[Erin]

These are the foods I cannot eat, as they either contain yeast or promote yeast growth:

1. Avoid yeast-containing foods:

• Beer, wine, and all other forms of alcohol
• Breads, rolls, pretzels, pastries, cookies, and sweet rolls
• B–complex vitamins and selenium products, unless labeled “yeast–free”
• Vinegar or foods containing vinegar, such as mustard, salad dressings, pickles, barbeque sauce, mayonnaise
• Commercially prepared foods such as soups, dry roasted nuts, potato chips, soy sauce, cider, natural root beer, olives, sauerkraut

2. Avoid mold-containing and mold-supporting foods:

• Pickled, smoked or dried meats, fish, and poultry
• Cured pork bacon
• All cheese, aged or fresh
• Mushrooms
• Tempeh
• Soy sauce, tamari, and miso
• Peanuts, peanut products, and pistachios
• Any fermented foods, including black teas (green and herbal are fine)
• Malt or foods containing malt
• Canned or prepared tomatoes (fresh tomatoes are fine)

3. Avoid all concentrated sugars:

• Honey, maple syrup, brown sugar
• Fruit juices (canned, bottled, or frozen)
• Dried fruits
• All imported fruits, all grapes
• All processed sugar
• Anything containing high-fructose corn syrup
• High glycemic index foods