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“The Salad and Salmon diet restricts all carbohydrate from grain sources. This value is individualized based on the patient’s health, diet, and activity history. However, a good starting point would be consuming no more than 1/2 cup of cooked whole grain twice daily. If you are overweight and struggled for years and feel that you are carbohydrate sensitive, omitting grains completely, or only consuming no more than 1/2 cup of cooked whole grain once per day would be a good place to start.

The impetus behind whole grain restriction returns our focus to insulin and the glycemic load and index. Regardless of the type, whole grains are high glycemic load foods that elicit a strong insulin response. The beneficial nutrients from grains can be found in greater quantities in the whole foods allowed on the Salad and Salmon diet (lean protein, legumes, non-starchy vegetables, nuts, and seeds). Grains are not essential for survival as a species. Paleolithic man consumed diets void of grains.”