Banting
Categories
Food Groups
Attributes
Green List
Flavouring and condiments
- Coconut milk
- Aniseed
- Apple cider vinegar
- Basil
- Capers
- Caraway seed
- Cardamom
- Chillies
- Cinnamon
- Coriander
- Curry powder
- Dill
- Fennel
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Horseradish
- Marjoram
- Masala
- Origanum
- Paprika
- Parsley
- Pepper
- Peppermint
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Thyme
- Turmeric
- Vinegar
Seafood
- Calamari
- Crab
- Fish - fresh and canned in brine
- Oysters
- Prawns
Animal protein
- Egg (chicken)
- Beef / veal
- Mutton / lamb
- Pork
- Venison / game
- Ostrich
- Chicken
- Duck
- Turkey
- Goose
- Brain
- Brawn
- Tripe
- Trotters
- Liver
- Heart
- Kidneys
- Tongue
- Chicken feet
- Chicken heads
- Chicken gizzards
- Bacon
- Chorizo
- Pancetta
- Salami
- Sausage
Animal fats and oils
- Beef tallow
- Butter
- Duck fat
- Ghee
- Lard
Dairy
- Amasi
- Buttermilk
- Cheese - hard and soft
- Cottage cheese
- Cow's milk - full cream
- Cream cheese
- Cream - fresh / sour
- Yoghurt - full cream / Greek
Fruits
- Coconut
Beverages
- Coffee (100% pure coffee)
- Tea, green
- Tea, rooibos
- Water
- Water, soda
- Water, sparkling mineral
Non-animal fats and oils
- Almond oil
- Avocado oil
- Coconut oil
- Macadamia nut oil
- Olive oil
Nuts and seeds
- Almonds
- Brazil nuts
- Chia seed
- Flax seed
- HEBA
- Linseed
- Macadamia nuts
- Pecan nuts
- Pistachio nuts
- Psyllium husk
- Pumpkin seed
- Sesame seed
- Sunflower seed
- Walnuts
Sweeteners
- Stevia powder
- Xylitol granules
- Erythritol granules
Vegetables
- Artichoke globes
Prebiotic / high fibre
- Asparagus
Prebiotic / high fibre
- Aubergine
Nightshade
- Green beans
- Bean sprouts
- Broccoli
Prebiotic / high fibre
- Brussels sprouts
Prebiotic / high fibre
- Cabbage
Prebiotic / high fibre
- Amaranth / marog
- Baby marrow
- Boiled leeks
- Calabash / gourd
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chives
- Collards
- Cucumber
- Endive
- Gem squash
- Hubbard squash
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Lettuce
- Mixed frozen vegetables
- Mushrooms
- Okra
- Onion
- Peppers - green, red, yellow
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Sauerkraut
High in digestive enzymes
- Seaweed
- Sousou / chayote
- Spinach
- Spring onion
- Sugar-free dill gherkins
- Sugarsnap peas
- Tomato
- Turnip
- Waterblommetjies
- Wild rocket
Orange List
Seafood
- Abalone / perlemoen
- Mussels
Animal protein
- Snails
Fruits
- Apples
- Apricots
- Bananas
- Blackberries
- Cranberries
- Blueberries
- Figs
- Gooseberries
- Granadilla
- Grapes
- Guavas
- Kiwifruit
- Kumquat
- Lemon
- Lime
- Litchi
- Melon (green flesh)
- Melon (orange flesh)
- Tangerine / naartjie
- Nectarine
- Oranges
- Papaya
- Pawpaw
- Peach
- Pear
- Pineapple
- Plum
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Watermelon
- Youngberries
Nuts and seeds
- Betel nut
- Cashew nut
- Chestnut
Sweeteners
- Honey
Vegetables
- Artichokes
- Beetroot
- Boiled carrots
- Raw carrots
- Raw leeks
- Parsnip
- Butternut
- Orange sweet potato
- White sweet potato
- Sun-dried tomatoes
Red list
Grains
- Atta / chapatti flour
- Breaded or battered food
- Cake flour
- Corn
- Corn flour
- Couscous
- Durum wheat
- Malt
- Matzo meal
- Modified wheat starch
- Oat bran
- Oatmeal
- Pasta
- Polenta
- Rice
- Rice flour
- Samp
- Semolina
- Sorghum
- Soy flour
- Stampkoring
- Whole oats
- Wheat starch
Flavouring and condiments
- Potato starch
- Rice milk
- Soy milk
Seafood
- Crumbed fish
- Fish bakes
- Pilchards in tomato sauce
- Tuna in vegetable oil
Sauces and dressings
- Barbecue sauce
- Cook-in sauce
- Marinades
- Mustard sauce
- Pasta sauce
- Peri-peri sauce
- Salad creams and dressings
- Tomato sauce / ketchup
Animal protein
- Chicken nuggets
- Corned meat
- Crumbed chicken
- Crumbed meat
- Meat pies
- Sandwich ham / chicken / beef
Animal fats and oils
- Flavoured butter
Dairy
- All low fat / fat free products
- Canned cream
- Coffee creamer
- Condensed milk
- Custard
- Dessert cream
- Flavoured yoghurt
- Ice cream
- Powdered milk
- Processed cheese
Fruits
- Dried fruit - all varieties
Beverages
- Canned coffee
- Cordial
- Fruit drinks
- Fruit juice
- Shakes of any kind
- Soda drinks, include diet and lite
- Tea with added artificial ingredients
Alcohol
- Beer
- Dessert wine
- Liqueurs and shooters
Legumes
- Chickpea flour
- Chickpeas
- Dried beans
- Lentils
- Lima beans
- Soy beans
- Split peas
Fast food and takeaways
- Burgers
- French fries
- Hot dogs
- Pizza
- Readymade meals
- Spare ribs
- Wraps
Non-animal fats and oils
- Canola oil
- Corn oil
- Cottonseed oil
- Grapeseed oil
- Margarine
- Soybean oil
- Sunflower oil
Sweeteners
- Agave
- Aspartame
- Backstrap molasses
- Beet sugar
- Cane sugar
- Carob syrup
- Castor sugar
- Coconut sugar
- Corn syrup
- Date sugar
- Dextrose
- Fructose
- Glucose
- Maltitol
- Maple syrup
- Saccharin
- Sorbitol
- Sucralose
- Table sugar
- Tapioca sugar
- Treacle
Vegetables
- Potatoes