Kitchen and Pantry Staples
Nobody wants to do this for longer than is absolutely necessary. The best way to avoid screwing up and sending yourself back to the beginning is by making sure you always have food in the house, and by never letting yourself get so hungry that you stop caring about staying on track.
AVOCADO
You'll eat more avo than you think you will
RICE
Rice is your best friend on this diet. White, brown, black, wild.
BANANAS
Bananas are the easiest quick snack to eat when you're crashing - a good way to tide yourself over until you can get a full meal together
NORWEGIAN CRISPBREAD (Knekkebrød)
One of your only good cracker substitutes. The brand "Norwegian Baked" is great, but these can be found more commonly than you'd think. Even Trader Joes has a version (called "crispbread")
COCONUT* YOGURT
My favorite brand is Culina plain yogurt - it is the only one that actually tastes like yogurt (not coconut!) to me
OAT MILK
Favorite brands without additives include Oat Malk, Elmhurst, and Forager
COCONUT* MILK
Look for full fat - I like the brand Thai Kitchen. Super useful to have on hand for curries, soups, desserts, or for poaching fish
CANNED TUNA
FROZEN WILD CAUGHT SALMON*
A good way to always have protein on hand, even when your fridge is empty
APPLES
A great snack with cinnamon and a squeeze of lemon, or with sunflower seed butter
SUNFLOWER SEED BUTTER
Sub for anything you'd use peanut butter in or on
OATS
make sure they say Gluten Free - for oatmeal and for baking
MEATS
Steak, chicken, pork, lamb, ground turkey/chicken/beef. Whatever you prefer- you'll need protein to keep you satiated when you're craving gluten and dairy
GREENS
CRUNCHY VEG
Rashes, carrots, cucumbers, fennel can be snacked on or used in salads
HUMMUS
COCONUT* AMINOS
Flavorful soy sauce substitute (I prefer it to soy sauce- it is sweeter and less salty). Makes ordering simple sushi takeout an option
*Coconut is technically a tree nut, but is more often than not excluded from the elimination diet "nut" guidelines, because most people who suffer from a nut allergy are not also allergic to coconut. It is sort of in it's own class. Check with your allergist or doctor just to be sure.
RICE CRACKERS