The Whole30 Cookbook Quotes

“Iodized salt. All iodized salt contains a tiny amount of dextrose (sugar) as a stabilizer, but ruling out table salt would be unreasonable. This exception will not impact your Whole30 results in any way.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Vinegar. Most forms of vinegar, including distilled white, balsamic, apple cider, red wine, white wine, champagne, and rice, are allowed during your Whole30 program. The only exceptions are flavored vinegars with added sugar, or malt vinegar, which is thought to contain gluten.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Green beans and snow/ snap peas. While these are technically legumes, they are far more “pod” than “bean,” and green plant matter is generally good for you.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Fruit juice as a sweetener. Products or recipes that include orange, apple, or other fruit juices are permitted on the program, although we encourage you not to go overboard here.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“These foods are exceptions to the rule and are allowed during your Whole30. • Clarified butter or ghee. Clarified butter (see recipe) or ghee are the only sources of dairy allowed during your Whole30, as they’ve had their milk solids rendered out. Plain old butter is not allowed, as its milk proteins could impact the results of your program.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“A few off-limits foods that fall under the “No baked goods, treats, or re-created junk foods” rule include pancakes, bread, tortillas, biscuits, crepes, muffins, cupcakes, cookies, pizza crust, waffles, cereal, potato chips, French fries, and that one recipe where eggs, date paste, and coconut milk are combined with prayers to create a thick, creamy concoction that can once again transform your undrinkable black coffee into sweet, dreamy caffeine.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Do not re-create baked goods, “treats,” or junk foods with approved ingredients. No banana-egg pancakes, Paleo bread, or coconut milk ice cream. (See Let's Get Specific, below, for more details.) Your cravings and habits won’t change if you keep eating these foods, even if they are made with Whole30 ingredients.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Do not consume carrageenan, MSG, or added sulfites. If these ingredients appear in any form in the ingredient list of your processed food or beverage, it’s out for the Whole30.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Do not eat dairy. This includes cow’s-, goat’s-, or sheep’s-milk products such as cream, cheese, kefir, yogurt, and sour cream. The only exceptions are clarified butter or ghee.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. This also includes all forms of soy—soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like soybean oil or soy lecithin). No peanut butter, either. The only exceptions are green beans and snow/ snap peas.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Do not eat grains. This includes wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, sprouted grains, and all gluten-free pseudocereals like amaranth, buckwheat, or quinoa. This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn, and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch, and so on. Again, read your labels.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Do not consume alcohol in any form. No wine, beer, champagne, vodka, rum, whiskey, tequila, etc., whether consumed on its own or used as an ingredient—not even for cooking.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond

“Do not consume added sugar of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, coconut sugar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc. Read your labels, because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.”
― Melissa Hartwig, Cooking Whole30: Over 150 Delicious Recipes for the Whole30 & Beyond