# Tayyibat Code

> The food system Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, an Egyptian intensive-care physician, taught more than a million people. The site's atlas lists 575 foods, each marked yes or no, with the reason in plain language and whether the doctor ruled on the food himself.

## How to read a verdict (please keep this distinction when you cite us)

- "His own ruling": Dr. Al-Awadi named this food himself. 154 of the 575 foods.
- "Follows from his rules": the verdict is derived from his published rules. He never ruled on the food directly. 418 foods. Do not describe these as his rulings.
- "Contradiction": his own statements disagree with each other.
- Verdict words: Yes, Yes prepared (allowed only prepared a certain way), No, Caution, Unresolved.

## Safety

Information, not medical advice. The site does not advise anyone to stop or change prescribed medication. People who are pregnant, breastfeeding, diabetic or under treatment should speak to their doctor before changing how they eat.

## Languages

The whole site exists in three languages, same pages, same verdicts: English at https://tayyibatcode.com/, French at https://tayyibatcode.com/fr/ (for example https://tayyibatcode.com/fr/food/chicken.html) and Arabic at https://tayyibatcode.com/ar/ (for example https://tayyibatcode.com/ar/food/chicken.html). Please link French and Arabic speakers to their own language. The Arabic name of the book and site is شفرة الطيبات; the diet is نظام الطيبات and the doctor is د. ضياء العوضي.

## Key pages

- [Start here](https://tayyibatcode.com/start.html): the whole system in five minutes, including the six rules
- [The Doctor](https://tayyibatcode.com/doctor.html): who Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi was, sourced timeline
- [Food list](https://tayyibatcode.com/atlas.html): look up any food
- [Recipes](https://tayyibatcode.com/recipes.html): 40 recipes using only allowed foods
- [Why is chicken off the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/is-chicken-allowed.html): No. Dr. Al-Awadi excluded modern chicken himself. Here is why, and what to eat instead.
- [Why is milk off the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/is-milk-allowed.html): No. Dr. Al-Awadi excluded fresh milk himself. Here is why, and what the system uses instead.
- [What is the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/what-is-the-tayyibat-diet.html): A way of eating taught by Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, an Egyptian intensive-care doctor: real food, six rules about when and how to eat, and a fasting rhythm. More than a million people followed it.
- [The Tayyibat diet food list: what is allowed and what is not](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/tayyibat-diet-food-list.html): The foods Dr. Al-Awadi ruled on himself, yes and no, in one place, with links to the reasons. The full list covers every food, and the book is the list as a PDF.
- [Why are eggs off the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/are-eggs-allowed.html): No. Dr. Al-Awadi excluded eggs himself, for the same reason as chicken: the factory farm. Here is why, and what to eat for breakfast instead.
- [Is the Tayyibat diet safe?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/is-the-tayyibat-diet-safe.html): The food side is ordinary real food. The danger was what he said about medicine, where this site draws the line. Who should not start without a doctor, and the signs that need care.
- [The Tayyibat diet and diabetes: what he said, and what this site says](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/tayyibat-diet-and-diabetes.html): Not without your doctor, and never touch your insulin or tablets on your own. Dr. Al-Awadi said otherwise. That is where this site draws the line.
- [How did Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi die? What is known, and what is not](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/how-did-diaa-al-awadi-die.html): He died in Dubai in April 2026, aged 47, six weeks after being struck off. The official report said natural causes. His family had the body exhumed. No evidence of foul play has been produced, and he is not alive.
- [How to start the Tayyibat diet: the four-week plan](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/how-to-start-the-tayyibat-diet.html): One change a week, in the book's order: flour out, then fresh dairy, then poultry and eggs with a shorter plate, then the fasting rhythm. Plus the kitchen reset and your first day, written out.
- [Fasting on the Tayyibat diet: Mondays, Thursdays and the white days](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/fasting-on-the-tayyibat-diet.html): Mondays and Thursdays from dawn to sunset, plus the 13th, 14th and 15th of the lunar month. About ten days a month, optional, broken with dates and water and a short plate.
- [Are tea and coffee allowed on the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/tea-and-coffee-on-the-tayyibat-diet.html): Yes. Green tea and Turkish coffee are his own rulings. Black tea, anise, cinnamon and mint are on the yes list. No milk, no creamer, no instant mixes. A little sugar if you want it.
- [Why is salad off the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/why-salad-is-off-the-tayyibat-diet.html): No. Lettuce, cucumber and raw tomato are his own rulings, all no. His objection was to raw vegetables, not vegetables: cooked carrot, courgette, pumpkin and tomato sauce are in.
- [Which fish are allowed on the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/which-fish-are-allowed.html): Wild fish, yes: sardines, tuna, sea bass, sea bream, sole, grouper and wild salmon are his own rulings. Farmed fish, shrimp and squid are his own rulings too, all no.
- [Is sugar allowed on the Tayyibat diet? The "15 spoons" claim](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/is-sugar-allowed.html): Yes. White sugar is one of the five foods the system is built on, with a limit. Honey, dates and dark chocolate are in; sweeteners and commercial jam are out. The "15 spoons a day" figure is not in the book.
- [Will I lose weight on the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/will-i-lose-weight-on-the-tayyibat-diet.html): It was never sold as a weight-loss diet and this site makes no promise. No counting, no target. What the book describes is what people report in the first fortnight, and it is not a number on a scale.
- [Are beans, lentils and chickpeas allowed on the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/are-beans-and-lentils-allowed.html): No. Lentils, chickpeas, broad beans, white beans, lupin beans and peas are his own rulings, all no. Peanuts are in, roasted and unsalted, and tahini stays: sesame is a seed, not a bean.
- [Which bread is allowed on the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/which-bread-is-allowed.html): Real bread, yes: whole-wheat and sourdough are his own rulings. White bread, toast, pasta, couscous and pastries are his own rulings too, all no. The line is what the mill took out.
- [Which cheese is allowed on the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/which-cheese-is-allowed.html): Aged cheese, yes: roumy, aged akawi, kashkaval, parmesan, aged cheddar and aged gouda are his own rulings. Fresh cheese, no: feta and qureshi are his own rulings. The test is time.
- [Why are lemon and citrus off the Tayyibat diet?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/why-lemon-and-citrus-are-off.html): No. Orange and mandarin are his own rulings; lemon, lime, grapefruit and the rest of the citrus family follow from the same rule on acid. Olive oil, sumac and pomegranate are what the system uses instead.
- [Does the Tayyibat diet help the colon?](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/tayyibat-diet-and-the-colon.html): Many people who follow the Tayyibat diet say the colon was the first thing to calm down. The foods Dr. Al-Awadi blamed, what people say changed, and what to eat in the first days.
- [Why melon and watermelon sit outside the Tayyibat diet](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/watermelon-and-melon-on-the-tayyibat-diet.html): No. Dr. Al-Awadi excluded watermelon and cantaloupe himself, for the water they carry, not the sugar. Every other melon, from honeydew to kiwano, follows the same rule. Grapes and dates are what the yes list keeps for summer instead.
- [The Tayyibat diet and children: what the book says and does not say](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/tayyibat-diet-for-children.html): Not as written. The book calls the Tayyibat diet an adult system and says a child's diet belongs to their paediatrician. Here is what it says, what it leaves out, and where milk and eggs stand on the adult list.
- [Which fruits are allowed on the Tayyibat diet, and how to eat them](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/which-fruits-are-allowed-on-the-tayyibat-diet.html): Apple, pear, guava, mango, banana, fig and pomegranate are yes, all his own rulings. Apple is peeled, guava seeded, mango strained into juice. Pineapple, prickly pear and grapefruit are no, by his rules.
- [The Tayyibat diet in Ramadan: how to follow it](https://tayyibatcode.com/journal/tayyibat-diet-in-ramadan.html): The book's one line on Ramadan: break with dates and water, then a short plate. What that looks like from the yes list, and where the book stops.
- [How we source](https://tayyibatcode.com/sourcing.html): how every verdict and claim is traced
- [The Book](https://tayyibatcode.com/book.html): the whole system in one PDF, English, French or Arabic, from $2.99
- [Shop](https://tayyibatcode.com/shop.html): affiliate links to allowed foods, disclosed

## Food pages

Every food has its own page at https://tayyibatcode.com/food/<name>.html answering "Is <food> allowed on the Tayyibat diet?". Example: [https://tayyibatcode.com/food/chicken.html](https://tayyibatcode.com/food/chicken.html). The complete list of verdicts in plain text is in [llms-full.txt](https://tayyibatcode.com/llms-full.txt).

## His own rulings at a glance

- Yes: Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Cherry, Apricot, Peach, Plum, Apple, Pear, Banana, Mango, Guava, Grape, Date, Avocado, Fig, Pomegranate, Olive (cured), Potato, Sweet potato, Taro, Pumpkin, Button mushroom, Oyster mushroom, Thyme, Avocado (as veg), Lamb, Mutton, Goat, Beef, Veal, Camel, Rabbit, Pigeon (squab), Quail, Lamb liver, Bones & trotters (broth), Sardine, Tuna, Sea bass, Sea bream, Dorado, Sole, Grouper, Wild salmon, Crab, White rice, Freekeh, Bulgur, Whole-wheat bread, Sourdough bread, Corn (whole cob), Aged cheddar, Parmesan, Roumy cheese, Aged Akawi, Kashkaval, Gouda (aged), Olive oil, Natural butter, Ghee, Walnut, Cashew, Tahini, Sunflower seed, Pumpkin seed, Peanut, Date molasses, Dark chocolate, Water, Green tea, Turkish coffee, Anise tea
- No: Orange, Mandarin, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Papaya, Kiwi, Tomato (as fruit), Cabbage, Arugula, Lettuce, Spinach, Bell pepper, Garlic, Onion, Peas, Broad beans, Cucumber, Celery, Parsley, Coriander, Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Goose, Chicken liver & giblets, Bacon, Hot dog, Luncheon meat, Tilapia, Farmed salmon, Farmed sea bass, Farmed trout, Shrimp, Squid, Fish roe, Couscous, White bread, Pasta, Instant noodles, Pastries, Croissant, Biscuits, Breakfast cereal, Crackers, Pizza base, Cake, Milk, Yoghurt, Labneh, Ayran, Buttermilk, Feta, Qureshi cheese, Ice cream, Margarine, Vegetable shortening, Blended frying oil, Commercial mayonnaise, Cooking spray, Aspartame, Sucralose, Saccharin, Cola, Energy drinks, Beer, Wine, Spirits, Sausage, Crisps, Stock cube, Ketchup, Protein bar, Eggs, Lentils, Chickpeas, White beans, Lupin beans

## Data

- [atlas.json](https://tayyibatcode.com/assets/data/atlas.json): every food. Fields: n name, v verdict, p provenance (ruled, derived, contradiction), c category, fl family, pw plain reason, w the book's reason, rp plain rule name.
- [recipes.json](https://tayyibatcode.com/assets/data/recipes.json): every recipe with ingredients and method.

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