brizi Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Hiya, I'll be starting whole30 this Monday, Jan 21 but have become thoroughly confused in my research. Almost every blog, cookbook, recipe, meal idea (from forums here and elsewhere) will inevitably contain some form of nightshade - most notably tomatoes but I've also noticed bell peppers and cayenne, hot peppers. Are there people who are following whole30 and making sure to eliminate nightshades (with reintros after the 30 days where possible) or is everyone just ignoring that part --> or perhaps I missed the section that said it's okay to use them? Help - so confused by what's "protocol" before I start to plan my meals! Thanks - brizi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenderbender Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I don't think there is anywhere that says nightshades aren't allowed.... Maybe for certain people with special restrictions due to autoimmune issues? But the are perfectly fine for whole30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizi Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Ahh okay thanks - just looked back through ISWF and the nightshades issue was addressed for "special" populations - autoimmune, diabetes, etc. Good news for me, then! Opens up some more choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitmao Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yes, I believe removing nightshades isn't for everyone and is certainly not a requirement in the Whole30. If you think they might be an issue, or if the chapter in the book about special populations rings true for you, it would be worth doing. But for most it isn't necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted January 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2013 It seems lots of people are coming to the forum with plans of doing a Whole30 and not reading the definitive source of information about the Whole30, this one page on the website - http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/5-the-official-whole30%C2%AE-program/. This one page will answer every major question anyone might have and most minor ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizi Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Hi Tom - actually I did read the "definitive" page as well as the book...plus various pdfs, articles, forum posts - so please don't think that I didn't. It may have been another Paleo site that suggested no nightshades plus reading that with the special groups had me thinking it was a definite no-no. And I kept wondering why all these recipes included them. I could have sworn I read somewhere "no legumes and nightshades" but based on all the recent info here, I was mistaken (as I pointed out above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EileenRBe Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Brizi, because of my husb's autoimmune issues we avoid nightsades for the most part. I choose recipes that don't center around them or just leave them out, and we're still eating really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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