NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER

The Plant ParadoxTHE HIDDEN DANGERS IN “HEALTHY” FOODS

THAT CAUSE DISEASE AND WEIGHT GAIN

By Dr. Steven Gundry

DARK CHOCOLATE

• 72% or greater (1oz/day)

FAT BOMB KETO BARS

• Adapt bar; coconut and chocolate

The “Yes” List

THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST1

DAIRY PRODUCTS

• A2 Milk• 1oz cheese or 4oz yogurt per day• Buffalo mozzarella(made from buffalo milk)• Butter (grass fed French or Italian)• Coconut yogurt• French/Italian butter• Ghee• Goat brie• Goat butter• Goat cheese• Goad and sheep kefir• High-fat French/Italian cheeses such as triple-cream brie• High-fat Switzerland cheese• Organic cream cheese• Organic heavy cream• Organic sour cream• Sheep cheese (plain)(high fat dairy doesn’t have casein)

FISH

• Any wild caught 2-4oz/day• Anchovies • Freshwater bass• Calamari/squid• Crab• Alaskan halibut• Hawaiian fish• Lobster• Mussels• Oysters• Alaskan salmon• Sardines• Scallops• Shrimp• Canned tuna• White fish

• Almond• Arrowroot• Cassava• Chestnut• Coconut • Grape seed• Hazelnut• Green Banana• Sesame• Sweet potato• Tiger nut

FLOURS

FOODLES

• Cappello’s fettuccine• Miracle noodles and kanten pasta• Miracle Rice• Pasta Slim• Shirataki noodles

ICE CREAM

• Coconut• Milk/Dairy Free frozen desserts (with 1 gram of sugar)

THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST2

NUTS AND SEEDS

• (1⁄2 cup/day) Macadamia, Pecans, Pine nuts, Pistachios, Walnuts,

• Brazil nuts• Chestnuts• Coconut• Coconut Cream• Flaxseeds• Hazelnuts• Hemp seeds• Hemp protein powder• Pecans• Pine nuts• Psyllium• Sesame Seeds

OLIVES

• ALL

HERBS AND SEASONINGS

• ALL (except chili pepper flakes)• Miso

FRUIT

• Avocado• All berries in season, and sparingly

MEAT (Grass-fed & grass-finished 4oz per day)

• Beef• Bison• Boar• Elk• Lamb• Pork (humanely raised)• Prosciutto• Venison • Wild game

MEAT - PLANT-BASED

• Hemp tofu• Hilary’s root• Quorn• Tempeh (grain-free only)• Veggie burger

OILS

• Algae oil• Avocado oil• Coconut oil• Flavored cod liver oil• Macadamia oil• MCT oil• Olive oil• Perilla oil• Red palm oil• Rice bran oil• Sesame oil• Walnut oil

THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST3

SWEETENERS

• Erythritol• Inulin• Luo han guo• Monk fruit• Stevia• Xylitol• Yacon

PASTURE-RAISED POULTRY 2-4oz per day (avoid farm-raised)

• Chicken• Dove Grouse• Duck• Goose• Ostrich• Pastured or omega 3 eggs (4 yolks daily or 1 egg white)• Quail• Turkey

• Siete brand tortillas(only those made with cassava & coconut flour or almond flour)• Bread and bagels made by

Barely Bread • Paleo coconut flakes cereal• Paleo Wraps made with coconut

flour• Baobab fruit• Cassava• Celery root• Glucomannan

RESISTANT STARCHES (In moderation)

•• Green bananas• Green mango• Green papaya• Green plantains• Jicama• Millet Sorghum• Parsnips• Persimmon• Rutabaga• Sweet potatoes or yams• Taro roots• Tiger nuts• Turnips• Yucca

THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST4

WINE & SPIRITS• Aged spirits (1oz/day)• Champagne (one 6oz glass/day)• Red wine (one 6oz glass/day)

VEGETABLES

• Algae• Arugula• Artichokes• Asparagus• Basil• Beets• Bok choy• Broccoli• Brussels sprouts• Butter lettuce• Green and Red cabbage • Cauliflower• Carrots (raw)• Carrot greens• Celery• Chicory• Chinese cabbage• Chives• Cilantro• Collards• Cruciferous• Daikon radishes• Dandelion greens• Endive• Escarole• Fennel• Garlic • Leafy Greens• Hearts of palm• Jerusalem artichokes• Kale• Kimchi• Kohlrabi• Leeks• Red and green leaf lettuce

VINEGARS

• ALL (without added sugars)

• Mesclun• Mint• Mizuna• Mushrooms• Mustard greens• Napa cabbage• Nopales cactus• Okra• Onions• Parsley• Perilla• Purslane• Radicchio• Radishes• Romaine• Raw sauerkraut • Scallions• Sea vegetables• Seaweed• Spinach• Swiss chard• Watercress

The “No” List

NUTS AND SEEDS

• Cashews• Chia• Peanuts• Pumpkin• Sunflower

REFINED STARCHY FOODS

• Agave• Bread• Cereal• Cookies• Crackers• Diet drinks• Flours made from grains and pseudo• Maltodextrin• Milk• NutraSweet, Splenda, Sweet'n Low• Pasta• Pastry• Potato chips• Potatoes• Rice• SweetOne or sunett • Sugar• Tortillas

THE PLANT PARADOX | NO LIST5

GRAIN OR SOYBEAN-FED FISH - SHELLFISH - POULTRY- BEEF-LAMB - PORK

• All fruits (except in season fruit)• Ripe Bananas• Bell peppers (unless peeled, de-seeded)• Chili peppers (unless peeled, de-seeded)• Eggplants• Goji berries• Melons• Pumpkins• Squashes• Tomatoes (unless peeled, de-seeded)

FRUITS/VEGGIES

NON-SOUTHERN EUROPEAN COW’S MILK PRODUCTS

(These contain casein a-1)• American Cheese• Casein protein powders• Cottage cheese• Frozen yogurts• Greek yogurt• Kefir• Ricotta• Yogurt

OILS

• Corn• Cottonseed• Grapeseed• Partially hydrogenated vegetable or canola• Peanut• Safflower• Soy• Sunflower

• Barley• Barley grass• Brown rice• Buckwheat• Bulgur• Corn• Corn products• Cornstarch• Corn syrup• Kashi• Oats• Popcorn• Quinoa• Rye• Spelt• Wheatgrass• Wheat Einkorn• Wheat Kamut• White rice• Whole grains

SPROUTED GRAINS, PSEUDO-GRAINS AND GRASSES

THE PLANT PARADOX | NO LIST6

VEGETABLES

• All beans, including sprouts• Chickpeas• Cucumbers(unless peeled, de-seeded)• Edamame• Green beans• Legumes• All lentils• Peas• Sugar snap peas• Soy• Soy protein• Textured vegetable• Tofu• Tomatoes (unless peeled, de-seeded)