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A Whole30 with dairy isn't a Whole30, and many people are intolerant to dairy without realising it, so yes, to get the best results from the 30 days you need to follow the rules to the letter. If you're concerned about missing out on calcium you should know that dairy doesn't provide the most bioavailable source of calcium anyway - have a read at >this article< for more info. Hope this helps, and congrats on the pregnancy!

Yup, although the yoke is disappointingly small and you practically need a hammer to break through the shell - they've a good rich flavour when you do though!

Yep, sucralose is off limits I'm afraid. Keep it until after your 30 days

Yep, that bacon is fine. Sainsburys do a sugar free smoked salmon

Sulphites are out. I read in an old post that there's a compliant Laverstoke Park Cumberland sausages from Ocado - not cheap, but compliant - although after a quick Google I see they're unavailable even to check the ingredients. There was also a link posted to an Abel & Cole sausage, but on second checking they contain pea flakes which would make those out too. If you don't mind it not being encased you could always make your own.

Will do, thanks Shannon - I've had a quick look online at Starter Kits & there is currently a delay on all of them due to the scoby's apparently not liking the cold weather so this could work well for me

Brilliant. Thanks for this ladyshanny! I'm gonna start looking for a starter kit and get brewing. No doubt I'll have more questions as I go along!

The one I've got tastes like fizzy ACV with a hint of something fruity. It probably IS an acquired taste but I like it, and I felt the benefits of in a matter of days - my stomach just seems so settled. But at the price I'd have to pay to keep buying it bottled I'd have to take out a loan, hence the thought of making it myself. I think this way if I'm successful I can alternate the booch with the kraut (or whatever other veg I make) and get the benefits daily.

Ok, so I think I'm a booch convert. However, my reasonably priced source of bottled booch is now out of stock in all varieties (except for small bottles which aren't very economical, and since the only other suppliers I can find are extortionate I'm wondering how easy it really is (and how much space I'll need) to make my own. I know all the information is probably in this thread as to what exactly I need, how long it will take, how cost effective it will be etc etc etc but ther are SIXTY SIX pages and my time is somewhat limited... I'm not currently doing a Whole30 and so when I spoke to a potential supplier she tried to convince me that Milk Kefir was the way to go (someone local makes it for her), but since I avoid dairy for the most part I'm reluctant to go down that route. She can get kombucha made locally too but she did her best to talk me out of it saying it tastes like vinegar Although I'm waiting on a batch of preserving/pickle jars arriving so that I can ferment my own veg I quite like the idea of waking up with a glass of kombucha with my breakfast so if anyone in the know who happens to be feeling generous with their time would like to give me a quick run down I'd be very grateful! TIA.

A good one for anyone in Northern Ireland to check out is a company called Boxa. They started out just delivering grass fed, ethically raised organic meat ( a boxa this or a boxa that... get it?) but have since widened their horizons and now as well as their regular deliveries they have a collection point at Ballylagan Organic Farm (a day out in itself) on a Saturday where it's like a Farmer's Market style set up and you can buy all sorts of fab products like fermented foods, organic veg, and homemade sourdough breads & raw milk for those not on a Whole30. They also recently set up a partnership with Ke Nako Biltong offering a 12% discount to all Boxa customers on their Biltong made fresh each month from Culmore Organic Beef. You can contact Rita through their FB page (Boxa), or via twitter (@boxaboxa) to get added to their mailing list so you can place orders for delivery/collection.

Tuna, I buy John West in Spring Water - they usually have their pack of x4 160g tins on offer every so often so I buy in bulk. Mackerel, I buy Tesco's own in EVOO - it's cheap as chips as we say here, portable & really tasty. I also buy Tesco's own smoked mackerel fillets in black peppercorns. Sardines, I buy Prince's regular sardines or boneless fillets in EVOO or tomato paste. I've yet to find a compliant jerky, and believe me I've looked. Fruit/nut bar wise the best option I've seen for ingredients are the new ones from Primal Pantry - available at Tesco & Sainsburys - various flavours. Crespo do little pouches of pitted olives which are handy to have for emergencies. Their jars of olives are also good, and better value to have at home. Sainsbury's rotisserie chickens are naked - in my local branch at least - when I checked with customer services they told me to ask at the deli counter - I asked three separate people on three separate occasions just to see if I'd catch anyone out before buying! Sainsburys also do sugar free smoked salmon. Brands of bacon & lightly processed meats (burger patties etc) tend to vary from region to region as these will be sourced & packaged locally so it's always best to ask at the meat counter - or buy straight from the source. Tinned tomatoes I buy East End (again, cheap as chips but good flavour) or Napolina when they're on offer. Tomato paste again I buy Napolina. Best value I've seen for nuts as I mentioned before is the Asaani brand at Tesco, although a friend who eats Paleo says the Lidl packs are much the same price/quality. Holland & Barrett sell all varieties of Meridien nut butters with no added nasties - they quite often have offers on too - best to go for the 1kg tub @ £13 which lasts an eternity if you're like me... That's about all I can think of for now.

Yep, I'm with Britishgal. I buy all my meat, eggs, & veg from a local farm shop (where, as a regular, I get great deals plus free bones & beet greens amongst other things - it really does pay to shop local!!), and my fish (when it isn't tinned) from a local fishmonger. I tend to avoid anything in a packet and make everything from scratch. As for tinned fish, tinned tomatoes, herbal teas, etc it would appear to be MUCH easier to find these foods without the added nasties in the UK than it is anywhere else in the world - even the vast majority of supermarket bacon is sulphite & sugar free here, although obviously if you buy from a farm shop you know the exact source. Most supermarkets also do a naked rotisserie chicken for around £4.50, although again I prefer to pay the extra 50p and buy a large uncooked one and do with it as I please. Anything like coconut oil (& other fancy oils), coconut aminos etc are widely available on the UK Amazon site, but they do bump up the cost of eating this way. Blue Dragon is the most commonly found coconut milk in the supermarkets without sulphites, although there are a few other (cheaper) options again available on UK Amazon. I've found that shopping in the foreign food aisles of the Supermarket for the likes of ghee (East End brand), nuts (Asaani Brand - on the rare occasion I buy them), Sauerkraut, Pickles, Spices (again Asaani Brand) can help save some pennies which are better spent on good quality meats. I don't eat them personally but I've seen mention of Nakd bars on the forum, but any of the ones I've looked at for reference purposes have contained some off plan ingredient or other (generally rice bran oil). There are, however, new bars - suitable for emergency use only - made by Primal Pantry which are all gluten, grain, sulphite, refined sugar, soya, dairy, GMO & vegetable oil free. These are widely available in Sainsburys & Tesco from what I've seen although I'm not sure of the cost. There are also a number of local (to me, in Ireland anyways) companies delivering prepped Paleo meals - you buy into a week/months worth at a time & can select specific food plans allowing for pre & postWO meals on the days that you train - but whilst convenient they are pricey, and you'd need to check for complete compliance as some dishes are likely sweetened with honey (they are all refined sugar free, gluten, dairy free). Personally I bypass the pre-packaged stuff & just buy, cook & eat real food.

E433 is an emulsifier - so it might be used in the likes of mayo to prevent it from separating, and is in general derived from vegetable oil. It *may* contain a type of sugar alcohol.... What are you seeing it in?

Are you doing the standard reintro? If so I'd be inclined to schedule in anything you ever see yourself eating again - forewarned is forearmed - you might find that even sporadically is too often!

The protocol in the UK for a Coeliac test is actually 6wks of eating gluten prior to testing as far as I know. What we're doing here, however, is looking for food sensitivities, and in most cases, having eliminated gluten from the system for 30 days, the reaction will be fairly quick & obvious when it is reintroduced.

Personally I don't really count the fat in egg yolks unless it's pre or post WO, and I always add an additional fat source to my meals regardless of how fatty the protein is. It's honestly hard to go overboard on good fats.

Brisket, slow cooked in a little lard (from when I sealed it in the pan), cloves, & garam masala, served with a full bag of spinach & a quarter onion (which reduced down to about 2 cups when sauteed), a beef tomato and a handful of olives. The brisket had cooked over night with some shin in my crock-pot and was so tender.

You also gotta eat more...!!

^^ That looks amazing!! I'm training this morning so just had a preWO of some roasted shredded chicken and a few mouthfuls of guac - nothing worth taking a photo of...!!

Actually Blue Dragon is fine - there are no off plan ingredients added, it's just not the best option. Not sure on the price of Biona, but you could also go for this option on Amazon which is purely coconut extract & water next time you're ordering you're coconut oil (I've found it's the cheapest place to get it) and get free postage....

Raemikky, the forums are a very supportive community and those that take part regularly thrive here when they accept the rules for what they are, and realize that the Moderators (and other knowledgeable members) are passionate about the Whole30 program, and want to see you complete a true Whole30 meaning you will get the best results possible, and sometimes that takes a little tough love. Your initial post was effectively encouraging other members to break the rules, and whilst that might have been a rookie error on your part it had to be made clear for everyone that this is not allowed. I'm sorry that you feel the way that you do, but perhaps once you get over the hurt of your ticking off you might give the forums another chance & find that actually they'll make your Whole30 journey a whole lot easier....