Food Index Organized by Food Type In Alphabetical Order
Here is an index for all 17 Day Diet approved foods, organized in alphabetical order by food type.
Note: if you don't find a particular vegetable or fruit on the list, it's safe to assume it's approved starting on Cycle 3.
Food Types - A through B | |||
Alfalfa | C3 | ||
Amaranth | C2 | C3 | |
Apples | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Apricots | C3 | ||
Artichoke | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Artichoke hearts | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Asparagus | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Avocado (1/4 fruit = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Bacon, Canadian | C3 | ||
Bacon, Turkey | C3 | ||
Bagel, Whole-grain (1/2 = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Bananas | C3 | ||
Barley, pearled | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, Baby Lima | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, black | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, butter | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, Garbanzo (chickpeas) | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, Great northern | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, Kidney | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, Navy | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, Pinto | C2 | C3 | |
Beans, Soy | C2 | C3 | |
Beef round tip | C2 | C3 | |
Beef top loin | C2 | C3 | |
Beef top sirloin | C2 | C3 | |
Bell peppers, green, orange, red, yellow | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Berries, all types | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Black-eyed peas | C2 | C3 | |
Bread, Fiber-enriched | C3 | ||
Bread, Gluten-free | C3 | ||
Bread, Multigrain | C3 | ||
Bread, Oat bran | C3 | ||
Bread, Pumpernickel | C3 | ||
Bread, Rye | C3 | ||
Bread, Sugar-free | C3 | ||
Breadfruit (1 serving = 1 cup) | C2 | C3 | |
Broccoli | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Broccoli sprouts | C3 | ||
Broth, Low-fat, low-sodium | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Brown rice | C2 | C3 | |
Brussels sprouts | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Bulgar | C2 | C3 |
Food Types - C | |||
Cabbage | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Carrots | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Catfish | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Cauliflower | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Celery | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Cereal, All-Bran | C3 | ||
Cereal, All-Bran Bran Buds | C3 | ||
Cereal, All-Bran Extra | C3 | ||
Cereal, Fiber One | C3 | ||
Cereal, Gluten-free cold cereals | C3 | ||
Cheese, Brie (2 ounces = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheese, Cheddar, low-fat (2 ounces = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheese, Edam (2 ounces = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheese, Feta (2 ounces = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheese, Goat (2 ounces = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheese, Limburger (2 ounces = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheese, Mozzarella, part-skim (2 ounces = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheese, Ricotta Low-fat (1/2 cup = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Cheeses, fat-free | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Cherries | C3 | ||
Chicken breasts | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Chilies | C3 | ||
Cilantro | C3 | ||
Clams | C2 | C3 | |
Cooking spray, vegetable | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Corn (1 serving = ½ cup) | C2 | C3 | |
Cornish Hen | C3 | ||
Cottage cheese, Breakstone LiveActive (1/2 c = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Cottage Cheese, Low-fat (1/2 cup = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Couscous | C2 | C3 | |
Crab | C2 | C3 | |
Cracked wheat | C3 | ||
Cream of wheat | C2 | C3 | |
Cucumbers | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Currants | C3 |
Food Types - D through I | |||
Deli Meat, Turkey (reduced-fat) | C3 | ||
Egg Whites (4 egg whites = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Eggplant | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Eggs (2 eggs = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Eye of the round | C2 | C3 | |
Fennel | C3 | ||
Figs | C3 | ||
Flank Steak | C2 | C3 | |
Flounder | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Frozen fruit bar | C3 | ||
Fudgsicle, 100 calorie bar | C3 | ||
Garlic | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Granola bar, reduced sugar and fat | C3 | ||
Granola, low-sugar (1/2 = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Grape Leaves | C3 | ||
Grapefruit | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Green beans | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Green, leafy vegetables | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Greens, beat | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Greens, collard | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Greens, turnip | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Grits | C2 | C3 | |
Guava | C3 | ||
Herbs | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Food Types - J through K | |||
Jams and jellies, sugar-free | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Jicama | C3 | ||
Kale | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Kefir, no sugar added(1 cup = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Kelp and other edible seaweeds | C3 | ||
Ketchup, low-carb | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Kimichi (Korean fermented cabbage) (1/2 c = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Kiwi | C3 | ||
Kohlrabi | C3 | ||
Kumquats | C3 |
Food Types - L through M | |||
Lamb shanks | C2 | C3 | |
Lamb sirloin roast | C2 | C3 | |
Lean ground beef | C2 | C3 | |
Leeks | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Lentils | C2 | C3 | |
Lettuce, all varieties | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Mango | C3 | ||
Margarines, Reduced-calorie (2 tablespoons = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Margarines, Trans-free (1 tablespoon = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Marinara sauce, low-carb | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Mayonnaise (1 tablespoon = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Mayonnaise, light (2 tablespoons = 1 serving | C3 | ||
Microwave popcorn, light (4 cups) | C3 | ||
Milk, Acidophilus, low-fat (1 cup = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Milk, Almond sugar-free (1 cup = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Milk, Low-fat, including skim (1 cup = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Milk, Rice sugar free (1 cup = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Milk, Soy sugar-free (1 cup = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Millet | C2 | C3 | |
Mini Babybell Light cheese – 2 disks | C3 | ||
Miso, reduced-salt dissolved in low-fat, low-sodium broth (1 tablespoon = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Mushrooms | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Mussels | C2 | C3 | |
Mustard | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Food Types - N through O | |||
Noodles, Miracle | C3 | ||
Noodles, Udon | C3 | ||
Nopales (edible cactus) | C3 | ||
Nuts, un-oiled (2 tablespoons = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Oat bran | C2 | C3 | |
Oatmeal, old-fashioned | C2 | C3 | |
Oil, Canola (1 tablespoon = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Oil, Flaxseed | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Oil, Olive | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Oil, Walnut (1 tablespoon = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Okra | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Onions | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Oranges | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Oysters | C2 | C3 |
Food Types - P | |||
Papaya | C3 | ||
Parsley | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Pasta, Gluten-free | C3 | ||
Pasta, High-fiber | C3 | ||
Pasta, Vegetable-based | C3 | ||
Pasta, Whole-wheat | C3 | ||
Pea pods | C3 | ||
Peaches | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Pears | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Peas | C2 | C3 | |
Pepper | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Pheasant | C3 | ||
Pineapple | C3 | ||
Pita bread, Whole-wheat, 1 pocket | C3 | ||
Plums | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Pomegranate | C3 | ||
Pork boneless loin roast | C2 | C3 | |
Pork sirloin chops | C2 | C3 | |
Pork Tenderloin | C2 | C3 | |
Pork top or center loin chops | C2 | C3 | |
Potato (1 serving = 1 medium) | C2 | C3 | |
Prickly pear cactus | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Prunes | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Pumpkin (1 serving = 1/2 cup)** | C2 | C3 |
Food Types - Q through S | |||
Quail | C3 | ||
Quinoa | C2 | C3 | |
Radishes | C3 | ||
Red grapes | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Rhubarb | C3 | ||
Rice, Longer grain such as basmati | C2 | C3 | |
Rutabaga | C3 | ||
Salad dressing, fat-free | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Salad dressings (1 tablespoon = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Salad dressings, reduced-fat (2 tablespoons = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Salmon, canned or fresh | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Salsa | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Salt | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Sauerkraut (1/2 c = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Sausage, Turkey | C3 | ||
Scallions | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Scallops | C2 | C3 | |
Seaweeds | C3 | ||
Seeds, un-oiled (2 tablespoons = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Shrimp | C2 | C3 | |
Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich | C3 | ||
Sole | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Sour cream, fat-free | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Soy sauce, light | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Spices | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Spinach | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Split peas | C2 | C3 | |
Squash, Acorn (1 cup = 1 serving) | C2 | C3 | |
Squash, Butternut (1 cup = 1 serving) | C2 | C3 | |
Squash, Spaghetti (1 cup = 1 serving) | C2 | C3 | |
Squash, Summer | C3 | ||
Stevia | C1 | C2 | C3 |
String cheese – 1 piece | C3 | ||
Sugar-free pudding cup | C3 | ||
Sweet potato (1 serving = 1 medium) | C2 | C3 | |
Swiss Chard | C3 |
Food Types - T through V | |||
Tangelo | C3 | ||
Tangerine | C3 | ||
Taro (1 serving = ½ cup) | C2 | C3 | |
Tempeh (a fermented cake of pressed soybeans) (4 oz = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Tilapia | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Tomatoes | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Top Round | C2 | C3 | |
Top Sirloin Steak | C2 | C3 | |
Tortilla, Whole-wheat (10” = 1 serving) | C3 | ||
Truvia or Nectresse (non-caloric sweeteners made from natural ingredients) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Tuna, light (canned in water) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Turkey breasts | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Turkey, ground lean | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Veal cutlet | C2 | C3 | |
Vinegar | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Food Types - W through Z | |||
Watercress | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Yakult (small 50-calorie bottle) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Yam (1 serving = 1 medium) | C2 | C3 | |
Yellow wax beans | C3 | ||
Yogurt, Fruit Flavored no sugar added (6oz = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Yogurt, Greek-Style (6oz = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Yogurt, Low-Fat (6oz = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Yogurt, Plain (6oz = 1 serving) | C1 | C2 | C3 |
Zucchini | C3 |