Processed meat |
Sausages, hotdog |
Red meat |
Beef, hamburger, lamb |
Organ meat |
Beef liver |
Other meat products |
Kalepache (an Iranian food prepared from beef brain and tongue), beef viscera |
Fish |
Canned tuna fish, other fish |
Poultry with skin |
Chicken with skin |
Poultry without skin |
Chicken without skin |
Egg |
Eggs |
Butter and margarine |
Butter, margarine |
Margarine |
Margarine |
Low-fat dairy products |
Skim or low-fat milk, low-fat yogurt |
High fat dairy products |
High-fat milk, whole milk, chocolate milk, cream, high-fat yogurt, cream yogurt, cream cheese, other kinds of cheese, ice cream |
Tea |
Tea |
Coffee |
Coffee |
Fruits |
Pear, apricot, cherry, apple, raisin or grape, banana, cantaloupe, watermelon, orange, grapefruit, kiwi, strawberry, peach, nectarine, tangerine, mulberry, plum, persimmon, pomegranate, lemon, pineapple, fresh fig and date |
Fruit juices |
Apple juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, other fruit juices |
Cruciferous and yellow vegetables |
Cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprout, kale and carrots |
Tomato |
Tomato, tomato sauce |
Green leafy vegetables |
Spinach, lettuce |
Other vegetables |
Cucumber, mixed vegetables, eggplant, celery, green pea, green bean, green pepper, turnip, corn, squash, mushrooms |
Legumes |
Bean, pea, lima bean, broad bean, lentil |
Garlic |
Garlic |
Onion |
Onion |
Potatoes |
Potato |
Whole grains |
Dark breads (Iranian), barley bread, popcorn, cornflakes, wheat germ, bulgur |
Refined grains |
White breads (Iranian, baguettes), noodles, pasta, rice, toasted bread, milled barley, sweet bread, white flour, starch, biscuits |
Pizza |
Pizza |
Soy |
Soy |
Nuts |
Peanut, almond, pistachio, hazelnut, roasted seed, walnut |
Mayonnaise |
Mayonnaise |
Dried fruits |
Dried fig, dried date, dried mulberry, other dried fruits |
Olive |
Olive, olive oil |
Sweets and desserts |
Chocolates, cookies, cakes, confections |
Hydrogenated fats |
Hydrogenated fats |
Vegetable oils |
Vegetable oils (except for olive oil) |
Animal fats |
Animal fats |
Sugar |
Sugars, candies, gaz (an Iranian confectionery made of sugar, nuts, and tamarisk) |
Broth |
Broth |
Soft drink |
Soft drinks |
Yogurt drink |
Doogh |
Condiments |
Jam, jelly, honey |
Spices |
Salt, pepper, saffron, ginger |
Pickles |
Pickles |
Snacks |
Potato chips, corn puffs, crackers, popcorn |