Carol A. Foster, M.D.
Neurologist, Headache Specialist
Foods Allowed
BEVERAGES
· Apple Juice
· Bottled water
· Cola (regular or caffeine free)
· Cranberry juice
· Cream soda
· Ginger ale
· Pear juice
· Purified tap water
· Raspberry soda
· Strawberry juice
BREADS and GRAINS
(No soy or vegetable oil, BHA/BHT)
· Bagels
· Corn tortillas
· English muffins
· Flour tortillas
· French bread
· French rolls
· Hamburger buns
· Italian bread
· Muffins
· Pita breads
· Rye bread
· Wheat & White bread
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CEREALS, CRACKERS, and COOKIES
(No soy or vegetable oil)
· Cream of rice or wheat
· Grits
· Potato chips (allowed ingredients only)
· Oat or wheat bran
· Old fashioned oatmeal
· Rice cakes
· Rye crackers
· Tortilla corn chips (allowed ingredients only)
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DAIRY and CHEESE
· American cheese
· Butter
· Cottage cheese
· Cream cheese
· Eggs
· Evaporated milk
· Farmer cheese
· Mozzarella cheese (fresh only)
· Heavy cream
· Margarine (no soy, MSG)
· Milk (no Skim)
· Mild cheddar cheese (small amount)
· Ricotta cheese
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DRESSINGS, SAUCES, JAMS & VINEGAR
(no glutamate, MSG or soy)
· Catsup
· Chili sauce
· Cranberry
· Fruit jelly (allowed)
· Jam or spreads (allowed)
· Mustard (honey, yellow)
· Pizza sauce
· Seafood cocktail sauce
· Spaghetti sauce
· Vinegar (apple cider, balsamic, rice, Tarragon, white)
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FRUIT* (Fresh, Canned, Dried**)
· Apples
· Applesauce
· Apricots
· Blueberry
· Cherries
· Coconut
· Cranberries
· Peaches
· Pears
· Pumpkin
· Raspberries
· Strawberries
· Watermelon
MEATS, POULTRY and SEAFOOD
· All red meat
· Crab
· Chicken
· Fish
· Fresh pork (no bacon or ham)
· Lamb
· Lobster
· Scallops
· Shrimp
· Steamed clams
· Turkey
· Veal
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VEGETABLES* (Canned, Dried, Fresh, Frozen)
· Artichokes
· Asparagus
· Broccoli
· Brussels sprouts
· Cabbage
· Carrots
· Cauliflower
· Celery
· Chilies (green or red)
· Corn
· Cucumber
· Eggplant
· Garlic
· Green beans
· Greens
· Hominy
· Jalapeno's
· Lettuce
· Okra
· Peppers (green, red, yellow)
· Pimentos
· Potatoes
· Pumpkin
· Radishes
· Spinach
· Squash
· Sweet potatoes
· Tomatoes (all)
· Tomato juice
· Tomato paste/sauce
· Zucchini
If you're a vegetarian - small amounts of:
· Pinto beans
· Navy beans
MISCELLANEOUS (No MSG or Soy)
· Angel food cake
· ALL Baking & Cooking Spices
· Baking powder
· Baking soda
· Butterscotch chips
· Butterscotch pudding
· Dry baking yeast
· Extracts (rum, vanilla)
· Flour (unbleached, whole wheat)
· Garlic (cloves, powder, salt)
· Herbs for cooking
· Honey
· Oil (canola, corn, olive)
· Onion (flakes, powder)
· Pastas
· Pepper (all)
· Popcorn (no microwave)
· Pound Cake
· Rice (brown, white, wild)
· Rice pudding
· Salt
· Shortening (no soy, MSG)
· Sugar (brown, granulated, powdered)
· Tabasco sauce (no MSG)
· Vanilla chips
· Vanilla pudding
· White cake
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*If not fresh, you MUST check labels.
**Dried Fruits should not contain sulfites.