Eighty/Twenty Diet

GROUP 1 — EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE DIET

80% of one’s diet must consist of the foods in this group:

1st — Leaves (watercress, beet tops, spinach, lettuce, parsley, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, chard, etc.)

2nd — Stalks (Celery, rhubarb, asparagus, etc.)

3rd — Herbal Fruits (pineapple, okra, eggplant, peppers, string beans, tomatoes, etc.)

4th — Tubers (carrots, potatoes, radishes, onions, yams, beets, turnips, etc.)

5th — Cucurbits (squash, melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc.)

6th — Tree Fruits (peaches, dates, bananas, oranges, pomegranates, olives, avocados etc.)

7th — Vine Fruits (berries, grapes, etc.)

8th — Dairy Products

GROUP 2 — TWENTY PER CENT OF THE DIET

Only about 20% of one’s diet should be made up of the foods in this group:

1st — Grains (oats, rice, corn, rye, wheat, barley, etc.)

2nd — Legumes (beans, lentils, peas, etc.)

3rd — Nuts (pecans, coconuts, almonds, walnuts, chestnuts, etc.)

GROUP 3 — SEASONING FOR ALL FOODS

All foods may be seasoned with the foods of this group:

1st — Oils (olive oil, soy bean oil, sesame oil, nut oils, cottonseed oil, etc.)

2nd — Sweets (honey, raw sugar, maple sugar, sorghum, etc.)

Source: Entering Wedge pg. 29