{"id":22076,"date":"2010-05-26T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=22076"},"modified":"2011-05-16T18:07:31","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T23:07:31","slug":"introduction-to-the-specific-carb-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/introduction-to-the-specific-carb-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to the Specific Carb Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22084\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/introduction-to-the-specific-carb-diet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22084\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22084 \" title=\"honey\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/honey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honey: The only sweetener allowed with the Specific Carb Diet<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Specific Carb Diet was originally created by Dr. Sidney V. Haas more than 60 years ago to treat digestive disorders such as Crohn&#8217;s disease, <a title=\"ulcerative colitis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/fried-and-fatty-food-may-cause-ulcerative-colitis\/\" target=\"_self\">ulcerative colitis<\/a>, chronic diarrhea, and <a title=\"IBS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/diet-with-soluble-fiber-helps-ibs-sufferers\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+DietColumn+(Diets+in+Review+Blog)\" target=\"_self\">irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)<\/a>. It is now being used to treat autism spectrum disorders, celiac disease and cystic fibrosis. It is not a low-carb diet like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Atkins_Diet\/\">Atkins<\/a>. Many find it very restrictive; however, those who experience the health benefits are committed to strict adherence. It is more restrictive and specific than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Gluten-Free_Diet\/\">gluten-free diet<\/a>. Because it can be overwhelming, I think it is helpful to present the &#8220;allowed&#8221; foods first.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>The Specific Carb Diet Allowed Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any unprocessed meats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Most natural cheeses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Most fruits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Most vegetables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Dried navy beans, lentils, peas, split peas, lima beans, and string beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> All-natural peanut butter, shelled peanuts, un-roasted cashews, almonds, Brazil nuts, walnuts, chestnuts, filberts, and pecans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Olive oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, corn oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Tea, coffee, additive-free juices, unflavored gelatin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Mustard, vinegar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/health-benefits-of-honey\/\">Honey<\/a> is the only sweetener.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Specific Carb Diet Restricted Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> No sugar, molasses, sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, fructose, or sweeteners other than honey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No canned vegetables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No corn, wheat, wheat germ, barley, oats, rye, rice, buckwheat, soy, bread, pasta, or other grains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No chick peas, bean sprouts, soybeans, mungbeans, faba beans, or garbanzo beans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No potatoes, yams, or parsnips, which are all starches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No milk, heavy cream, buttermilk, or sour cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No ricotta, mozzarella, cottage cheese, cream cheese, feta, processed cheese, cheese spreads, or commercial yogurt, which are high in lactose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No seaweed, agar, carrageenan, or other seaweed byproducts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> No canola oil, commercial mayonnaise, ice cream, candy, cocoa, chocolate, carob, whey powder, margarine, commercial ketchup, baking powder, or FOS (fructooligosaccharides) products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Most processed meats are not permitted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the restricted foods can be made acceptable if made from scratch. Nut flour is one common substitution. An in-depth list of &#8220;legal&#8221; and &#8220;illegal&#8221; foods in the <a title=\"the Specific Carbohydrate Diet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/specific-carbohydrate-diet\/\">Specific Carbohydrate Diet<\/a> can be found <a href=\"\/\/pecanbread.com\/p\/legal_illegal_a-c.htm\">here<\/a>. The Specific Carb Diet is intended for health purposes and treating specific symptoms. It is not intended as a method to lose weight, although that may be a side effect. For more information, you may want to read <em><a title=\"Breaking the Vicious Cycle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/breaking-the-vicious-cycle\/\">Breaking the Vicious Cycle<\/a><\/em> by Elaine Gottschall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Specific Carb Diet can help treat Crohn&#8217;s disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Autism spectrum disorders, Celiac disease, Cystic Fibrosis and Ulcerative Colitis. <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/introduction-to-the-specific-carb-diet\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[628,1489,7287,3404,3245,671,29,2097],"class_list":["post-22076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-atkins","tag-autism","tag-celiac-disease","tag-crohns-disease","tag-gluten-free-diet","tag-ibs","tag-nutrition","tag-ulcerative-colitis"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22076"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22082,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22076\/revisions\/22082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}