Tayyibat Forbidden Foods: The Complete List
The 81 foods and drinks the method excludes (الخبائث), in the fifteen categories of the canonical list. Disputed entries are flagged with both positions. One category — medications — carries a safety warning that overrides everything else on this page.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-11
Tayba documents the Tayyibat method for educational and memorial purposes. It is not medical advice. Consult a qualified physician before changing your diet.
Full disclaimer
About the “medications” category
The source lists include fever reducers, painkillers, vitamins, antibiotics and blood-pressure/diabetes medication among the things to avoid. We document this for completeness, because hiding it would misrepresent the method — but be absolutely clear: stopping prescribed medication is dangerous, it is the exact claim medical authorities condemned, and nothing on this site should ever be read as a reason to alter treatment. Talk to your doctor.
No matching foods.
Dairy & derivatives 4 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk (all types) | حليب (جميع الأنواع) | A, B, C | |
| Labneh (strained yogurt) | لبنة | A | |
| Powdered milk | حليب بودرة | A | |
| Yogurt (all types) | زبادي (جميع الأنواع) | A, B, C |
Fresh / white cheeses 3 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| All white & cottage cheeses | جميع الأجبان البيضاء وجبن القريش | A | |
| White cheese | جبن أبيض | A | |
| Cottage cheese (qarish) | جبن قريش | A |
Poultry & eggs 2 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken & poultry | دجاج وطيور داجنة | All sources agree | A, B, C |
| Eggs (all preparations) | بيض (جميع الأنواع) | All sources agree | A, B, C |
Shellfish & farmed fish 2 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp, squid & shellfish | جمبري وحبار ومحار | A, B, C | |
| Farmed fish (tilapia, mullet) | سمك مزارع (بلطي، بوري) | Farmed is excluded; wild sea fish is allowed | A |
Excluded birds 2 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck / goose | بط / وز | A | |
| Turkey | ديك رومي | A |
Flour, bread & pastries 36 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| White flour & all derivatives | دقيق أبيض وجميع مشتقاته | A, B, C | |
| Pasta (all types & shapes) | معكرونة (جميع الأنواع والأشكال) | A | |
| Corn flour & cornbread | دقيق ذرة وخبز ذرة | Grilled / boiled corn cobs remain allowed | A |
| Egyptian baladi bread | عيش بلدي | A | |
| Syrian pita bread (shami) | عيش شامي | A | |
| Syrian bread | خبز سوري | A | |
| Fino bread | عيش فينو | A | |
| French bread / baguette | خبز فرنسي / باجيت | A | |
| Kaiser roll | كايزر رول | A | |
| Pastries (pâté) | معجنات | A | |
| Saj flatbread | خبز صاج | A | |
| Sun-baked bread | خبز شمسي | A | |
| Rice cakes | كيك الأرز | Excluded even though rice itself is allowed | A |
| Kahk (festive cookies) | كحك | A | |
| Mini pastries | صغار المعجنات | A | |
| Petit fours | بيتي فور | A | |
| Goulash pastry | جلاش | A | |
| Phyllo pastry (roqaq) | ورق رقاق | A | |
| Pizza | بيتزا | A | |
| Fateer (layered pastry) | فطير | A | |
| Croissant | كرواسون | A | |
| Salted bread sticks | عيدان خبز مملحة | A | |
| Rusks (toasted bread) | بقسماط | A | |
| Cookies | كوكيز | A | |
| Biscuits | بسكويت | A | |
| Sandwich bites | سندوتشات صغيرة | A | |
| Flamingo cakes | كيك فلامنجو | A | |
| Ho Ho cakes | هوهوز | A | |
| Twinkies | توينكيز | A | |
| Maamoul (filled cookies) | معمول | A | |
| Oat biscuits | بسكويت شوفان | A | |
| Digestive biscuits | بسكويت دايجستيف | A | |
| Oat bread | خبز شوفان | A | |
| Cannelloni | كانيلوني | A | |
| Sambousek (stuffed pastry) | سمبوسك | A | |
| Cake / gateaux / torte | كيك / جاتوه / تورتة | A |
Processed starches 4 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oriental sweets (kunafa, zalabia) | حلويات شرقية (كنافة، زلابية) | A | |
| Pasta of oat, lentil or wheat | معكرونة (شوفان، عدس، قمح) | A | |
| Couscous Sources disagree | كسكسي | altayebaat.com and altayybat.com forbid all couscous; sehtin.com allows whole-wheat couscous 'with three steaming cycles minimum'. | A, B, C |
| Quinoa | كينوا | A |
Legumes 1 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| All legumes: beans, lentils, chickpeas, kidney beans, black-eyed peas | جميع البقوليات: فول، فاصوليا، عدس، حمص، لوبيا | A, B, C |
Excluded vegetables 6 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onion & garlic (raw) Sources disagree | بصل وثوم (نيء) | Garlic: all sources forbid. Onion: sehtin.com allows it cooked; the canonical list forbids the pair without exception. | A, C |
| Cucumber | خيار | A | |
| Zucchini (raw / plain) | كوسة (نيئة / سادة) | Stuffed cooked zucchini (mahshi) is occasionally allowed | A, B |
| Carrots | جزر | A, C | |
| Broccoli | بروكلي | A | |
| Mixed sautéed vegetables | خضروات سوتيه مشكلة | A |
Leafy greens & salads 3 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leafy greens (arugula, lettuce, parsley, celery, cilantro) | خضروات ورقية (جرجير، خس، بقدونس، كرفس، كزبرة) | A, B, C | |
| Leaves: grape, cabbage, chard, molokhia, spinach | أوراق: عنب، كرنب، سلق، ملوخية، سبانخ | altayybat.com grades molokhia 'fifth degree — avoid as much as possible' | A, B |
| Salads (all types & names) | سلطات (جميع الأنواع والمسميات) | A |
Excluded fruits 2 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelon & cantaloupe | بطيخ وشمام | All sources agree | A, B, C |
| Oranges, kiwi, lemons, avocado & papaya (whole) Sources disagree | برتقال، كيوي، ليمون، أفوكادو، بابايا (كثمار كاملة) | altayebaat.com forbids the whole fruits but allows citrus as juice; kiwi is listed as allowed on sehtin.com and altayybat.com. Avocado is forbidden on all three. | A |
Fresh-squeezed juices 1 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh-squeezed natural juices | عصائر طبيعية طازجة | Freshly squeezed is excluded; canned/packaged juices are allowed | A |
Sodas & industrial drinks 10 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodas (Coca-Cola, Pepsi) | مشروبات غازية (كوكاكولا، بيبسي) | A | |
| Energy drinks & industrial beverages | مشروبات الطاقة والمشروبات الصناعية | A | |
| Black / red tea (all types) Sources disagree | شاي أسود / أحمر (جميع الأنواع) | Green tea remains allowedOnly altayebaat.com (canonical) forbids black tea; the other sources do not list it. | A |
| Alkaline water | ماء قلوي | A | |
| Fayrouz (malt drink) | فيروز | A | |
| Sting energy drink | ستينج | A | |
| Hype energy drink | هايب | A | |
| Amstel malt drink | أمستل مالت | A | |
| Birell malt drink | بيريل مالت | A | |
| Barley drinks | مشروبات الشعير | A |
Seeds 3 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psyllium husks | قشور السيلليوم / إسبغول | A | |
| Flax seeds | بذور الكتان | A | |
| Seeds in general Sources disagree | البذور بشكل عام | altayebaat.com forbids 'any seeds generally'; altayybat.com explicitly allows sunflower and pumpkin seeds — a direct contradiction. | A |
Medications & supplements — see safety warning 2 items
| Food | Arabic name | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever reducers, painkillers & vitamin supplements ⚠ Safety warning | خافضات الحرارة والمسكنات والفيتامينات | SAFETY: this is the method's most criticised claim. Never stop or avoid medication without your doctor — see the disclaimer. | A |
| Antibiotics & blood-pressure / diabetes medications ⚠ Safety warning | المضادات الحيوية وأدوية الضغط والسكر | SAFETY: stopping prescribed treatment is dangerous and is exactly what medical authorities condemned. Documented here for completeness only — never act on this without a physician. | A |