Here is a list of foods you can consume on Paleo and those that aren’t considered Paleo…

Encouraged Foods

Lean Meats

Lean beef (trimmed of visible fat) 
Flank steak 
Top sirloin steak 
Extra-lean hamburger (no more than 7% fat, extra fat drained off) 
London broil 
Chuck steak 
Lean veal 
Any other lean cut 
Lean pork (trimmed of visible fat) 
Pork loin 
Pork chops 
Any other lean cut

Lean poultry (white meat, skin removed)

Chicken breast 
Turkey breast 
Game hen breasts

Eggs (limit to six a week)

Chicken (go for the enriched omega 3 variety) 
Duck 
Goose

Other meats

Rabbit meat (any cut) 
Goat meat (any cut)

Organ meats

Beef, lamb, pork, and chicken livers 
Beef, pork, and lamb tongues 
Beef, lamb, and pork marrow 
Beef, lamb, and pork “sweetbreads”

Game meat

Alligator 
Bear 
Bison (buffalo) 
Caribou 
Elk 
Emu 
Goose 
Kangaroo 
Muscovy duck 
New Zealand cervena deer 
Ostrich 
Pheasant 
Quail 
Rattlesnake 
Reindeer 
Squab 
Turtle 
Venison 
Wild boar 
Wild turkey

Fish

Bass 
Bluefish 
Cod 
Drum 
Eel 
Flatfish 
Grouper 
Haddock 
Halibut 
Herring 
Mackerel 
Monkfish 
Mullet 
Northern pike 
Orange roughy 
Perch 
Red snapper 
Rockfish 
Salmon 
Scrod 
Shark 
Striped bass 
Sunfish 
Tilapia 
Trout 
Tuna 
Turbot 
Walleye 
Any other commercially available fish

Shellfish

Abalone 
Clams 
Crab 
Crayfish 
Lobster 
Mussels 
Oysters 
Scallops 
Shrimp

Fruit

Apple 
Apricot 
Avocado 
Banana 
Blackberries 
Blueberries 
Boysenberries 
Cantaloupe 
Carambola 
Cassava melon 
Cherimoya 
Cherries 
Cranberries 
Figs 
Gooseberries 
Grapefruit 
Grapes 
Guava 
Honeydew melon 
Kiwi 
Lemon 
Lime 
Lychee 
Mango 
Nectarine 
Orange 
Papaya 
Passion fruit 
Peaches 
Pears 
Persimmon 
Pineapple 
Plums 
Pomegranate 
Raspberries 
Rhubarb 
Star fruit 
Strawberries 
Tangerine 
Watermelon 
All other fruits

Vegetables

Artichoke 
Asparagus 
Beet greens 
Beets 
Bell peppers 
Broccoli 
Brussels sprouts 
Cabbage 
Carrots 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Collards 
Cucumber 
Dandelion 
Eggplant 
Endive 
Green onions 
Kale 
Kohlrabi 
Lettuce 
Mushrooms 
Mustard greens 
Onions 
Parsley 
Parsnip 
Peppers (all kinds) 
Pumpkin 
Purslane 
Radish 
Rutabaga 
Seaweed 
Spinach 
Squash (all kinds) 
Swiss chard 
Tomatillos 
Tomato (actually a fruit, but most people think of it as a vegetable) 
Turnip greens 
Turnips 
Watercress  Encouraged Foods

Nuts and Seeds

Almonds 
Brazil nuts 
Cashews 
Chestnuts 
Hazelnuts (filberts) 
Macadamia nuts 
Pecans 
Pine nuts 
Pistachios (unsalted) 
Pumpkin seeds 
Sesame seeds 
Sunflower seeds 
Walnuts

Foods To Be Eaten In Moderation

Oils

Olive, avocado, walnut, flaxseed, and canola oils (use in moderation—4 tablespoons or less a day when weight loss is of primary importance)

Beverages

Diet sodas (These often contain artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharine, which may be harmful; you’re better off drinking bottled and mineral waters.) 
Coffee 
Tea 
Wine (two 4-ounce glasses; Note: Don’t buy “cooking wine,” which is loaded with salt.) 
Beer (one 12-ounce serving) 
Spirits (4 ounces)

Paleo Sweets

Dried fruits (no more than 2 ounces a day, particularly if you are trying to lose weight) 
Nuts mixed with dried and fresh fruits (no more than 4 ounces of nuts and 2 ounces of dried fruit a day, particularly if you are trying to lose weight)

Foods You Should Avoid

Dairy Foods

All processed foods made with any dairy products 
Butter 
Cheese 
Cream 
Dairy spreads 
Frozen yogurt 
Ice cream 
Ice milk 
Low-fat milk 
Nonfat dairy creamer 
Powdered milk 
Skim milk 
Whole milk 
Yogurt

Cereal Grains

Barley (barley soup, barley bread, and all processed foods made with barley) 
Corn (corn on the cob, corn tortillas, corn chips, corn starch, corn syrup) 
Millet 
Oats (steel-cut oats, rolled oats, and all processed foods made with oats) 
Rice (brown rice, white rice, top ramen, rice noodles, bas mati rice, rice cakes, Rice flour (all processed foods made with rice) 
Rye (rye bread, rye crackers, and all processed foods made with rye) 
Sorghum 
Wheat (bread, rolls, muffins, noodles, crackers, cookies, cake, doughnuts, pancakes, waffles, pasta, spaghetti, lasagna, wheat tortillas, pizza, pita bread, flat bread, and all processed  foods made with wheat or wheat flour) 
Wild rice

Cereal Grainlike Seeds

Amaranth 
Buckwheat 
Quinoa

Legumes

All beans (adzuki beans, black beans, broad beans, fava beans, field beans, garbanzo beans, horse beans, kidney beans, lima beans, mung beans, navy beans, pinto beans,         red beans, string beans, white beans) 
Black-eyed peas 
Chickpeas 
Lentils 
Peas 
Miso 
Peanut butter 
Peanuts 
Snowpeas 
Sugar snap peas 
Soybeans and all soybean products, including tofu

Starchy Vegetables

Starchy tubers 
Cassava root 
Manioc 
Potatoes and all potato products (French fries, potato chips, etc.) 
Sweet potatoes 
Tapioca pudding 
Yams

Salt-Containing Foods

Almost all commercial salad dressings and condiments 
Bacon 
Cheese 
Deli meats 
Frankfurters 
Ham 
Hot dogs 
Ketchup 
Olives 
Pickled foods 
Pork rinds 
Processed meats 
Salami 
Salted nuts 
Salted spices 
Sausages 
Smoked, dried, and salted fish and meat 
Virtually all canned meats and fish (unless they are unsalted or unless you soak and drain them)

Fatty Meats

Bacon 
Beef ribs 
Chicken and turkey legs 
Chicken and turkey skin 
Chicken and turkey thighs and wings• 
Fatty beef roasts 
Fatty cuts of beef 
Fatty ground beef 
Fatty pork chops 
Fatty pork roasts 
Lamb chops 
Lamb roasts 
Leg of lamb 
Pork ribs 
Pork sausage 
T—bone steaks

Soft Drinks and Fruit Juices

All sugary soft drinks 
Canned, bottled, and freshly squeezed fruit drinks (which lack the fiber of fresh fruit and have a much higher glycemic index)

Sweets

Candy 
Honey 
Sugars