FoodRef · Scanned Plate
Refried beans with guacamole, avocado salad and corn
5 approve · 1 caution · 5 avoid
Cheferee's Consensus
Vegan rate this plate highest, Carnivore lowest — a 8.5-point spread. They are not reading different evidence; they are applying different rules to the same plate.
What each diet says
Each score is that framework's own position on this plate, scored as a whole meal — not the average of its parts.
- DASH8.5
- Mediterranean8.0
- Vegan9.5
- Carnivore1.0
- Paleo3.0
- Keto2.5
- Low-FODMAP2.0
- Whole302.0
- Zone6.0
- Anti-Inflammatory8.5
- GLP-18.0
This plate is plant-forward, low in sodium risk aside from the refried beans, and rich in potassium and fiber from beans, avocado, tomatoes and corn — very aligned with DASH's emphasis on vegetables and legumes.
Legumes, healthy monounsaturated fats from avocado, fresh vegetables and herbs all fit the Mediterranean pattern well; the main gap is the absence of olive oil, fish or whole grains as the anchor.
Every item on the plate is plant-based — beans, avocado, tomatoes, corn and cilantro — so this is essentially a textbook vegan meal.
Carnivore excludes all plant foods, and this plate is 100% plants: beans, avocado, tomato, corn and herbs. It is a categorical rejection.
Paleo excludes legumes and corn, which together make up about a quarter of this plate via the refried beans and corn kernels, disqualifying it despite the paleo-friendly avocado and tomatoes.
With refried beans and corn making up roughly a quarter of the plate, the carb load is far too high for ketosis, even though guacamole and avocado contribute good fats.
Refried beans and avocado in these portions are both high-FODMAP (GOS and sorbitol/polyols), and guacamole typically contains onion and garlic — this plate stacks multiple FODMAP triggers.
Whole30 forbids all legumes and all corn, so the refried beans and corn kernels — about 25% of the plate combined — make this non-compliant regardless of the compliant avocado and tomatoes.
Beans provide protein and carbs and avocado provides fat, giving a rough balance, but the plate lacks a concentrated lean protein source, skewing the 40/30/30 macros toward carbs and fat.
Legumes, avocado's monounsaturated fats, lycopene-rich tomatoes, and antioxidant-rich cilantro are all strongly anti-inflammatory; only the refined preparation of refried beans slightly tempers the score.
High fiber from beans and avocado plus the water volume of tomatoes and salad supports satiety and slow gastric emptying, which suits GLP-1 users well; a dedicated lean protein would make it ideal.
Food by food
Our catalog scores for each item. The plate's score above is a judgment on the whole meal, so it will not match the average of these.
Refried beans~20% of the plate4.1▾
- Keto1.0
- Whole301.0
- Paleo1.0
- Mediterranean4.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Low-FODMAP2.0
- GLP-1 Friendly5.0
- DASH4.0
- Zone2.0
- Anti-Inflammatory5.0
- Vegan6.0
Guacamole~15% of the plate5.5▾
- Keto9.0
- Vegan9.0
- Paleo9.0
- Mediterranean8.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Whole305.0
- Low-FODMAP8.0
- DASH8.0
- Zone9.0
- Anti-Inflammatory9.0
- GLP-1 Friendly5.0
avocado salad~20% of the plate · not in our catalog yet▾
We don't have per-diet catalog scores for this food yet, so it has no breakdown here. It still counted toward the plate's score above.
Cherry tomatoes~8% of the plate5.5▾
- Low-FODMAP8.0
- Zone8.0
- Paleo9.0
- GLP-1 Friendly8.0
- Anti-Inflammatory8.0
- Mediterranean9.0
- Vegan10.0
- Keto5.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Whole3010.0
- DASH9.0
Corn~5% of the plate6.1▾
- Keto1.0
- Vegan9.0
- Paleo1.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Whole301.0
- Low-FODMAP8.0
- DASH5.0
- Zone2.0
- Anti-Inflammatory5.0
- GLP-1 Friendly4.0
- Mediterranean5.0
Cilantro~2% of the plate5.3▾
- Vegan10.0
- Paleo9.0
- Mediterranean7.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Whole3010.0
- Low-FODMAP9.0
- DASH9.0
- Zone8.0
- GLP-1 Friendly8.0
- Keto9.0
- Anti-Inflammatory7.0
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