Foods
Tayyibat · Khabaith
The list taught by Dr. Al-Awadi: foods favoured for their digestive lightness, and those considered heavier for the body.
الطيبات
To favour
Bread, grains, tubers
- 🍚Rice
- 🌾Freekeh
- 🌽Corn
- 🥔Potato
- 🍠Sweet potato
- 🎃Pumpkin
- 🥔Taro
- 🍄Mushroom
- 🍞Whole bread
Healthy fats and dairy
- 🫒Olive oil
- 🧈Butter
- 🧈Ghee
- 🥛Cream
- 🧀Cheddar
- 🧀Mozzarella
- 🧀Parmesan
Meats and seafood
- 🐑Lamb
- 🥩Beef
- 🦬Bison
- 🥩Veal
- 🍖Ground beef
- 🕊️Pigeon
- 🐦Quail
- 🐇Rabbit
- 🐟Wild sea fish
- 🦀Crab
Allowed fruits
- 🍎Apple
- 🍐Pear
- 🥭Mango
- 🍓Strawberry
- 🥝Kiwi
- 🫐Blueberry
- 🫐Raspberry
- 🍎Pomegranate
- 🍐Guava
- 🍑Persimmon
- 🍌Banana
- 🍇Grape
- 🌴Dates
- 🍑Figs
- 🍑Prunes
Sweets and condiments
- 🍯Honey
- 🍫Chocolate
- 🥜Tahini
- 🍰Halva
- 🌻Sunflower seeds
- ☕Coffee
- 🍵Green tea
- 🫒Olives
- 🍋Pickled lemon
- 🧂Salt
- 🌿Cumin
- 🌿Cinnamon
- 🌿Cardamom
- 🌶️Black pepper
- 🍃Bay leaf
- 🌿Sumac
- 🌶️Paprika
- 🌸Saffron
- 🥜Almonds
- 🌰Pine nuts
- 🍶Sugarcane vinegar
الخبائث
To avoid
White flour and bakery
- 🥖White bread
- 🥐Croissant
- 🍰Cake
- 🍪Biscuit
- 🍕Pizza
- 🍝Pasta
Dairy and eggs
- 🥚Egg
- 🥛Milk
- 🥣Yogurt
Poultry and farmed seafood
- 🍗Chicken
- 🦃Turkey
- 🦆Duck
- 🦐Shrimp
- 🦑Squid
Raw vegetables and legumes
- 🥒Cucumber
- 🥬Lettuce
- 🥬Spinach
- 🫘Lentils
- 🫘Chickpeas
- 🫘Fava beans
Fruits to avoid
- 🍉Watermelon
- 🍈Cantaloupe
- 🥑Avocado
Drinks
- 🥤Soda
This article relays the public teachings of Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi for educational and informative purposes. It is not medical advice. Consult your physician before any dietary change. Legal notice.