

• Celery Seed

• Chinese Five-Spice Powder

• Coriander Seed

• Cumin

• Curry

• Dill Seed

• Fennel Seed

• Fenugreek

• Garam masala

• Mustard Seed

• Nutmeg

• Paprika

• Red pepper flakes

• Star anise

• Sumac

• Vanilla seeds

DAIRY

• Butter

• Buttermilk

• Cheese

• Cottage cheese

• Cream

• Cream cheese

• Frozen yogurt

• Ghee

• Goat butter

• Goat cheese

• Goat milk

• Ice cream

• Milk

• Sour cream

• Whey

• Yogurt

  
  LEGUMES

• Adzuki beans

• Black beans

• Black eyed peas

• Calico beans

• Cannellini beans

• Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

• Green beans

• Fava beans

• Kidney beans

• Lentils

• Lima beans

• Mung beans

• Navy beans

• Peanuts

• Peas

• Pinto beans

• Red beans

• Snow Peas

• Soybeans (or any soy for that matter.. tofu, soymilk, etc.)

• Sugar Snap Peas

• White Beans

NIGHTSHADE VEGETABLES

• Ashwagandha

• Bell peppers

• Eggplant

• Goji berries

• Gooseberries

• Ground cherries

• Huckleberries

• Peppers

• Potatoes

• Tomatoes

• Tomatillos

• Tamarillos