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The other half of that quote is: If we did, you’d never be able to eat outside of your own kitchen, because all restaurants use them in cooking. We wanted to create the healthiest program possible, but we also need it to be do-able for those who travel for business or pleasure, or simply want to dine out during the month. Tip: Eliminate the consumption of vegetable oils at home, even if you’re not on the Whole30, and make sure the rest of your diet is focused on the most nutritious choices possible, especially if you dine out frequently. So yes, if you are following just the bare rules of the program, technically vegetable is not ruled out so that people can eat outside their homes - there are no Whole30 police so if you don't eat out and eat these oils in your own cooking, no one is going to come find you. With that said, our recommendation for people to get the most out of the program would be to remove these inflammatory types of oils for the 30 days. Again, for the differences between extra virgin, first press, cold press, refined etc, you'd do best to do that research out in the greater interwebs instead of focusing on it within the Whole30 community. We are ingredient focused, not process of making focused so you might find more information about what all the different processing types of oil mean on a cooking forum or other related websites. Once you get into that part of deciding about what your food needs to be, every person will have a different outlook. For instance I do not eat things with artificial flavors after having done research on how they're made but they are not against the rules within the Whole30. That's an extra thing I add in to both Whole30's that I do and my Food Freedom. Yours might be something around how oil is processed and what matters most to you in that regard within your budget and resources.

No, as long as there are no non-compliant ingredients in any product, it is approved for the program. They are not the only products that you can use. As far as all the buzz words, Whole30 doesn't have a stand on which ones are legit, which ones are marketing and which ones are bunk. I think it comes down to each individual to do more general non-Whole30 specific research on this type of question as they feel necessary. Our Whole30 Approved® label is designed to let you know a product is 100% compliant with the rules of our Whole30 program, and that the product line and company who stands behind it has been vetted by our team. Furthermore, all Whole30 Approved products containing animal protein have met our established Animal Welfare Standards, as created in partnership with the ASPCA.

YES! Our weight is ONE small factor in our overall health... it sounds like you're feeling much more stable and in control than you may have in the past and even than you may have if you'd been going through this pandemic without Whole30. That's amazing! You may also find that when you put weight in the background and focus on your mental and emotional health and the non scale victories, that any weight that you have to lose will find it's way away. Hold steady in this scary time!

Sorry, the ingredients might be okay but recreating baked goods whether in your home or store bought are not allowed so these and any other 'paleo tortilla/wrap' should be left off for the duration of the Whole30

Sorry you're feeling this way! I do wonder if the binging could be because you're limiting during other meals? Do you eat a meal template breakfast within an hour of waking and then another one 5-6 hours later? Are you going an exceptionally long time between your last meal and the one you binge on? Other things I wonder... do you live alone or with people who are sharing the food resource? if you are living with others, is there a chance that you're 'resource guarding' by eating 'your share'? If this could be the case, then pack up the other servings into containers that the other people in your household know are off limits and then you know consciously and subconsciously that the resource is safe. If you live alone, could you try asking 'present you' to be kind to 'future you' and not eat it all because future you will really thank you when they have lunch the next day. Other mind tricks: 'I can make this EVERY DAY if I want to', 'if I need to get up at 3am and eat because I'm hungry, I'm an adult who will do just that'. I realize that binging is very complex and can't be solved with words on a page but hopefully this will help and I would be interested in the answers to how you're eating the rest of the day to see if that is leading into you 'binging' because you're actually just starving and your body needs the nourishment.

May contain and made in a facility are just warnings for people who may be very allergic to even cross contamination. less than 2% or 'not a significant source' are included ingredients and should any of those be non compliant, the product then becomes non compliant.

A lot of foods are eliminated but there are plenty of starchy carbs, fat and protein that you can eat that should not see you losing muscle. See if this article helps? https://whole30.com/keeping-weight-whole30/

Glycerin is a sneaky sugar so that wouldn't be allowed. If the Vitamin E has sugar, it would need to be listed as that would be an additive to the vitamin. As far as whether or not they are AIP is a personal issue and not one that would create a requirement to start Whole30 over. We don't have additional rules for AIP sensitive or FODMAP sensitive programs - it becomes the person's personal consideration as to whether or not they want to consume those items. The other thing to remember is that the program is only 30 days so if you're especially concerned, I would just leave off the supplements until after. 30 days with or without supplements is usually not going to be super impactful when you're also eating a varied whole food diet.

You could try coconut water or I believe that there are a few compliant electrolyte products - google 'whole30 compliant electrolytes' and a few old threads should show up.

Not allowed, sorry: https://whole30.com/chips-and-aminos/ No commercially prepared chips.

Have you read the rules of the program? You cannot have grains or sugar or dairy and you cannot recreate baked goods... a compliant item with cinnnamon in it is fine but Pop Tarts are not compliant.... bolded and red are all the non compliant ingredients in a cinnamon pop tart... just for your info INGREDIENTS: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Soybean and Palm Oil (with TBHQ for Freshness), Corn Syrup, Dextrose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cracker Meal, Contains Two Percent or Less of Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Cornstarch, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Cinnamon, Wheat Starch, Gelatin, Caramel Color, Soy Lecithin, Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacinamide, Reduced Iron, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid.

As long as the ingredients that you are using are compliant (looks like the old bay is) go for it. Also, bring some to me please

I like Frank's Red Hot on sushi in place of wasabi and soy... it's a bit salty, spicy and got that good umami flavor (in my opinion). Just make sure you read the labels cause some of the Frank's is not compliant... pretty sure the original still is... I buy in bulk from Costco so I haven't bought a bottle in a while. Keep up the good work! Maybe get some frozen veggies for the outbreak I work inside a hospital so I understand the concern first hand... I'm not worried tho...

These would be fine if you subbed the non compliant ingredients such as rice with compliant ones such as cauli rice... I havne't looked at the recipes but you'd need to make sure all ingredients were compliant.

Oh that sucks! You definitely have to ask for each thing you eat because some items disallowed on the program are not captured in the allergens. That said, i think you've answered your own question - it sounds like maybe you're having a reaction to legumes with the headache.. and unfortunately our body doesn't know if we accidentally or intentionally ate something that it doesn't like. By the time you get to the end and think about adding that week to make it a full 30 days, you might be okay with that, even tho it's on vacation... some people feel so good that they don't want to jeopardize their good feeling by going off plan on vacation (plus, we really recommend you do the reintros so it sounds like maybe the timing is a bit tight anyway?). That said, if you decide to go off for the vacation, you'll be in a great position after your vacay to come back to the program and start again... who knows, it might be a perfect way to get to feeling great after holiday again and you'll be so good at the meal prep and label reading that doing it a second time after your vacation will be a walk in the park!