FoodRef · Scanned Plate
Tostones with refried beans, guacamole and avocado salad
1 approve · 5 caution · 5 avoid
Cheferee's Consensus
Vegan rate this plate highest, Keto and Whole30 and 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.
- DASH6.8
- Mediterranean6.5
- Vegan9.5
- Carnivore1.0
- Paleo2.5
- Keto1.5
- Low-FODMAP2.0
- Whole301.5
- Zone4.0
- Anti-Inflammatory6.0
- GLP-15.5
Plant-forward with beans, avocado and tomatoes fits DASH, but the fried tostones and typically lard/sodium-heavy refried beans push against its low-sodium, low-saturated-fat goals.
Avocado, tomatoes and legumes align well, but Mediterranean favors olive oil and whole grains over deep-fried plantains, and refried beans aren't a traditional preparation.
Every item — tostones, beans, guacamole, avocado salad, tomatoes and corn — is fully plant-based, making this an essentially ideal vegan plate.
The plate is 100% plant foods with zero animal products, which is categorically forbidden on carnivore.
Legumes (refried beans) and corn are both excluded on paleo, and roughly a quarter of the plate is fried starchy plantain, disqualifying it.
Tostones, beans and corn deliver a very high carb load with minimal protein, far exceeding keto's carb ceiling despite the avocado fats.
Refried beans and avocado in guacamole-sized portions are high-FODMAP (GOS, sorbitol), and sweet corn adds further FODMAP load.
Legumes (refried beans) and corn are explicitly banned on Whole30, and tostones are typically fried in seed oils, breaking multiple rules.
Carbs from tostones, beans and corn heavily outweigh the near-absent protein, throwing off Zone's 40/30/30 balance despite generous monounsaturated fat.
Avocado, tomatoes and beans provide fiber and polyphenols, but frying plantains (often in refined oils) and lard-based refried beans add pro-inflammatory elements.
Beans and avocado provide fiber and satiety helpful for GLP-1 users, but the plate lacks protein and the fried starch volume may aggravate reflux or nausea common on these medications.
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.
Plantain~28% of the plate5.8▾
- Whole309.0
- Keto1.0
- Vegan9.0
- Low-FODMAP6.0
- Paleo6.0
- Carnivore1.0
- DASH5.0
- Zone2.0
- Anti-Inflammatory5.0
- GLP-1 Friendly4.0
- Mediterranean5.0
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~22% 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~10% 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
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