food-elimination plan
nounUK /fuːd ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən plæn/
US /fuːd ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən plæn/
A plan where you stop eating certain foods to see if you feel better.
The doctor gave her a food-elimination plan to find out which foods made her sick.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A schedule for removing specific foods from a menu or pantry.
The school made a food-elimination plan to take out nut products from the cafeteria.
3. A step-by-step guide for cutting out foods one at a time to track reactions.
Her food-elimination plan listed one new food to drop each week.
4. A strategy to remove unhealthy or unwanted items from a diet.
Their food-elimination plan cut out sugary snacks and soda.