Table 2.

Abbreviated version of the low-carbohydrate diet food lists*, including additional advice given to the patient.

Always	Sometimes**	Avoid	Additional advice given
Green leafy vegetables	Cashew nuts	Baked beans	Do not count calories
Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, celery, brussels sprouts)	Fruits (apple, banana, kiwifruit, peach, pear, pineapple)	Sweeteners (agave, aspartame, date sugar, maple syrup, corn syrup, sorbitol)	Only eat when hungry (intermittent fasting is encouraged)
Above-ground vegetables (green beans, cucumber, eggplant)	All berries	Any flours/grains: corn, wheat, rye, potato, oatmeal	Prioritise protein
Sauerkraut	Mussels	Low fat dairy	Do not restrict salt
Seaweed	Honey	Condensed milk	Do not snack between meals
Pumpkin (Jap, Kent, Grey)	Beetroot	Ice cream	Be careful with dairy
Garlic	Carrot	Flavoured yoghurt
Horseradish	Corn (fresh)	Rice/soy/oat milk
Ginger	Parsnip	Margarine, vegetable oils
Onion	Potato (including sweet potato)	Soft drinks
Avocado	Chickpeas	Cordials
Tomato	Lentils	Energy drinks
Olives	Soybeans	Fruit juices
Almonds	Melon	Pasta
Coconut	Chestnut	Rice
Eggs	Kidney beans	Breakfast cereals (all)
Full-fat dairy and cheese	Tomato (semi-/sun-dried)	Premade sauces (barbeque sauce)
Fish – fresh and tinned	Artichoke	Commercial salad dressings
Prawns	Fig (fresh)	Cold processed meats
Meat (beef, pork, venison, mutton, lamb, offal, all poultry, kangaroo)		Take-away foods (burgers, pizza, crumbed meat, sushi, noodles)
Butter		Alcohol (beer, cider, spirits)
Pure black coffee, tea, water		All dried fruit

*Food lists adapted with permission from The Noakes Foundation (http:www.thenoakesfoundation.org).

**Only one serving to be consumed per day of one (1) food from the list; servings further defined for the patient.