Table 1.

The specific carbohydrate diet

Principle: Disaccharides and polysaccharides are poorly absorbed in the human digestive tract, results in bacterial and yeast overgrowth with the overproduction of mucous. It only permits simple carbohydrates
Food group	Include	Exclude
Fruit	All fresh fruit	Canned fruit
Vegetables	Fresh vegetables	Canned or frozen vegetables Potato, yam, legumes, corn
Grains	None	Avoid all cereal grain
Protein	Fresh meat, lentil, split pea	Canned, processed or smoked meat Legumes (chickpea, soybean)
Dairy	Only lactose-free	All dairy products, soybean milk Instant tea and coffee
Beverage	Wine	Beer
Other	Honey, butter	Corn syrup, margarine, chocolate