SHOPPING LIST SCD NOTES

SCD LEGAL:

Meats: eggs, chicken, turkey, beef, fish, pork, wild game, bacon, lamb
Vegetables (fresh or frozen): asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, kale, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkin, spinach, squash, string beans, tomatoes, watercress
Fruits (fresh, frozen, or dried with nothing added): apples, avocados, bananas (ripe with black spots), berries, coconut, dates, grapefruit, grapes, kiwi, kumquats, lemons, limes, mangoes, melons, nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears, pineapples, prunes, raisins, rhubarb, tangerines
Dairy: SCD Yogurt, natural 30-day aged cheeses, butter, ghee, dry curd cottage cheese
Nuts (with no additives): almonds, pecans, Brazil, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, chestnuts
Legumes: peanuts, white/navy beans, lentils, split peas, lima beans, kidney beans, black beans
Spices (no anti-caking agents, all ingredients listed): most
Drinks: weak tea or coffee, water, mineral water, club soda, dry wine, gin, rye, scotch, bourbon, vodka
Sweetener: honey

SCD ILLEGAL:

Grains: wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, rice, buckwheat, millet, triticale, bulgur, spelt, quinoa
Meats: ham, processed sausages, lunch meats, bratwurst, turkey dogs, hot dogs
Canned/Bottled Fruits, Vegetables, Juices with added sugars, processing aids, preservatives
Legumes: soybeans, chickpeas, bean sprouts, mung beans, fava beans, garbanzo beans
Dairy: milk, commercial yogurts, unnatural/processed cheeses (Kraft, shredded, spreads, etc.), cottage, cream, feta, gjetost, mozzarella, Neufchatel, primost, ricotta
Starches/tubers: potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, arrowroot, parsnip, cornstarch, tapioca starch
Spices with anti-caking agents: onion and garlic powders, blends such as curry (Simply Organic and Frontier are okay)
Drinks: instant coffee, most commercial juices, milk, soda pop, sweet wines, flavored liqueurs, brandy, sherry
Sweeteners: sugar of any kind (cane, coconut, table, etc.), agave, maple syrup, artificial sweeteners

CLEAN 15:

Avocados, pineapples, cabbage, sweet peas (frozen), onions, asparagus, mangoes, papayas, kiwi, eggplant, grapefruit, cantaloupe (domestic), cauliflower.

DIRTY DOZEN:

Apples, strawberries, grapes, celery, peaches, spinach, peppers, nectarines (imported), cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, snap peas (imported), blueberries (domestic).

SUSTAINABLE FISH (not in danger of being overfished) include salmon, snapper, mahi, cod, and chard.

LOW MERCURY seafood includes shrimp, sardines, scallops, and oysters.