These are lists of foods that are forbidden, recommended, or “to be eaten in moderation”.
Foods Forbidden on the Sugar Busters Diet
- White bread (includes any bread with white flour in it)
- Pasta, unless whole grain
- White rice
- White flour, and products made with it such as cake, cookies, crackers, pretzels, doughnuts, bagels, and muffins
- Potatoes and potato chips
- Corn and corn chips
- Sugar and products with added sugar, e.g. canned fruits in syrup
- Jams and jellies containing added sugars
- Ripe bananas (green OK)
- Raisins
- Pineapple
- Beets
- Parsnips
- Honey
- Syrups
- Salad dressings and sauces with added sugar, such as Teriyaki sauce
- Fruit drinks containing added sugar
- Sugar-sweetened soft drinks
- Sugar-cured meats (e.g. ham is often cured with salt and sugar)
- Beer
Recommended Carbohydrate Foods on Sugar Busters
- All other vegetables and fruits (see low carb fruit and vegetable lists.)
- Whole grains, such as brown rice and oatmeal
- Whole grain flour
- Products made with 100% whole grain flour (note that “wheat flour” is NOT whole grain – it has to say WHOLE wheat), as long as they have no added sugars
- Beans
- Sweet potatoes
Other Recommended Foods
- Lean meats (remove skin from poultry, trim lean cuts of beef, pork, and lamb) Nothing sugar-cured. (Low saturated fat meat list)
- Fish and seafood (not breaded)
- Eggs
- Nuts and nut butters
- Flax Seeds
- Olive and canola oils
- Low fat milk and other dairy products (low fat sour cream, yogurt, etc, with no added sugar)
- Mayonnaise and other sauces and dressings with no added sugar
- Artificial sweeteners OK
Foods to Eat in Moderation
- Fruit juices with no added sugar
- Artificially sweetened colas (clear sodas are better)
- Chocolate (at least 60% cacao)
- Pure fruit jams and jellies without added sugar
- Carrots
- Butter, cream and regular cheese
- Beverages with caffeine
- Small portions of sugar-free ice cream, “if you have eaten a low glycemic meal that does not contain red meat”
