| Don't Eat: |
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Possible substitutes: |
| Cow's Milk (for cereal or cooking) |
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Lowfat soy milk, rice milk, fruit juice, water, use extra when cooking hot cereal or pour over cold cereal |
| Cow's Milk (as beverage) |
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None; drink water, juice, herb tea, or cereal beverages |
| Butter |
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None |
| Cheese |
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None; after 12 days you may substitute soy- and nut-based cheeses |
| Cottage cheese |
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None; after 12 days you may substitute crumbled tofu |
| Yogurt |
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None |
| Sour cream |
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None |
| Ice cream |
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Pure fruit sorbet, frozen juice bars; after 12 days you may substitute Lite Tofutti |
| Eggs (in cooking) |
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Ener-G Egg Replacer |
| Eggs (for eating) |
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None |
| Meat, poultry, fish |
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Starchy vegetables, whole grains, pastas, and beans; after 12 days you may substitute tofu "meat" recipes |
| Mayonnaise |
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Tofu mayonnaise |
| Vegetable oils (for pans) |
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None; use Teflon, Silverstone, or silicone-coated (Baker's Secret) pot and pans |
| Vegetable oils (in recipes) |
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None; omit oil or replace with water, mashed banana, or applesauce for moisture |
| White rice (refined) |
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Whole grain (brown) rice or other whole grains |
| White flour (refined) |
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Whole grain flours |
| Refined and sugar-coated cereals |
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Any acceptable hot or cold cereal |
| Coconut |
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None |
| Chocolate |
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Carob powder |
| Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and black teas |
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Non-caffeinated herb tea, cereal beverages, hot water with lemon |
| Colas and un-colas |
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Mineral water or seltzer (flavored or plain) |
