Autoimmune Protocol Holiday Recipe Round-Up (2024)

FAQs

Can you eat bananas with autoimmune disease? ›

Examples of foods you can eat while on the AIP diet include: Vegetables that aren't nightshade vegetables like cucumbers, spinach, sweet potatoes and zucchini. Fresh fruits like apples, oranges, mangos, strawberries, bananas and blueberries.

An AIP diet avoids all processed foods, alcohol, additives, refined sugars, coffee, tea, oils, and certain medications. In the elimination phase, a person will also avoid foods such as grains, legumes, dairy, eggs, and nightshade vegetables, but they may reintroduce these later.

On average, the AIP diet should last a minimum of 90 days before you can start reintroducing certain foods back into your diet. However, if you are more sensitive it may take longer to reintroduce foods back into your diet depending on your level of gut permeability and inflammation.

Remember to consume it in moderation and choose high-quality dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao for maximum health benefits. ‍Many Paloma clients follow a Paleo or Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet, but dark chocolate is not typically included in these diets. One of the key reasons is the phytic acid in cacao beans.

A simple solution to this is to incorporate a colourful array of fruits and vegetables, such as berries, spinach, and kale, into your diet. These vibrant foods are rich in vitamins C and E, selenium, and other antioxidants that combat inflammation and protect your cells from damage.

Abstain from Eggs

To a person with autoimmune, they can cause havoc that probably wouldn't happen in a healthy person. Eggs can allow proteins (usually lysozyme, from the egg white) to cross the gut barrier where they don't belong and contribute to molecular mimicry.

Grains like wheat, rice, oats, rye, barley, and foods made from grains such as breakfast cereals, bread, pasta. (The AIP diet removes gluten which is believed to cause inflammation in susceptible individuals). Legumes like lentils, peas, beans, peanuts, and foods made from them such as tofu, peanut butter, mock meats.

Legumes & Beans

Core AIP excludes all beans and legumes like chickpeas, green beans, peanuts, peas, soybeans and all soy derivatives like tofu and soy sauce. Modified AIP excludes peanuts, soybeans and all soy-based foods and products, but allows beans and other legumes.

Elimination. During the elimination phase, the AIP diet recommends cutting out the following foods: Grains (wheat, oats, rice, corn, etc.)

There's no perfect drink for people with autoimmune diseases. However, polyphenol-rich dry red wine and clear liquors mixed with soda waters or lower sugar swaps, like some green juices, are your friends. Hard kombuchas with no added sugar also go down easy and support your gut with probiotics.

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“If you can't have cow's milk, soy milk and rice milk are often the healthiest milk for gut health – especially for people with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation,” Park said.

Corn should be avoided on autoimmune diets. For those of you who can enjoy corn, you may think microwave popcorn is a quick, healthy snack. Think again! Popcorn can also be loaded with chemicals.

If you are starting on your AIP journey, it is recommended to remove all coffee and caffeine from your diet in the elimination phase.

Foods You Can Eat on the AIP diet

Nonstarchy vegetables and fruits: Asparagus, artichokes, celery, radishes, mushrooms, avocado, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, zucchini, okra, olives, onions, leeks, etc. Low-glycemic starchy vegetables: Beets, carrots, celeriac, parsnips, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, turnips, yams, etc.

Bananas contain magnesium and potassium and also have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. These components may help bone density and alleviate arthritis symptoms. Eating foods that are part of an anti-inflammatory diet may also help reduce arthritis symptoms.

People with late-stage kidney failure need to closely monitor potassium consumption. Foods high in potassium also can interfere with some medications for high blood pressure and heart failure. It certainly would take more than one banana to raise potassium levels to a dangerous level for the average person, Spees said.

Bananas are not only a prebiotic food – supporting gut health – they are high in vitamin B6. This vitamin is needed to keep the immune system functioning properly. Bananas are an excellent base for your next smoothie! Other foods high in vitamin B6 include cold-water fish, lean chicken breast, chickpeas and potatoes.

Mold on bananas is fuzzy white, gray, or greenish—it looks a lot like mold on bread. If a banana smells rotten or fermented or is leaking fluid, it's time to say goodbye. If the fruit inside, not just the peel, is black, that's a sign that your banana is too far gone to safely eat.