Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

cabbage

carrots

celery

cucumbers

eggplant

garlic

lettuce

mushrooms

onions

peppers

rhubarb

spinach

turnips

watercress.

Potatoes and legumes are prohibited because they

require cooking or processing to be edible.

FRUIT, NUTS, AND SEEDSAll fruit and nuts should be

consumed fresh and raw. The neanderthin diet calls for

very little fruit to achieve maximum weight loss. Canned

fruits, preserves, jams, and jellies are prohibited because of

their high sugar content andthe loss of nutrients during

processing. The neanderthin diet allows only limited

amounts of juice with pulp and without additives.

Most fruits are permitted including:

apples

apricots

avocadoes

ripened bananas

berries

cherries

citrus fruits

coconuts

dates

grapes

olives

peaches

pears

tomatoes

tropical fruits.

Most nuts and seeds are allowed including:

almonds

Brazil nuts

chestnuts

filberts

pecans

walnuts.

Raw cashews contain a toxin and are therefore

prohibited.

In general paleo diets allow olive, nut, coconut,

andflaxseedoils. Neanderthin beverages are limited

towater, tea, and lemon and lime juice. Lard and

mustard are permitted.

Forbidden foods

Forbidden foods include:

all grains including cereals, breads, corn, pasta,

wheat, wheat germ, barley, oats, rye, rice, buckwheat

all legumes including beans and bean products, len-

tils, soybeans, peanuts, and coffee

all dairy products

sugars including sucrose, fructose, and molasses

starchy foods including potatoes, yams, parsnips,

sweet potatoes, cassava, manioc

processed meats made with nitrites and additives,

including hot dogs, bacon, sausage, and lunch meat

cashews and mixed nuts

margarine

corn, cottonseed, peanut, soybean, rice-bran, and

wheat-germ oils

ice cream

candy

chocolate

carob

commercial mayonnaise and ketchup

whey powder

baking powder

salt and foods containing added salt

soy sauce, vinegar, and all pickled foods

seaweed byproducts such as agar and carrageenen

alcohol

A neanderthin menu

A typical neanderthin menu consists of:

for breakfast, a 12-oz (340-g) steak with two eggs, a

small glass of orange juice, and hot tea with lemon

for lunch, a double-meat hamburger with lettuce,

onion, and tomato, and a medium iced tea

an afternoon snack of one apple, one small bag of

almonds, and one bottle of mineral water

for dinner, six medium poached shrimp, six raw oys-

ters with lemon, and a 12-oz (340-g) grilled tuna steak

an evening snack of one cup of Brazil nuts and one-

half cup of pemmican—dried meat mixed with fat.

Neanderthin