When “Healthy Foods” Are Triggers: Unexpected Lectin Sources
For many people, the idea of eating healthy feels straightforward. Choose whole foods, favor plants, avoid excessive sugar and processed ingredients, and everything should fall into place.
For many people, the idea of eating healthy feels straightforward. Choose whole foods, favor plants, avoid excessive sugar and processed ingredients, and everything should fall into place.
For many people adopting a low-lectin lifestyle, the biggest surprise is not giving up obvious foods like beans or wheat. It is realizing how often lectins appear in places you never expected. Sauces, spice blends, protein bars, plant milks, supplements, and even foods marketed as “healthy” or “clean” can contain …
Most people imagine lectins as something you can spot with the naked eye; big, bold, obvious. A pot of beans simmering on the stove. A plate of tomatoes glistening with olive oil.