Foods Not Allowed

The following is a list of the foods that are not allowed on the McDougall Program, with ideas
for possible substitutions.
Dont Eat: Possible substitutes:

Cows Milk (for Lowfat soy milk, rice milk, fruit juice, water, use extra when
cereal or cooking) cooking hot cereal or pour over cold cereal

Cows Milk (as

beverage) None; drink water, juice, herb tea, or cereal beverages

Butter None

None; after 12 days you may substitute soy- and nut-based

Cheese cheeses

Cottage cheese None; after 12 days you may substitute crumbled tofu

Yogurt None

Sour cream None

Pure fruit sorbet, frozen juice bars; after 12 days you may
Ice cream substitute Lite Tofutti

Eggs (in cooking) Ener-G Egg Replacer

Eggs (for eating) None

Starchy vegetables, whole grains, pastas, and beans; after 12

Meat, poultry, fish days you may substitute tofu meat recipes

Mayonnaise Tofu mayonnaise

Vegetable oils (for None; use Teflon, Silverstone, or silicone-coated (Bakers

pans) Secret) pots and pans

Vegetable oils (in None; omit oil or replace with water, mashed banana, or
recipes) applesauce for moisture

White rice (refined) Whole grain (brown) rice or other whole grains

White flour (refined) Whole grain flours

Refined and sugar- Any acceptable hot or cold cereal

coated cereals

Coconut None

Chocolate Carob powder

Coffee,
decaffeinated coffee, Non-caffeinated herb tea, cereal beverages, hot water with
and black teas lemon

Colas and un-colas Mineral water or seltzer (flavored or plain)