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Daily Core Foods
10 items
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Rice (All Types)
white, brown, basmati, with vermicelli
✓ Daily
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Potatoes
fried, boiled, or mashed
✓ Daily
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
for cooking and salads
✓ Daily
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Dates
3 to 7 per day
✓ Daily
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Pure Natural Honey
very beneficial on an empty stomach
✓ Daily
💧
Water
the foundation of life
✓ Daily
🍞
Whole Wheat Bran Toast
Rich Baker or similar brand
✓ Daily
☕
Plain & Turkish Coffee
natural ground beans — no milk
✓ Daily
🫙
Natural Vinegar (Cane or Apple)
a teaspoon after meals
✓ Daily
🥤
Sugarcane Juice (Strained)
fully strained
✓ Daily
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Grains & Starches
11 items
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Brown Rice & Basmati
healthier than white
✓ Daily
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Rice with Vermicelli
staple meal
✓ Daily
🍠
Sweet Potato
for therapeutic cases
⊕ Therapeutic
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Taro Root
well boiled
⊕ Therapeutic
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Fresh Corn on the Cob
boiled or grilled
○ Rarely
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Natural Popcorn
without artificial additives
~ Moderate
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Coarse Bulgur
occasionally
~ Moderate
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Freekeh
sometimes
○ Rarely
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Semolina & Corn Starch
for cooking and thickening
~ Moderate
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Vermicelli
with rice or alone
○ Rarely
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Very Well-Boiled Pasta
rarely — very well boiled only
○ Rarely
🥩
Meats & Allowed Poultry
11 items
🐑
Lamb & Sheep
twice a week
○ Rarely
🥩
Beef or Buffalo
once a week
○ Rarely
🐪
Camel Meat
very beneficial
○ Rarely
🐐
Goat Meat
light and beneficial
○ Rarely
🥩
Fresh Minced Meat
lamb or beef
○ Rarely
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Liver (Lamb/Beef/Camel)
rich in iron and B12
○ Rarely
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Trotters & Head Meat
and broth — rich in collagen
○ Rarely
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Bone Broth
rich in minerals and collagen
○ Rarely
🕊️
Grilled or Stuffed Pigeon
stuffed with rice
○ Rarely
🐦
Quail
grilled
○ Rarely
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Rabbit
light and nutritious
○ Rarely
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Fish & Seafood
12 items
🐠
Sardines (Fresh or Canned)
rich in omega-3
○ Rarely
🐟
Mackerel
wild-caught — rich in omega-3
○ Rarely
🐡
Natural Tuna
wild or natural canned
○ Rarely
🐟
Herring
wild-caught
○ Rarely
🐟
Anchovy
wild-caught
○ Rarely
🐟
Sea Bream / Denis
wild, not farmed
○ Rarely
🐟
Sole Fish
wild-caught
○ Rarely
🐡
Wild Salmon (Specific Types)
wild only — not farmed
○ Rarely
🐟
Grouper & Red Snapper
both wild-caught
○ Rarely
🐟
Wild Mullet
not farmed
○ Rarely
🐟
Wild Sea Tilapia (Not Farmed)
wild only — never farmed
○ Rarely
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Any Wild Sea Fish (Not Farmed)
exception: farmed fish is forbidden
○ Rarely
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Allowed Fruits
19 items
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Dates (Fresh & Dried)
3-7 per day
✓ Daily
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Red Grapes
fresh
~ Moderate
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All Grapes
in moderation
○ Rarely
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Pomegranate (Seedless)
squeezed and strained
~ Moderate
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Guava (Seedless)
without seeds
~ Moderate
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Plums
peeled
~ Moderate
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Quince
cooked
~ Moderate
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Pineapple
in moderation
~ Moderate
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Berries (All Types)
in moderation
~ Moderate
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Prickly Pear
peeled
~ Moderate
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Dried Apricot, Prunes & Raisins
in moderate amounts
~ Moderate
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Fresh or Dried Figs
in moderation
○ Rarely
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Banana
in moderation
○ Rarely
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Strawberries
fresh
○ Rarely
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Avocado
rarely — in moderation
○ Rarely
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Apricots & Peaches
peeled
○ Rarely
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Peeled Apple
peeled only — therapeutic use
⊕ Therapeutic
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Peeled Pear
peeled only
⊕ Therapeutic
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Doum Palm Fruit
doum palm fruit
○ Rarely
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Cheese Varieties
10 items
🧀
Aged Cheddar
aged yellow — excellent
~ Moderate
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Edam & Flamenco
aged
~ Moderate
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Gouda
aged
~ Moderate
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Swiss / Emmental Cheese
aged
~ Moderate
🧀
Kashkaval Cheese
aged
~ Moderate
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Roquefort (Blue Cheese)
natural blue mold
~ Moderate
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Laughing Cow / Triangle Cheese
moderate amount
~ Moderate
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Mozzarella⚠️
conflicting — some sources restrict it
~ Moderate
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Rumi / Turkish Hard Cheese
for therapeutic use
⊕ Therapeutic
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Cheddar Spread Cups
moderate amount
~ Moderate
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Oils & Fats
10 items
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
for salads and cooking
✓ Daily
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Natural Butter
non-hydrogenated
~ Moderate
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Natural Animal Ghee
buffalo or cow
~ Moderate
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Black & Green Olives
in moderation
~ Moderate
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Kalamata Olives
excellent
~ Moderate
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Raw Tahini (100%)
100% raw without additives
~ Moderate
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Natural Sugarcane Vinegar
natural
~ Moderate
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Natural Apple Cider Vinegar
natural
~ Moderate
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Corn Oil⚠️
conflicting — for frying in moderation
~ Moderate
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Sunflower Oil⚠️
conflicting — for frying in moderation
~ Moderate
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Nuts & Seeds
8 items
🥜
Walnuts
plant-based omega-3 — a handful daily
~ Moderate
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Pistachios
in moderation
~ Moderate
🥜
Brazil Nuts
rich in selenium
~ Moderate
🥜
Pecans
in moderation
~ Moderate
🥜
Cashews
in moderation
~ Moderate
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Sesame & Its Oil
including sesame oil
~ Moderate
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Sunflower Seeds
without excess salt
~ Moderate
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Coconut (Dried or Fresh)
in moderation
~ Moderate
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Allowed Vegetables
9 items
🎃
Pumpkin & Zucchini
cooked — for therapeutic cases
⊕ Therapeutic
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Mushrooms
grilled or cooked
⊕ Therapeutic
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Cooked Green Pepper
cooked only
○ Rarely
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Eggplant⚠️
conflicting — well cooked
○ Rarely
🥦
Cauliflower
well boiled
○ Rarely
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Strained Tomatoes (No Skin/Seeds)⚠️
strained only
○ Rarely
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Cooked Molokhia
cooked
○ Rarely
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Okra
cooked
○ Rarely
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Lemon Zest (a dash)
for seasoning only
○ Rarely
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Allowed Spices & Herbs
8 items
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Natural Unprocessed Salt
not chemically processed
✓ Daily
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Cardamom
in coffee and cooking
~ Moderate
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Bay Leaf
in cooking
~ Moderate
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Pure Thyme
without additives
~ Moderate
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Natural Saffron
pure and natural
~ Moderate
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Black Seed (Nigella Sativa)
very therapeutic and beneficial
~ Moderate
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Mustard
for therapeutic use
⊕ Therapeutic
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Natural Ketchup
therapeutic — limited amount
⊕ Therapeutic
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Allowed Drinks
11 items
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Green Tea
very beneficial — a cup or more
~ Moderate
☕
Natural Ground Coffee
natural beans
~ Moderate
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Natural Grape Juice
strained without seeds
~ Moderate
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Pomegranate Juice
strained without seeds
~ Moderate
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Guava Juice
strained without seeds
~ Moderate
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Qamar Al-Din Juice
dissolved dried apricot
~ Moderate
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Canned Pasteurized Juices
without seeds
~ Moderate
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Chamomile, Anise & Fennel Tea
as infusion only
~ Moderate
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Caraway & Ginseng
as brew
~ Moderate
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Cocoa (No Milk)
without milk
~ Moderate
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Carob Drink
natural soak/infusion
~ Moderate
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Allowed Sweets & Sweeteners
10 items
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Pure Natural Honey
pure and natural
✓ Daily
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White Sugar (in Tea/Coffee)
in tea and coffee only
✓ Daily
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Black Honey & Molasses
rich in minerals
~ Moderate
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Raw Tahini Halva
raw tahini only
~ Moderate
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Jam (All Natural Types)
date, fig, or strawberry jam
~ Moderate
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Toffee & Jelly Sweets
in moderation
~ Moderate
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Chocolate (General)⚠️
conflicting — some types forbidden
~ Moderate
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Nutella
in very limited amounts
○ Rarely
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Basbousa (No Yogurt / No Milk)
without dairy
~ Moderate
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Chips with Salt & Natural Oil
without artificial additives
~ Moderate